Scott K. Silverman

Scott K. Silverman[2] is a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the Department of Chemistry in 2000 as Assistant Professor, was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2006,[3] and was promoted to Professor in 2010.[4]

Scott K. Silverman
Born (1972-10-07) October 7, 1972
Los Angeles, California, United States
EducationB.S. UCLA, Ph.D. Caltech, Postdoc University of Colorado Boulder
AwardsBeckman Fellow, 2004-2005[1]
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, Chemical Biology, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Academic advisorsDennis A. Dougherty, Thomas R. Cech
Websitehttp://www.chemistry.illinois.edu/faculty/Scott_Silverman.html

His main research interest is in the identification, characterization, and application of deoxyribozymes, DNA used as a catalyst.[5] According to Google Scholar, he has 38 publications with at least 38 citations. His most-cited article in this field is Silverman SK, "In vitro selection, characterization, and application of deoxyribozymes that cleave RNA", Nucleic Acids Research 2005, 33: 6151-6163; doi: 10.1093/nar/gki930 with 167 citations.[6]

References
  1. "CAS Fellows Archive". Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. "Link to Prof. Silverman's webpage at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign".
  3. "University of Illinois Board of Trustees, Promotions recommended to be effective at the beginning of the 2006-07 academic year" (PDF).
  4. "University of Illinois Board of Trustees, Promotions recommended to be effective at the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year" (PDF).
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  6. Google Scholar


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