Cornell University Dan LUO教授应邀来实验室做学术报告

应北京化工大学化工资源有效利用国家重点实验室徐福建教授课题组邀请, Cornell University的Dan LUO教授于2016年7月5日到访实验室并为我校师生作了题为“DNA-based Materials and Their Applications”的学术报告。

在此次报告中，Dan LUO教授重点介绍了通过DNA材料构建蛋白表达的相关机理，同时也讲解了通过对DNA材料的设计构建水凝胶系统。Dan LUO教授的报告让老师和同学们更加深入的了解了DNA材料在功能性水凝胶系统构建中的重要性，同时也了解了合成新结构和新功能高分子对聚合物科学发展的重要意义。最后，在提问环节中，Dan LUO教授和在座师生进行了交流互动。

Dan LUO教授简介：

Dr. Dan Luo is currently Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. Dr. Luo obtained his B.S. from the University of Science and Technology of China and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1997. He carried out his postdoctoral training in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Cornell under Prof. Mark Saltzman. Dr. Luo joined Cornell faculty in 2001 and was promoted to full professorship in 2011. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, the Cornell Provost’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship, the SUNY (New York State) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, the Journal of Materials Chemistry Editorial Board Award, New York State Faculty Development Award (“Distinguished Professor”), College Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Basic Research, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grand Challenge Award. He was also selected four times by top undergraduate students as a Cornell outstanding educator. Dr. Luo was elected as a College Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) in 2013, and was awarded the National QianRen title (Innovation, B) by the Chinese government in 2014.