Yi Lu, PhD, University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yi Lu, PhD
Dr. Lu's group is developing new chemical approaches to provide deeper insight into biological systems. At the same time, they take advantage of recently developed biological tools to advance many areas in chemistry. Specific areas of current interests include a) design and engineering of functional metalloproteins as environmentally benign catalysts in renewable energy generation and pharmaceuticals; b) Fundamental understanding of DNAzymes and their applications in environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, and targeted drug delivery; and c) Employing principles from biology for directed assembly of nanomaterials and its applications in photonics and sensing.
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References
- Hosseinzadeh P, Marshall NM, Chacón KN, Yu Y, Nilges MJ, New SY, Tashkov SA, Blackburn NJ, Lu Y. Design of a single protein that spans the entire 2-V range of physiological redox potentials. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Jan 12;113(2):262-7.
- Marshall NM, Garner DK, Wilson TD, Gao YG, Robinson H, Nilges MJ, Lu Y. Rationally tuning the reduction potential of a single cupredoxin beyond the natural range. Nature. 2009 Nov 5;462(7269):113-6.
