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102
Citations
38098
World Ranking
1165
National Ranking
460

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Milan Mrksich is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily covers the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus spanning several subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biophysics.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications

Several coauthors frequently appear alongside Milan Mrksich in publications. These include Justin A. Modica, Blaise R. Kimmel, Eric J. Berns, Vinayak P. Dravid, and Chad A. Mirkin.

The researcher has published multiple articles in notable scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Scientific Reports
  • ACS Nano
  • ACS Chemical Biology
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis

Representative recent papers authored by Milan Mrksich include:

  • Computational planning of the synthesis of complex natural products (2020, Nature)
  • Bump-and-Hole Engineering Identifies Specific Substrates of Glycosyltransferases in Living Cells (2020, Molecular Cell)
  • Cell-free prototyping enables implementation of optimized reverse β-oxidation pathways in heterotrophic and autotrophic bacteria (2022, Nature Communications)
  • NADH inhibition of SIRT1 links energy state to transcription during time-restricted feeding (2021, Nature Metabolism)
  • High-throughput photocapture approach for reaction discovery (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Throughout their career, Milan Mrksich has received several professional recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2013
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2000

Best Publications

  • Geometric cues for directing the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.

    Kristopher A. Kilian;Branimir Bugarija;Bruce T. Lahn;Milan Mrksich

  • Protein Nanoarrays Generated By Dip-Pen Nanolithography

    Ki Bum Lee;So Jung Park;Chad A. Mirkin;Jennifer C. Smith

  • Using self-assembled monolayers to understand the interactions of man-made surfaces with proteins and cells.

    Milan Mrksich;George M. Whitesides

  • How many human proteoforms are there

    Ruedi Aebersold;Jeffrey N. Agar;I. Jonathan Amster;Mark S. Baker

  • Effect of Surface Wettability on the Adsorption of Proteins and Detergents

    George B. Sigal;Milan Mrksich;George M. Whitesides

  • Micropatterned Surfaces for Control of Cell Shape, Position, and Function

    Christopher S. Chen;Milan Mrksich;Sui Huang;George M. Whitesides

  • Peptide chips for the quantitative evaluation of protein kinase activity.

    Benjamin T. Houseman;Joon H. Huh;Stephen J. Kron;Milan Mrksich

  • Circadian Clock NAD+ Cycle Drives Mitochondrial Oxidative Metabolism in Mice

    Clara Bien Peek;Alison H. Affinati;Kathryn Moynihan Ramsey;Hsin-Yu Kuo;Hsin-Yu Kuo

  • Using microcontact printing to pattern the attachment of mammalian cells to self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiolates on transparent films of gold and silver

    Milan Mrksich;Laura E. Dike;Joe Tien;Donald E. Ingber

  • Carbohydrate Arrays for the Evaluation of Protein Binding and Enzymatic Modification

    Benjamin T Houseman;Milan Mrksich

  • A comparative analysis of localized and propagating surface plasmon resonance sensors: the binding of concanavalin a to a monosaccharide functionalized self-assembled monolayer.

    Chanda Ranjit Yonzon;Eunhee Jeoung;Eunhee Jeoung;Shengli Zou;George C. Schatz

  • A surface chemistry approach to studying cell adhesion

    Milan Mrksich

  • Controlling cell attachment on contoured surfaces with self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiolates on gold

    Milan Mrksich;Christopher S. Chen;Younan Xia;Laura E. Dike

  • Self-assembled monolayers of alkanethiolates presenting mannitol groups are inert to protein adsorption and cell attachment

    Yan Yeung Luk;Mihoko Kato;Milan Mrksich

  • Patterning self-assembled monolayers using microcontact printing: A new technology for biosensors?

    Milan Mrksich;George M. Whitesides

  • Maleimide-Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers for the Preparation of Peptide and Carbohydrate Biochips†

    Benjamin T. Houseman;Ellen S. Gawalt;Milan Mrksich

  • Using electroactive substrates to pattern the attachment of two different cell populations.

    Muhammad N. Yousaf;Benjamin T. Houseman;Milan Mrksich

  • Surface Plasmon Resonance Permits in Situ Measurement of Protein Adsorption on Self-Assembled Monolayers of Alkanethiolates on Gold

    Milan Mrksich;George B. Sigal;George M. Whitesides

  • Using Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers Presenting RGD and (EG)3OH Groups To Characterize Long-Term Attachment of Bovine Capillary Endothelial Cells to Surfaces

    Carmichael Roberts;Christopher S. Chen;Milan Mrksich;Valerie Martichonok

  • Selective immobilization of proteins to self-assembled monolayers presenting active site-directed capture ligands

    Christian D. Hodneland;Young Sam Lee;Dal Hee Min;Milan Mrksich

Frequent Co-Authors

George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Younan Xia
Younan Xia Johns Hopkins University
Peter B. Dervan
Peter B. Dervan California Institute of Technology
Michael C. Jewett
Michael C. Jewett Northwestern University
Chad A. Mirkin
Chad A. Mirkin Northwestern University
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Carolyn R. Bertozzi Stanford University
Sidney R. Nagel
Sidney R. Nagel University of Chicago
Christopher S. Chen
Christopher S. Chen Boston University
Matthew P. DeLisa
Matthew P. DeLisa Cornell University
David E. Wemmer
David E. Wemmer University of California, Berkeley

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