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Bianxiao Cui

Bianxiao Cui

Chemist

Bianxiao Cui is the current Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor of Chemistry and a fellow of the Stanford Neuroscience Institute at Stanford University.[1]

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Education and academic career

Education

Bianxiao Cui graduated from University of Science and Technology of China in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in material science.[2] She received her Ph.D. in 2002 from the University of Chicago under Stuart Rice in physical chemistry.[3][4] Between 2002 and 2007, she was a postdoctoral associate with Steven Chu at Stanford University.[5] In 2008, she was appointed as the assistant professor in chemistry with Stanford University, followed by promotion to associated professorship with tenure in 2015, full professorship in 2018, and Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor of Chemistry in 2020. She is a current member of the Bio-X Scientific Leadership Council.

Research

The Bianxiao Cui lab develops new tools to advance understandings of signal transduction in the complicated environment of living cells with tools drawn from chemistry, materials science, engineering, and molecular biology. Her research is focused on four major directions: (1) Nano-bio interface: membrane curvature[6] and intracellular signaling;[7][8][9][10] (2) Bioelectronics: nanoscale electrodes for intracellular electrophysiology;[9] (3) Optical Electrophysiology using electrochromic materials; and (4) Optical control of protein functions in neurons. The lab has special interest in membrane curvature, nano-bio interface, bioelectronics, and neurobiology.

Awards

Her awards and distinctions include the Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering,[11] Searle Scholar Award,[12] Barany Award from Biophysical Society,[13][14] NIH New Innovator Award,[15][16] and NSF CAREER Award.[17]

References

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    "中科大三名校友获2009年度Packard科学和工程奖-搜狐新闻". news.sohu.com.
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    "Graduate Student Awards | University of Chicago Department of Chemistry". chemistry.uchicago.edu.
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    "NSF Award Search: Award # 0241133 – Structure and Diffusive Motion in Confined Multi-component Colloid Suspensions". www.nsf.gov.
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    "Bianxiao Cui | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke". www.ninds.nih.gov.
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    Hanson, Lindsey; Zhao, Wenting; Lou, Hsin-Ya; Lin, Ziliang Carter; Lee, Seok Woo; Chowdary, Praveen; Cui, Yi; Cui, Bianxiao (June 17, 2015). "Vertical nanopillars for in situ probing of nuclear mechanics in adherent cells". Nature Nanotechnology. 10 (6): 554–562. Bibcode:2015NatNa..10..554H. doi:10.1038/nnano.2015.88. PMC 5108456. PMID 25984833.
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    Akst, Daniel (October 22, 2015). "Artificial Skin That Knows When It Gets Touched". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
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    "Graphene 'camera' captures real-time electrical activity of beating heart: Graphene sheet acts like video camera to record fleeting electrical signals of neurons, cardiac cells". ScienceDaily.
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    Balch, Halleh B.; McGuire, Allister F.; Horng, Jason; Tsai, Hsin-Zon; Qi, Kevin K.; Duh, Yi-Shiou; Forrester, Patrick R.; Crommie, Michael F.; Cui, Bianxiao; Wang, Feng (June 23, 2021). "Graphene Electric Field Sensor Enables Single Shot Label-Free Imaging of Bioelectric Potentials". Nano Letters. 21 (12): 4944–4949. Bibcode:2021NanoL..21.4944B. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c00543. PMC 8510444. PMID 34102057. S2CID 235378803 – via ACS Publications.
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    "A Graphene 'Camera' Images the Activity of Living Heart Cells". Wired – via www.wired.com.
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    "Cui, Bianxiao". Packard Fellow program.
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    "Bianxiao Cui". Searle Scholars Program.
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    "Biophysical Society names 2018 award recipients". EurekAlert!.
  14. [14]
    "Barany award announcement" (PDF).
  15. [15]
    "NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program – 2012 Award Recipients". commonfund.nih.gov. September 18, 2018.
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    "NIH continues its commitment to high risk-high reward research". National Institutes of Health (NIH). September 30, 2015.
  17. [17]
    "NSF Award Search: Award # 1055112 – CAREER: Nanopillar Electrode Arrays for Highly Sensitive Detection of Neuroelectric Activities". www.nsf.gov.
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