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Nadrian ‘Ned’ Seeman, professor of chemistry at New York University and Section Head of F1000’s Biomimetic Chemistry Section has won the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry.

The Franklin Institutue has the aim of preserving Benjamin Franklin’s legacy by recognizing outstanding achievements in science, technology, and industry around the world. Professor Seeman was awarded the medal for his role in DNA nanotechnology, a field where he is a founding father.

The Franklin institute awarded the medal “for his conceptualization and demonstration that DNA can be used as a construction material that can spontaneously form sub-microscopic structures of diverse shapes and functions, with potential applications in disease treatment, mechanics, and computation.”

Many congratulations on a deserved achievement, Ned!

Ned recorded an interesting video for us in January 2014 on how to build a DNA nanomachine: