Areas of Focus
- High-throughput single-molecule and single-cell analysis
- Nucleic acid chemistry and biology
- Functional nanomaterials and molecular probes
Work Experience
- 2023.05-Present: Dean and Professor at the Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University
- 2015.06-Present: Professor at the School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University
- 2014.01-2015.06: Associate Professor at the School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University
- 2009.07-2014.01: Lecturer at the School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University
- 2012.01-2014.04: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-2009: PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
- 2007-2009: Joint training in Analytical Chemistry, University of Washington (Seattle)
- 2002-2005: Master's in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xi'an Jiaotong University
- 1997-2001: Bachelor's in Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hubei University
- Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Fund
- Leader of the Shaanxi Province Innovation Capability Support Plan Science and Technology Innovation Team
Publications
- Chemical Reviews, Yongxi Zhao
- Accounts of Chemical Research, Yongxi Zhao
- Nature Communications, Yongxi Zhao
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, Yongxi Zhao
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Yongxi Zhao
- Nucleic Acids Research, Yongxi Zhao
Awards
- 2023: First Prize of Shaanxi Province Natural Science Award (First Author)
- 2021: First Prize of Shaanxi Higher Education Science and Technology Award (First Author)
- Award from the Chinese Association for Instrumental Analysis (First Author)