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Chad Alexander Mirkin (born November 23, 1963) is an American chemist. He is the George B. Rathmann professor of chemistry, professor of medicine, professor of materials science and engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor of chemical and biological engineering, and director of the International Institute for ...
Chad A. Mirkin is a chemist and a nanoscience expert who discovered spherical nucleic acids and developed nanolithography methods. He has over 870 publications, 430 patents, and founded several companies and received many awards and honors.
Selective colorimetric detection of polynucleotides based on the distance-dependent optical properties of gold nanoparticles. R Elghanian, JJ Storhoff, RC Mucic, RL Letsinger, CA Mirkin. Science...
Chad Mirkin is a renowned nanoscientist who develops methods for controlling the architecture of molecules and materials on the nanoscale. He also applies his nanoparticle-based tools in various fields such as sensing, gene regulation, immunomodulation, and energy conversion.
The Mirkin Research Group is led by Dr. Chad A. Mirkin, a renowned nanoscientist and inventor of DNA-based nanotechnology. The group focuses on anisotropic nanostructures, programmable nanomaterials, supramolecular synthesis, nanomedicine and materials discovery.
The Mirkin Research Group has pioneered the use of nanoparticle-biomolecule conjugates as synthons in materials science and the development of many nanoparticle-based extra- and intracellular biodiagnostic and therapeutic tools.
Jun 12, 2024 · Northwestern University nanoscientist Chad Mirkin is the first recipient of the prestigious award for his discovery of spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), nanostructures with DNA or RNA shells. SNAs have enabled new forms of matter, medical diagnostics, drugs and vaccines.
