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LU PENG
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Analytical Chemist
QUALIFICATIONS
Highly-motivated analytical chemist with five years of experience in HPLC and UV-Vis method development and
instrumentation. Demonstrated expertise in analytical techniques including GC, microscopy, FTIR and NMR. Excellent
skills in data processing using MS Excel. Proven track record of maintaining and troubleshooting laboratory
instruments. Effective oral and written communication skills.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Separation techniques: HPLC(RP, IEX, SEC, AFC), GC, SDS-PAGE, column chromatography
Spectroscopy: UV/VIS/NIR, fluorescence, FTIR, NMR
Microscopy: optical/fluorescence/confocal microscopy, SEM, TEM
Biomedical techniques: PCR, ELISA, flow cytometry, cell culture/imaging
Chemical synthesis: functional polymer and hydrogel, solid phase synthesis (DNA, RNA, peptide), nanomaterial
synthesis (metallic nanoparticle, quantum dot, carbon nanotube, graphene oxide, micelle), organic synthesis
Material engineering: polymer and hydrogel, functional oligonucleotide, biomolecule conjugation, nanoparticle
engineering, functional nanoporous membrane
5 years of experience in operating, maintaining and troubleshooting laboratory instruments
Consistent productivity with 10+ publications in high-impact peer-reviewed scientific journals and multiple
international conference presentations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant Advisor: Dr. Weihong Tan U niversity of Florida
January 2009-present Gainesville, FL
Synthesis and applications of functional phosphoramidites for DNA modification
Synthesized and purified various phosphoramidites containing methacryl, azobenzene and lipid groups
Characterized the phosphoramidites using mass spectrometry and NMR
Incorporated the phosphoramidites into DNA via solid-phase synthesis
Synthesis of biomolecules with different modifiers
Synthesized DNA with different functional groups using an automated DNA synthesizer
Conjugated oligonucleotides and proteins with fluorophors via coupling chemistry
Purified the biomolecular conjugates by HPLC, gel electrophoresis and filtration
Photoresponsive-DNA crosslinked hydrogels with reversible volume change
Synthesized and purified (HPLC) DNA-polymer conjugates
Monitored volume change of hydrogels under UV/Vis light irradiation
Demonstrated the influence of synthetic parameters on volume change
Exonuclease III and graphene oxide based assay for bioanalysis
Designed DNA-based fluorescence assay for bioanalysis
Improved the sensitivity of DNA detection by three orders
Performed analysis of the telomerase activity in extract from as few as 250 cancer cells
Enhanced the sensitivity of mercuy ion detection in solution by 10 times
Intracellular detection using lipid-DNA micelles
Purified lipid-DNA conjugates by HPLC
Synthesized lipid-based DNA micelles by self-assembly of lipid-DNA conjugates
Applied the lipid-based DNA micelles to in vitro sensing of nucleic acids, small molecules and pH
Photo-reversible phase transfer of nanoparticles for catalytic applications
Synthesized and characterized novel azobenzene surfactant and α-cyclodextrin coated gold nanoparticles
Realized photo-reversible phase transfer of nanoparticles between aqueous and organic phases
Applied the phase transfer method to photo-regulation of a catalytic reaction in aqueous phase
Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida
September 2008-present Gainesville, FL
Instructed students on basic chemistry experiments and some course materials
Designed and prepared experiments and exams and fulfilled administrative duties for student evaluations
Research Assistant, Dr. Shilin Liu, University of Science and Technology of China
March 2007-June 2008 Hefei, Anhui China
Studied the temperature-induced coil-to-globule phase transition of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide)
(PNIPMAM) polymer in aqueous solution using RAMAN spectroscopy
Revealed the effect of structural change of PNIPMAM polymer on hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic
interaction
EDUCATION
University of Florida Gainesville, FL, US
Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry (Expected in August 2013), Research Advisor: Dr. Weihong Tan
University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, China
B. S. in Chemical Physics (2008), Research Advisor: Dr. Shilin Liu
AWARDS
P&G Award for Research Excellence, University of Florida, 2013
Graduate Student Council Travel Award, University of Florida, 2013
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Travel Award, University of Florida, 2011
Zhang Zongzhi Sci-Tech Scholarship, University of Sci and Tech of China, 2005
Outstanding Freshman Scholarship, University of Sci and Tech of China, 2004
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Peng, L.; You, M.; Yuan, Q.; Wu, C.; Han, D.; Chen, Y.; Zhong, Z.; Tan, W. Journal of American Chemical Society,
2012, 134, 123**-*****.
Peng, L.; Zhu, Z.; Chen, Y.; Han, D.; Tan, W. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2012, 35, 475– 478.
Peng, L.; Wu, C; You, M; Han, D; Tan, W. Chemical Science, 2013, 4, 1928-1938.
Peng, L.; You, M; Wu, C; Han, D; Öç I.; Chen, T.; Tan, W. Journal of American Chemical Society, under review.
soy,
Han, D.; Zhu, Z.; Wu, C.; Peng, L.; Zhou, L.; Gulbakan, B.; Zhu, G.; Williams, K.; Tan, W. Journal of the American
Chemical Society, 2012, 134, 20797–20804.
Wu, C.; Chen, T.; Han, D.; You, M.; Peng, L.; Cansiz, S.; Zhu, G.; Li, C.; Xiong, X.; Jimenez, E.; Yang. C.J.; Tan,
W. ACS Nano, 2013, 7, 5724–5731.
PRESENTATIONS
Lu Peng, Weihong Tan, “Photo-Reversible Phase Transfer of Nanoparticles with Applications in Catalysis,”
Pittsburgh Conference 2013, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2013.
Lu Peng, Weihong Tan, “An exonuclease III and graphene oxide-aided assay for DNA detection,” Pittsburgh
Conference 2011, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2011
Lu Peng, Weihong Tan, “Telomerase detection in cell lysates using exonuclease III induced target recycling,”
NanoFlorida 2011, Miami, Florida, September 2011
Lu Peng, Weihong Tan, “A Light-Powered Dynamic Hydrogel based on Reversible DNA Hybridization.”
Pittsburgh Conference 2012, Orlando, Florida, March 2012
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