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JIAN LIU
Current Position. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), and Water Institute (WI), University of Waterloo, Canada. Education. B.S. in Chemistry, University of Science & Technology in China (2000); Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign (2005). Nonscientific Interests. Watching TV series, traveling, and running. My group has a diverse range of research interests: We study the adsorption of DNA and lipids on inorganic nanomaterials, and try to use our findings to improve biosensors and drug delivery; we perform in vitro DNAzyme selection to isolate catalytic DNA sequences specific to metal ions and other molecules, for biosensor development; we also study enzymemimicking nanomaterials (nanozymes), and their surface modifications; and we are interested in new molecularly imprinted polymers. Overall, we try to understand bio/nano interfaces involving metal ions, metal oxides, and metal nanoparticles for environmental and biomedical applications. (Read Liu’s article; DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00115).
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Current Position. Professor, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Education. B.S. in Materials Chemistry, Fudan University, China (1997); M.S. in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Fudan University, China (2000); Ph.D. in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, USA (2007); Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Scientist at Emory University, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and UCLA (2007−2011). Nonscientific Interests. Swimming, music, museums, and traveling. My research group focuses on developing functional nanomaterials and highly integrated microfluidic platforms for biomedical applications. These include new tools to detect biomarkers for early diagnosis of diseases, development of personalized therapies, and demand-based designs of biomaterials for regenerative medicine. Visit the iMINTS lab homepage at web.suda.edu.cn/jliu/index.html. (Read Liu’s article; DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00731).
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JUEWEN LIU
KARTEEK KADIMISETTY
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Current Position. Ph.D. Student in Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. (Advisor: Dr James F. Rusling). Education. B. Pharmacy, Andhra University, India (2008), M.S. in Chemistry, Lamar University, Texas, USA (2011). Nonscientific Interests. Bread baking and running. Our group designs and develops nanosensors for imaging and measurement in biological systems. In particular, we are interested in the detection of ions and molecules involved in signaling, on both a cellular and an in vivo level. We apply these sensors to various applications, including neural imaging and physiological detection. (Read Kadimisetty’s article; DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00118). Image courtesy of Juewen Liu
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Received: May 8, 2017 Published: May 26, 2017 614
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00306 ACS Sens. 2017, 2, 614−615
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STEFFEN SVEEGAARD
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Current Position. Industrial Ph.D. student in Nanoscience at iNANO, Aarhus University, Denmark and Unisense A/S, Aarhus, Denmark. Education. M.Sc. Eng. (Chemistry), Aalborg University, Denmark. Master’s Thesis on the synthesis of boron-containing semiconducting polymers for solar cell applications. Nonscientific Interests. I like comedy, going for a walk in the nature, and war history. I have three wonderful children together with my girlfriend Susanne, all of whom I enjoy spending time with. My research focuses on the development of new electrochemical microsensors, primarily of gases, such as hydrogen sulfide or nitrous oxide. Sensors with dimensions in the micrometer range have the advantage of a small analyte consumption, thus making it feasible to use at very low concentrations without disturbing the measured system. Specifically, I am working together with the microsensor company Unisense A/S in Aarhus, Denmark to improve the properties of existing technology (e.g., response time, temperature range, sensitivity) as well as to develop new microsensors. I continuously make an effort to incorporate knowledge from different fields such as numerical modeling, electrochemistry, and organic chemistry in order to understand existing and new systems better. (Read Sveegaard’s article; DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00152).
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DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00306 ACS Sens. 2017, 2, 614−615
