# Xiaowei Zhuang Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and of Physics ![xiaowei zhuang](/sites/g/files/omnuum13191/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2026-09/ZhuangXiaowei.jpg?itok=w9HWSmkR) email laptop\_windows [Lab Website](https://zhuang.harvard.edu/) laptop\_windows [Publications](http://zhuang.harvard.edu/publications.html) The Zhuang research lab develops and applies advanced optical imaging techniques to study the behavior of individual biological molecules and complexes in vitro and in live cells. Our current research is focused on three major directions: (1) Developing super-resolution optical microscopy that allows cell and tissue imaging with molecular-scale resolution and applying this technology to cell biology and neurobiology, (2) Studying how biomolecules function, especially how proteins and nucleic acids interact, using single-molecule imaging; (3) Developing live-cell imaging techniques and investigating virus-cell interactions using live-cell imaging. - ## Person Categories [Faculty](/person-categories/faculty)