The Qin lab engages in a broad spectrum of scientific projects, ranging from hypothesis-driven basic empirical research to applied science addressing industry-related issues, such as engineered biological structures and agriculture endeavors. Of particular interest are problems centered on large biochemical complex assembly, artificial biological structures engineered by 3D printing, and integrated pest management. The four Qin lab current research focuses are:

• Biophysical response of 3D ciliated lung epithelia cells to extreme environments
• Plant-pest interactions between crapemyrtle bark scale and crapemytle
• Gene editing for plant breeding
• Flagellar assembly and motility, Biosynthesis of linear protein nanoarrays using flagellar axoneme