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Chemist Bozhi Tian selected as 2013 Searle Scholar

April 10th, 2013
Chemist Bozhi Tian selected as 2013 Searle Scholar
Graduate student John Zimmerman works in the tissue culture room of Bozhi Tian's biochemistry laboratory in the sub-basement of the Gordon Center for Integrative Science. In this room Tian's team performs biological experiments and integrates cells with nanoelectronic devices. Credit: Robert Kozloff/University of Chicago

Bozhi Tian, assistant professor in chemistry, has been named a 2013 Searle Scholar and will receive $300,000 to support his research over the next three years.

Tian's Searle Scholar project is titled "Silicon-based Biomaterials for an Electrical Study of Single-Neuron Dynamics." The project will involve using nanoelectronic devices to study how neurons pass signals to one another in a neural network.

His ultimate goal is to use the system to better understand neurodegenerative disease. The Searle project complements other work of Tian's, aimed at developing nanoelectronic devices for studying bioelectric circuits in cells.

This video shows the integration of silicon bioelectronics with a human endothelial cell, part of ongoing research in the laboratory of University of Chicago chemist Bozhi Tian. Subtle movements, at five times natural speed, are visible within the white oval and at upper right. Credit: Bozhi Tian Lab

Tian was among 15 Searle Scholars who were selected from 176 applications and nominated by 125 universities and research institutions. The selections were based on demonstrated, innovative research and the potential for making significant contributions to biological research over an extended period.

Provided by University of Chicago

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