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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Eric V. Anslyn is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research activity spans significant contributions primarily within the fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their main research subfields include Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering. The scientist's work emphasizes topics such as Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, Click Chemistry and Applications, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Molecular Spectroscopy and Chirality, and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials.

Eric V. Anslyn has authored numerous scientific papers, some of the recent ones being:

  • The emerging landscape of single-molecule protein sequencing technologies, 2021, Nature Methods
  • Indicator displacement assays (IDAs): the past, present and future, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Fluorescent probes for the detection of chemical warfare agents, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • The Evolution of Data-Driven Modeling in Organic Chemistry, 2021, ACS Central Science
  • Recent advances in fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors for the detection of chemical warfare agents: a legacy of the 21st century, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews

Frequent coauthors in their research include James R. Howard, Delia J. Milliron, Stephanie A. Valenzuela, Edward M. Marcotte, and Sarah R. Moor.

The scientist frequently publishes in well-known venues such as the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Supramolecular Chemistry, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Chemical Science, and Chemical Society Reviews.

Throughout their career, Eric V. Anslyn has been recognized by several awards. These include the Centenary Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) awarded in 2020, a Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2006, and an affiliation with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as a fellow since 1994.

Best Publications

  • Modern Physical Organic Chemistry

    Eric V. Anslyn;Dennis A. Dougherty

  • Recent Advances in Supramolecular Analytical Chemistry Using Optical Sensing.

    Lei You;Daijun Zha;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Teaching Old Indicators New Tricks

    Sheryl L. Wiskur;Hassan Ait-Haddou;John J. Lavigne;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Indicator-displacement assays

    Binh T. Nguyen;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Artificial receptors for the recognition of phosphorylated molecules

    Amanda E. Hargrove;Sonia Nieto;Tianzhi Zhang;Jonathan L. Sessler;Jonathan L. Sessler

  • Sensing A Paradigm Shift in the Field of Molecular Recognition: From Selective to Differential Receptors.

    John J. Lavigne;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Supramolecular Analytical Chemistry

    Eric V Anslyn

  • Differential receptor arrays and assays for solution-based molecular recognition

    Aaron T. Wright;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Abiotic guanidinium containing receptors for anionic species

    Michael D. Best;Suzanne L. Tobey;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Rapid determination of enantiomeric excess: a focus on optical approaches

    Diana Leung;Sung Ok Kang;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Chromogenic/Fluorogenic Ensemble Chemosensing Systems.

    Jiasheng Wu;Bomi Kwon;Weimin Liu;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Anion recognition: synthetic receptors for anions and their application in sensors.

    Timothy S Snowden;Eric V Anslyn

  • A structural investigation of the N-B interaction in an o-(N,N-dialkylaminomethyl)arylboronate system

    Lei Zhu;Shagufta H Shabbir;Mark Gray;Vincent M Lynch

  • Unifying the Current Data on the Mechanism of Cleavage–Transesterification of RNA

    Denise M. Perreault;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Recognition of Anions through NHπ Hydrogen Bonds in a Bicyclic Cyclophane—Selectivity for Nitrate

    Adrian P. Bisson;Vincent M Lynch;Mary Katherine C. Monahan;Eric V Anslyn

  • Teaching Old Indicators New Tricks: A Colorimetric Chemosensing Ensemble for Tartrate/Malate in Beverages

    John J. Lavigne;Eric V. Anslyn

  • Catalytic Signal Amplification Using a Heck Reaction. An Example in the Fluorescence Sensing of Cu(II)

    Qiaoyin Wu;Eric V Anslyn

  • Practical applications of supramolecular chemistry

    Igor V. Kolesnichenko;Eric V. Anslyn

  • The use of principal component analysis and discriminant analysis in differential sensing routines.

    Sara Stewart;Michelle Adams Ivy;Eric V. Anslyn

  • A Chemosensor for Citrate in Beverages.

    Axel Metzger;Eric V. Anslyn

  • General signaling protocols for chemical receptors in immobilized matrices

    John T. Mcdevitt;Eric V. Anslyn;Jason B. Shear;Dean P. Neikirk

  • A Synthetic Receptor Selective for Citrate

    Axel Metzger;Vincent M. Lynch;Eric V. Anslyn

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. McDevitt
John T. McDevitt New York University
Vincent M. Lynch
Vincent M. Lynch The University of Texas at Austin
Andrew D. Ellington
Andrew D. Ellington The University of Texas at Austin
Dean P. Neikirk
Dean P. Neikirk The University of Texas at Austin
Edward M. Marcotte
Edward M. Marcotte The University of Texas at Austin
Jon D. Robertus
Jon D. Robertus The University of Texas at Austin
Tony D. James
Tony D. James University of Bath
Jonathan L. Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler The University of Texas at Austin
Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs California Institute of Technology
Katsuhiko Ariga
Katsuhiko Ariga National Institute for Materials Science

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