People
email addresses: …@lbl.gov
PI
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Bruce Cohen, Ph.D.
fluorescence, nanoparticles, biosensing, chemical biology, imaging
becohen@
a somewhat current cv
Postdocs
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Yazhi Liu
Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
UCNP synthesis, polymer functionalization, bioconjugation
YazhiLiu@
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Xiao Qi
Ph.D., UC Davis
UCNP and ANP modeling, synthesis, characterization
with Emory chan
xqi@
Research Scientist
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James Tyler
protein design and expression, bioconjugation methodology
JamesTyler@
Undergrads
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Yen Ruby Ho
UC Berkeley Chemistry
imaging of novel NIR probes, peptide aggregation, cell culture
yhho@
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Isha Radig
UC Berkeley Chemistry
NIR probe synthesis, bioconjugation techniques
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Alums
Cássio Cardoso Santos Pedroso, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: Senior Scientist, Illumina
Zeming Wang, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: VP of Consulting, Biotech Connection
Luis Valencia, undergrad, postbac
currently: Stanford Chemistry Ph.D. program
Victor Mann, Ph.D. student
currently:
Head of Nanoscience, Minutia
Bella Tian, Ph.D. student
currently: Asst. Professor, Materials Science, Taiyuan University of Technology, China
Jessica Yu, undergrad
currently: Columbia Chemistry Ph.D. program
Cheryl Tajon, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: Chemistry Scientist, Trilo Therapeutics
Nicole Torquato, research technician
currently: UCSD Chemistry Ph.D. program
Yue Tian, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: Asst. Professor, College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, China
Alex Powers, undergrad
currently: Stanford Chemistry Ph.D. program
Sara Wichner, Ph.D. student, with A. Yildiz, UC Berkeley
currently: Genentech
Evelyn Rosen, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: LBNL EH&S
Alexis Ostrowski, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University
Aaron Albers, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: Scientist, Plexxikon
Gang Han, Ph.D., postdoc
currently: Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School