Di Liu, December 2016: SYNTHETIC NUCLEIC ACID TOPOLOGY
Di Liu, December 2016: SYNTHETIC NUCLEIC ACID TOPOLOGY
Di Liu, December 2016: SYNTHETIC NUCLEIC ACID TOPOLOGY
Synthetic nucleic acid and plasmonic nanomaterials design group
Meet the PI
Yossi Weizmann
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Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Ben-Gurion University, 2019-Present
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Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Chicago, 2011-2019
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Academic member, Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change, 2021-present
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Institute Member, Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, 2020-present
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Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Timothy M. Swager), 2008-2011
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Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (Itamar Willner), 2002-2007
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M.Sc. in Biotechnology in the framework of a direct Ph.D. program, Department of Biotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (Itamar Willner), 2002
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B.Tech. Cum Laude in Biotechnology Engineering, ORT Braude Academic College of Engineering, Israel, 2000
Professional Experience
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University, 2019-Present
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 2011-2019
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Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008-2011
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Academic member, Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change, 2021-present
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Institute Member, Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, 2020-present
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Co-Founder, Illuminext B.V., Illuminext represents a new advanced light-harvesting powder for the rapid and energetically affordable extraction of water from the atmosphere to be used in portable units for personal usage or large scaled desiccants, 2022-Present
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Co-Founder, Naalos AS, Naalos represents a new cutting-edge technology for ultrasensitive and label-free chemical interrogation of all physical mediums using miniature-sized all-silicon meta-material antennas operating at the radio frequency, 2022-Present
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Co-Founder & Chairman Scientific Advisory Council, Sensona, Inc., Sensona represents a novel breakthrough technology to produce portable, highly energy-efficient, ultrafast qPCR devices, 2017-Present
Honors and Awards
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2020 Zuckerman STEM Leadership Faculty Scholar
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2018 “Rising Star lecture” invitee on “Spotlight on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Beyond” in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS
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2017 ACS Organic Chemistry Young Innovator Symposium invitee
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2016 NSF I-Corps Invitee
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2016 Chicago Innovation Fund Award Recipient
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2016 NSF CAREER Award “Programmable Artificial DNA Topology for Biological and Medical Applications”
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2007 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Day Best Poster Presentation Award, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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2006 THE “Rudolf Graf Prize in Excellence”, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Israel.
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2006 THE “Johanna Friedlander Memorial Prize in Excellence”, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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2004 THE “Kaye” Award for Innovations, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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1997-1999 “Dean’s List” of Undergraduate Outstanding Students, ORT Braude Academic College of Engineering, Carmiel, Israel.