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CHWEE TECK LIM
Education. B.Sc., Chemistry, Erciyes University, Turkey; M.Sc., Chemistry, Fatih University, Turkey; Ph.D., Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany and Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany. Nonscientific Interests. Spending time with my family, traveling, playing table tennis and bowling. After successful completion of my M.Sc. studies at Fatih University, I was granted a Ph.D. fellowship from the Turkish Ministry of National Education. Being intrigued with the development of biomolecular sensors for neuroimaging applications, I chose the stimulating life science environment of Tübingen and Dr. Angelovski as the supervisor to conduct the work on my Ph.D. thesis. My Ph.D. and postdoctoral projects focused on the design, synthesis, and characterization of targetspecific and calcium-responsive MRI probes based on dendrimers. Currently, my research involves the development of bioresponsive and multivalent MRI contrast agents using rapid, microwave-assisted synthesis. After their preparation, the biological efficacy of these new multivalent agents will be assessed. (Read Gündüz’s letter, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00011.)
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Current Position. Provost’s Chair Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Education. B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore and Ph.D., University of Cambridge, UK. Nonscientific Interests. I enjoy running, biking, reading nonfiction books and going on trips with my family. I have varied research interests that range from conducting basic research on the mechanobiology of human diseases such as malaria and cancer, to applied research that involves the development of nano- and microtechnologies for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of these diseases. As technologies can only make an impact when we bring them from the bench to bedside and market, I have cofounded four startups to commercialize these technologies developed in our lab. One such innovative technology is a liquid-based microfluidic tactile sensor that is highly flexible, wearable, and capable of differentiating loads exerted by distinct body movements. It can potentially be used in applications ranging from prosthetic devices, soft robotics and e-skin to real-time healthcare monitoring. (Read Lim’s article, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00115.) SERHAT GÜ NDÜ Z
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TANJA SAVIĆ
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Current Position. Ph.D. student, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany. Education. B.Sc., Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia and M.Sc., Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry, Lille University of Science and Technology, France and Leipzig University, Germany. Nonscientific Interests. I particularly enjoy outdoor sport activities and traveling. Following my great desire to investigate MRI contrast agents and their potential role in neuroimaging, I joined the Angelovski group, as a fellow of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). My research focuses on the characterization of bioresponsive, or so-called “smart”, contrast agents for MRI. Specifically, I am establishing in vivo imaging protocols for the characterization of calcium-responsive probes of different structures and properties, which are being prepared by my
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Current Position. Research Assistant, Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey. © 2016 American Chemical Society
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DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00296 ACS Sens. 2016, 1, 462−463
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colleagues in the group. I enjoy working on this highly interdisciplinary, challenging, and exciting project that will enable us to visualize and map neural activity in a functional manner. (Read Savić’s letter, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00011.)
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DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00296 ACS Sens. 2016, 1, 462−463
