Nationality China Field Analytical chemistry | Fields Analytical Chemistry | |
Born May 12, 1960
Yiyang, Hunan, China ( 1960-05-12 ) Alma maters Hunan Normal University, University of Michigan, Ames Laboratory Institutions Hunan University, University of Florida | ||
Weihong tan on biomedical engineering and aptamers
Weihong Tan (Chinese: 谭蔚泓) (born May 12, 1960) is a Chinese chemist. He is the University of Florida Distinguished Professor, V. T. and Louise Jackson Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida, and also the Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Professor of Biology, and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics at Hunan University in China. In 2015, Weihong Tan was elected as an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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- Weihong tan on biomedical engineering and aptamers
- Early life and education
- Research
- Awards and honors
- References
Early life and education
Tan was born on May 12, 1960 in Yiyang, Hunan, China. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Hunan Normal University in 1982, his M.S. degree in Physical Chemistry from Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1985 and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1992 under the supervision of Dr. Raoul Kopelman. In 1994-1995, he conducted his postoctoral research at Ames Laboratory where he worked with Dr. Edward S. Yeung.
Research
The main focus of Tan's group is in the field of DNA aptamers, molecular recognition and nano biosensors. The Tan group has pioneered the Whole-Cell Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment method (SELEX). This fundamental tool is used to select aptamer molecules against specific cell-lines for a wide range of applications. A variety of high sensitive aptamer-based molecular designs have been developed by Tan group and contributed to theranostic and bioanalysis studies.
Tan has served on many national and international research program committees, and also several Editorial and Advisory Boards, including ACS Nano and Analytical Chemistry.