Faculty Research: Xiaohu Gao
Gao, XiaohuAsst. Prof.
Bioengineering
Lab Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/xgao/
Office Location: Bagley Hall, Room 412
Office Phone: 206-543-6562
Lab Location: Bagley 402-D
Degrees:
Postdoctoral Training, Emory Univ. & Georgia Tech 2005,
Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington 2004,
B.S., Nankai University, China 1998
Awards and Professional Activities:
Bioplex fellowship
Ultrasensitive detection, Molecular Imaging and Screening, Imaging instrumentation, Targeted drug delivery
Areas of Research:
| DNA & Protein/DNA Arrays | Quantum Structures |
| Single Molecule Detection | Hybrid Materials |
| Hydrogels | Self-Assembled Systems |
| Sol-Gel Processes | Nanomaterials |
| Biological Nanosystems |
Selected Publications:
Xiaohu Gao, Yuanyuan Cui, Richard Levenson, Leland Chung, and Shuming Nie, “In vivo cancer targeting and imaging with semiconductor quantum dots,” Nature Biotechnology 2004, 22, 969-976.
Mingyong Han, Xiaohu Gao, Jack Su, and Shuming Nie, “Quantum-dot-tagged microbeads for multiplexed optical coding of biomolecules,” Nature Biotechnology 2001, 19, 631-635.
Positions Available:
2 postdoc openings
Research Keywords:
Nanomedicine,
Nanoparticles,
Molecular engineering,
Molecular imaging,
Drug delivery,
Quantum dots,
Magnetic nanoparticles,
Targeting,
Detection,
Therapeutics