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D-Index
86
Citations
30639
World Ranking
2500
National Ranking
875

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Daniel T. Chiu is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research mainly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

Their work frequently intersects several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Biophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. This broad subfield involvement supports their contributions to both fundamental biological science and applied technological development.

Chiu's main research topics cover diverse and advanced areas such as:

  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

They have published extensively, contributing to key journals in related disciplines. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Neuro-Oncology

Among their recent peer-reviewed papers are:

  • "G6PD: A hub for metabolic reprogramming and redox signaling in cancer," 2020, Biomedical Journal
  • "Reversible Ratiometric NADH Sensing Using Semiconducting Polymer Dots," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "High-Throughput Counting and Superresolution Mapping of Tetraspanins on Exosomes Using a Single-Molecule Sensitive Flow Technique and Transistor-like Semiconducting Polymer Dots," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "G6PD deficiency, redox homeostasis, and viral infections: implications for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)," 2021, Free Radical Research
  • "Precision Medicine in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," 2022, Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, some of Chiu's notable coauthors include:

  • Yifei Jiang
  • Haobin Chen
  • Jiangbo Yu
  • Jicheng Zhang
  • Changfeng Wu

Recognition of Chiu's contributions is marked by their election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011 and as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2005. These honors reflect their standing within the scientific community over time.

Best Publications

  • Generation of Solution and Surface Gradients Using Microfluidic Systems

    Noo Li Jeon;Stephan K. W. Dertinger;Daniel T. Chiu;Insung S. Choi

  • Generation of Gradients Having Complex Shapes Using Microfluidic Networks

    Stephan K. W. Dertinger;Daniel T. Chiu;and Noo Li Jeon;George M. Whitesides

  • Fabrication of topologically complex three-dimensional microfluidic systems in PDMS by rapid prototyping.

    Janelle R. Anderson;Daniel T. Chiu;Rebecca J. Jackman;Oksana Cherniavskaya

  • Probing individual molecules with confocal fluorescence microscopy

    Shuming Nie;Daniel T. Chiu;Richard N. Zare

  • Patterned deposition of cells and proteins onto surfaces by using three-dimensional microfluidic systems

    Daniel T. Chiu;Noo Li Jeon;Sui Huang;Ravi S. Kane

  • Disposable microfluidic devices: fabrication, function, and application

    Gina S. Fiorini;Daniel T. Chiu

  • Selective encapsulation of single cells and subcellular organelles into picoliter- and femtoliter-volume droplets.

    Mingyan He;J. Scott Edgar;Gavin D. M. Jeffries;Robert M. Lorenz

  • An Integrated Fluorescence Detection System in Poly(dimethylsiloxane) for Microfluidic Applications

    Michael L. Chabinyc;Daniel T. Chiu;J. Cooper McDonald;Abraham D. Stroock

  • A microfluidic model for single-cell capillary obstruction by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

    J. Patrick Shelby;John White;Karthikeyan Ganesan;Pradipsinh K. Rathod

  • Bioconjugation of Ultrabright Semiconducting Polymer Dots for Specific Cellular Targeting

    Changfeng Wu;Thomas Schneider;Maxwell Zeigler;Jiangbo Yu

  • Fabrication of Complex Three-Dimensional Microchannel Systems in PDMS

    Hongkai Wu;Teri W. Odom;Daniel T. Chiu;George M. Whitesides

  • Rapid preparation of giant unilamellar vesicles

    Alexander Moscho;Owe Orwar;Daniel T. Chiu;Biren P. Modi

  • Ratiometric Temperature Sensing with Semiconducting Polymer Dots

    Fangmao Ye;Changfeng Wu;Yuhui Jin;Yang-Hsiang Chan

  • Patterning electro-osmotic flow with patterned surface charge

    Abraham D. Stroock;Marcus Weck;Daniel T. Chiu;Wilhelm T. S. Huck

  • Soft fluorescent nanomaterials for biological and biomedical imaging

    Hong-Shang Peng;Hong-Shang Peng;Daniel T. Chiu

  • Design of Highly Emissive Polymer Dot Bioconjugates for In Vivo Tumor Targeting

    Changfeng Wu;Stacey J. Hansen;Qiong Hou;Jiangbo Yu

  • Small but Perfectly Formed? Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Microfluidics in the Chemical and Biological Sciences

    Daniel T. Chiu;Andrew J. deMello;Dino Di Carlo;Patrick S. Doyle

  • Photostable Ratiometric Pdot Probe for in Vitro and in Vivo Imaging of Hypochlorous Acid.

    Li Wu;I-Che Wu;Christopher C. DuFort;Markus A. Carlson

  • Chemical transformations in individual ultrasmall biomimetic containers.

    Daniel T. Chiu;Clyde F. Wilson;Frida Ryttsén;Anette Strömberg

  • Development of Ultrabright Semiconducting Polymer Dots for Ratiometric pH Sensing

    Yang-Hsiang Chan;Changfeng Wu;Fangmao Ye;Yuhui Jin

  • Real-Time Detection of Single Molecules in Solution by Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy

    Shuming. Nie;Daniel T. Chiu;Richard N. Zare

  • Ultrabright and Bioorthogonal Labeling of Cellular Targets Using Semiconducting Polymer Dots and Click Chemistry

    Changfeng Wu;Yuhui Jin;Thomas Schneider;Daniel R. Burnham

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiangbo Yu
Jiangbo Yu University of Washington
Changfeng Wu
Changfeng Wu Southern University of Science and Technology
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Richard N. Zare
Richard N. Zare Stanford University
Wei Sun
Wei Sun Drexel University
Noo Li Jeon
Noo Li Jeon Seoul National University
Insung S. Choi
Insung S. Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Owe Orwar
Owe Orwar Chalmers University of Technology
Hongkai Wu
Hongkai Wu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jerald P. Radich
Jerald P. Radich Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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