Name Scott Silverman | ||
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Institutions University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Institution University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Education PhD, California Institute of Technology Fields Chemistry, Chemical biology, Organic chemistry, Biochemistry | ||
Scott K. Silverman is a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the Department of Chemistry in 2000 as Assistant Professor, was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2006, and was promoted to Professor in 2010.
His main research interest is in the identification, characterization, and application of deoxyribozymes, DNA used as a catalyst. According to Google Scholar, he has 38 publications with at least 38 citations. His most-cited article in this field is Silverman SK, "In vitro selection, characterization, and application of deoxyribozymes that cleave RNA", Nucleic Acids Research 2005, 33: 6151-6163; doi: 10.1093/nar/gki930 with 167 citations.
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