Georg Seelig
Georg Seelig is a Swiss computer scientist, bioengineer, and synthetic biologist. He is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. He is a researcher in the field of DNA nanotechnology.[1][2][3][4]
Georg Seelig | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Basel |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Synthetic biologist, DNA nanotechnology |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
Life
He graduated from University of Basel with a Diploma in Physics in 1998 and did his PhD on condensed matter Physics from University of Geneva in 2003.[5] He was a post doctoral associate in the lab of Professor Erik Winfree at California Institute of Technology between 2003 and 2009[6] . He has won the prestigious NSF CAREER award in 2010,[7] the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in 2011,[8] and the DARPA Young Faculty Award in 2012.[9] He is a part of the Molecular Programming Project.
References
- "DNA mutation breakthrough". Zee News. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "DNA mutation breakthrough could help treat TB, Cander". Dallas Sun. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "UW engineers invent programming language to build synthetic DNA". UW news. September 30, 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Encoding data in DNA for millennia? UW and Microsoft Research are on it". 4 December 2015.
- "Seelig Resume" (PDF). University of Washington. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "The DNA and Natural Algorithms Group Caltech". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Georg Seelig Receives 2010 CAREER Award". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Seelig wins Sloan". University of Washington. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Seelig Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.