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Angela M. Belcher

Angela M. Belcher

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Materials Science

D-Index
79
Citations
28746
World Ranking
2773
National Ranking
784

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of novel genetic evolution methods for the generation of new materials and devices.
  • 2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Angela M. Belcher is affiliated with MIT in the United States, focusing primarily on research at the intersection of engineering and medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including biomedical engineering, immunology, materials chemistry, molecular biology, and oncology.

The scientist's research covers multiple key topics such as nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, immunotherapy and immune responses, graphene and nanomaterials applications, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, carbon and quantum dots applications, and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Angela M. Belcher include:

  • A particulate saponin/TLR agonist vaccine adjuvant alters lymph flow and modulates adaptive immunity, 2021, Science Immunology
  • Using yeast to sustainably remediate and extract heavy metals from waste waters, 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • Near-infrared emitting graphene quantum dots synthesized from reduced graphene oxide for in vitro / in vivo / ex vivo bioimaging applications, 2021, 2D Materials
  • Phage Particles of Controlled Length and Genome for In Vivo Targeted Glioblastoma Imaging and Therapeutic Delivery, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Rare-Earth Metal Ions Doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Near-IR In Vitro/In Vivo/Ex Vivo Imaging Applications, 2020, Advanced Optical Materials

Frequent collaborators in their research include Neelkanth M. Bardhan, Yanpu He, Ching-Wei Lin, Shengnan Huang, and Paula T. Hammond. These coauthors have worked on multiple projects, each contributing to significant bodies of work alongside Angela M. Belcher.

The scientist's publications have appeared regularly in venues such as:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Advanced Materials

Awards and recognitions received by Angela M. Belcher include membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 2018, citing the development of novel genetic evolution methods for new materials and devices. Other honors include being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2015 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Virus-Enabled Synthesis and Assembly of Nanowires for Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes

    Ki Tae Nam;Dong Wan Kim;Pil J. Yoo;Chung Yi Chiang

  • Selection of peptides with semiconductor binding specificity for directed nanocrystal assembly

    Sandra R. Whaley;D. S. English;Evelyn L. Hu;Paul F. Barbara

  • Control of crystal phase switching and orientation by soluble mollusc-shell proteins

    A. M. Belcher;X. H. Wu;R. J. Christensen;P. K. Hansma

  • Molecular mechanistic origin of the toughness of natural adhesives, fibres and composites

    Bettye L. Smith;Tilman E. Schäffer;Mario Viani;James B. Thompson

  • Ordering of Quantum Dots Using Genetically Engineered Viruses

    Seung Wuk Lee;Chuanbin Mao;Christine E. Flynn;Angela M. Belcher

  • Virus-based toolkit for the directed synthesis of magnetic and semiconducting nanowires.

    Chuanbin Mao;Daniel J. Solis;Brian D. Reiss;Stephen T. Kottmann

  • Fabricating Genetically Engineered High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Multiple Virus Genes

    Yun Jung Lee;Hyunjung Yi;Woo Jae Kim;Kisuk Kang

  • Viral assembly of oriented quantum dot nanowires

    Chuanbin Mao;Christine E. Flynn;Andrew Hayhurst;Rozamond Sweeney

  • Bacterial Biosynthesis of Cadmium Sulfide Nanocrystals

    Rozamond Y. Sweeney;Chuanbin Mao;Xiaoxia Gao;Justin L. Burt

  • Emulating biology: building nanostructures from the bottom up.

    Nadrian C. Seeman;Angela M. Belcher

  • Does Abalone Nacre Form by Heteroepitaxial Nucleation or by Growth through Mineral Bridges

    Tilman E. Schäffer;Cristian Ionescu-Zanetti;Roger Proksch;Monika Fritz

  • Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Lustrin A, a Matrix Protein from Shell and Pearl Nacre of Haliotis rufescens

    Xueyu Shen;Angela M. Belcher;Paul K. Hansma;Galen D. Stucky

  • Highly Efficient Plasmon-Enhanced Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through Metal@Oxide Core–Shell Nanostructure

    Jifa Qi;Xiangnan Dang;Paula T. Hammond;Angela M. Belcher

  • Virus-templated self-assembled single-walled carbon nanotubes for highly efficient electron collection in photovoltaic devices

    Xiangnan Dang;Hyunjung Yi;Moon-Ho Ham;Jifa Qi

  • Biomaterials functionalization using a novel peptide that selectively binds to a conducting polymer.

    Archit B. Sanghvi;Kiley P H Miller;Angela M. Belcher;Christine E. Schmidt

  • Scalable enhancement of graphene oxide properties by thermally driven phase transformation

    Priyank V. Kumar;Neelkanth M. Bardhan;Sefaattin Tongay;Junqiao Wu

  • Spontaneous assembly of viruses on multilayered polymer surfaces

    Pil J. Yoo;Ki Tae Nam;Jifa Qi;Soo-Kwan Lee

  • Kinetics of antimicrobial peptide activity measured on individual bacterial cells using high-speed atomic force microscopy.

    Georg E. Fantner;Roberto J. Barbero;David S. Gray;Angela M. Belcher

  • Viruses as vehicles for growth, organization and assembly of materials

    Christine E. Flynn;Seung-Wuk Lee;Beau R. Peelle;Angela M. Belcher

  • Programmable assembly of nanoarchitectures using genetically engineered viruses.

    Yu Huang;Chung-Yi Chiang;Soo Kwan Lee;Yan Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Po-Yen Chen
Po-Yen Chen National Taiwan University
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara
Paul K. Hansma
Paul K. Hansma University of California, Santa Barbara
Chuanbin Mao
Chuanbin Mao University of Oklahoma
Nicholas X. Fang
Nicholas X. Fang University of Hong Kong
Brent L. Iverson
Brent L. Iverson The University of Texas at Austin
Hidde L. Ploegh
Hidde L. Ploegh Boston Children's Hospital
George Georgiou
George Georgiou The University of Texas at Austin
Seung-Wuk Lee
Seung-Wuk Lee University of California, Berkeley

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