Xiaowei Zhuang
Encyclopedia
Xiaowei Zhuang is an American biophysicist, and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and Physics, at Harvard University
, and the Zhuang Research Lab.
She is an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
.
She graduated from University of Science and Technology of China
with a B.S. in Physics, and from University of California, Berkeley
with a Ph.D. in Physics. She was a Chodorow Postdoctoral Fellow, at Stanford University
from 1997 to 2001.
Since forming her own lab at Harvard, she has led a team of researchers to develop super resolution microscopy
techniques, identify the entry mechanisms of individual virus
particles into cells, and probe the nature of key nucleic acid-protein interactions using single-molecule
techniques.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and the Zhuang Research Lab.
She is an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
.
She graduated from University of Science and Technology of China
University of Science and Technology of China
The University of Science and Technology of China is a national research university in Hefei, People's Republic of China. It is a member of the C9 League formed by nine top universities in China...
with a B.S. in Physics, and from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
with a Ph.D. in Physics. She was a Chodorow Postdoctoral Fellow, at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
from 1997 to 2001.
Since forming her own lab at Harvard, she has led a team of researchers to develop super resolution microscopy
Super resolution microscopy
Super-resolution microscopy is a form of light microscopy. Due to the diffraction of light, the resolution of conventional light microscopy is limited as stated by Ernst Abbe in 1873...
techniques, identify the entry mechanisms of individual virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
particles into cells, and probe the nature of key nucleic acid-protein interactions using single-molecule
Single-molecule
A single-molecule experiment investigates the properties of an individual molecule that can be distinguished for the purpose of an experiment or analysis. Single-molecule studies may be contrasted with measurements on an ensemble or bulk collection of molecules, where the individual behavior can...
techniques.
Awards
- 2003 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
- 2003 David and Lucile Packard FoundationDavid and Lucile Packard FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to not-for-profit organizations. It was created in 1964 by David Packard and his wife Lucile Salter Packard. Following David Packard's death in 1996, the Foundation became the beneficiary of part of his estate...
- 2010 Max Delbruck PrizeMax Delbruck PrizeThe Max Delbruck Prize, formerly known as the Biological physics prize, is awarded by the Division of Biological Physics of the American Physical Society, to recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in biological physics research. The prize was established in 1981, and renamed for Max...
- 2011 Sackler PrizeSackler PrizeThe Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize is a $40,000 prize in the disciplines of either physics or chemistry awarded by Tel Aviv University each year for young scientists who have made outstanding and fundamental contributions in their fields. It was created through the generosity of...
Works
- B. Huang, W. Wang, M. Bates, X. Zhuang, "Three-dimensional Super-resolution Imaging by Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy", Science 319, 810-813 (2008)
- M. Bates, B. Huang, G. T. Dempsey, X. Zhuang, "Multicolor Super-Resolution Imaging with Photo-Switchable Fluorescent Probes", Science 317, 1749-1753 (2007)
- M. J. Rust, M. Bates, X. Zhuang, "Sub-diffraction-limit imaging by stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM)", Nature Methods 3, 793-795 (2006)