publications

peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, thesis, and selected preprints in reverse chronological order.

For current citation counts, see my Google Scholar profile.

2026

  1. Multimolecular proofreading overcomes the activity-fidelity trade-off
    Multimolecular proofreading overcomes the activity-fidelity trade-off
    Zhuo Mao ,  Yuanqi Jia ,  Yuxuan Yan , and 3 more authors
    Cell Systems, Jul 2026
  2. Local stabilizability implies global controllability in catalytically-controlled reaction networks
    Local stabilizability implies global controllability in catalytically-controlled reaction networks
    Yusuke Himeoka ,  Shuhei A. Horiguchi ,  Naoto Shiraishi , and 2 more authors
    Communications Physics, Jul 2026
  3. Decoupling of global metabolic flux and proteome partitioning in bacteria
    Decoupling of global metabolic flux and proteome partitioning in bacteria
    Ryan Thiermann ,  Jin Yang ,  Aniket Zodage , and 15 more authors
    Science, Jun 2026
  4. Rate-Cost Tradeoffs in Continuous-Time Control With a Biomolecular Application
    Rate-Cost Tradeoffs in Continuous-Time Control With a Biomolecular Application
    Yorie Nakahira ,  Fangzhou Xiao ,  Victoria Kostina , and 1 more author
    IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Apr 2026
  5. Evaluating valid parameter regimes for biocircuits
    Evaluating valid parameter regimes for biocircuits
    Qinguo Liu ,  Xinying Ren ,  and  Fangzhou Xiao
    bioRxiv, Jan 2026

2024

  1. With the leisure of time, kinetic proofreading can still perform reliable ligand discrimination
    With the leisure of time, kinetic proofreading can still perform reliable ligand discrimination
    Fangzhou Xiao ,  and  Vahe Galstyan
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Jan 2024

2023

  1. Bacterial Replication Initiation as Precision Control by Protein Counting
    Bacterial Replication Initiation as Precision Control by Protein Counting
    Haochen Fu* ,  Fangzhou Xiao* ,  and  Suckjoon Jun
    PRX Life, highlighted with viewpoint, Aug 2023
  2. Flux exponent control predicts metabolic dynamics from network structure
    Flux exponent control predicts metabolic dynamics from network structure
    Fangzhou Xiao ,  Jing Shuang Li ,  and  John C. Doyle
    In 2023 American Control Conference (ACC) , Aug 2023

2022

  1. Biocontrol of Biomolecular Systems: Polyhedral Constraints on Binding’s Regulation of Catalysis from Biocircuits to Metabolism
    Biocontrol of Biomolecular Systems: Polyhedral Constraints on Binding’s Regulation of Catalysis from Biocircuits to Metabolism
    Fangzhou Xiao
    California Institute of Technology , Aug 2022

2021

  1. Stability and Control of Biomolecular Circuits through Structure
    Stability and Control of Biomolecular Circuits through Structure
    Fangzhou Xiao ,  Mustafa Khammash ,  and  John C. Doyle
    In 2021 Annual American Control Conference (ACC) , Aug 2021
  2. Systems Level Model of Dietary Effects on Cognition via the Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis
    Systems Level Model of Dietary Effects on Cognition via the Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis
    Michaëlle N. Mayalu ,  Anish Sarma ,  Fangzhou Xiao , and 2 more authors
    In 2021 European Control Conference (ECC) , Jun 2021

2020

  1. A geometric and structural approach to the analysis and design of biological circuit dynamics: a theory tailored for synthetic biology
    A geometric and structural approach to the analysis and design of biological circuit dynamics: a theory tailored for synthetic biology
    John P. Marken ,  Fangzhou Xiao ,  and  Richard M. Murray
    bioRxiv, Jun 2020
  2. Proofreading through spatial gradients
    Proofreading through spatial gradients
    Vahe Galstyan ,  Kabir Husain ,  Fangzhou Xiao , and 2 more authors
    eLife, Dec 2020

2019

  1. Architectural Principles for Characterizing the Performance of Antithetic Integral Feedback Networks
    Architectural Principles for Characterizing the Performance of Antithetic Integral Feedback Networks
    Noah Olsman ,  Fangzhou Xiao ,  and  John C. Doyle
    iScience,, Dec 2019
  2. Coupled Reaction Networks for Noise Suppression
    Coupled Reaction Networks for Noise Suppression
    Fangzhou Xiao ,  Meichen Fang ,  Jiawei Yan , and 1 more author
    In 2019 American Control Conference (ACC) , Dec 2019
  3. Hard Limits and Performance Tradeoffs in a Class of Antithetic Integral Feedback Networks
    Hard Limits and Performance Tradeoffs in a Class of Antithetic Integral Feedback Networks
    Noah Olsman ,  Ania-Ariadna Baetica ,  Fangzhou Xiao , and 3 more authors
    Cell Systems, Dec 2019

2018

  1. Robust Perfect Adaptation in Biomolecular Reaction Networks
    Robust Perfect Adaptation in Biomolecular Reaction Networks
    Fangzhou Xiao ,  and  John Doyle
    In 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) , Dec 2018
  2. Evaluation of Hansen et.al.: Nuance Is Crucial in Comparisons of Noise
    Evaluation of Hansen et.al.: Nuance Is Crucial in Comparisons of Noise
    Noah Olsman ,  Fangzhou Xiao ,  and  John Doyle
    Cell Systems, Dec 2018
  3. Accurate Typing of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Genes by Oxford Nanopore Sequencing
    Accurate Typing of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Genes by Oxford Nanopore Sequencing
    Chang Liu ,  Fangzhou Xiao ,  Jessica Hoisington-Lopez , and 4 more authors
    The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, Dec 2018
  4. Fundamental limits and achievable performance in biomolecular control
    Fundamental limits and achievable performance in biomolecular control
    Yorie Nakahira ,  Fangzhou Xiao ,  Victoria Kostina , and 1 more author
    In 2018 Annual American Control Conference (ACC) , Dec 2018