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Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. Fluorescent Dyes, Single-Molecule Microscopy, Molecular Switches.

Raleigh, NC
Joined January 2018
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Yang Zhang
4 months
Preferred Background: PhD in biophysics, biomedical engineering, optics, or related fields. Experience with SMLM, fluorescence microscopy, or computational imaging is a plus.
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Yang Zhang
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What Youโ€™ll Work On: Single-molecule spectroscopy and localization microscopy Custom optical system and imaging method development Image processing & machine learning Functional imaging in live cells
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Yang Zhang
4 months
My group at NC State is seeking a talented and motivated postdoctoral fellow to advance next-generation single-molecule imaging technologies. The position is immediately available. โœ‰๏ธ If you're interested, feel free to DM me or reach out via email at yang.zhang@ncsu.edu.
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Yang Zhang
5 months
Check out our recent publication on Framework for Accurate Single-Molecule Spectroscopic Imaging Analyses Using Monte Carlo Simulation and Deep Learning | Analytical Chemistry, led by PhD student Hongjing Mao
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Accurate single-molecule spectral imaging denoising and analysis are essential for advancing high-throughput single-molecule spectroscopy and spectrally resolved super-resolution microscopy. However,...
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Xi (Dawn) Chen
5 months
๐Ÿ“ข We're Hiring! Join Our XIQI Lab at Northwestern University We have openings for postdocs and research assistants to develop optical imaging technologies. ๐Ÿ“ฉ Please reach out to me by email if you're interested. ๐Ÿ”— More details: https://t.co/AQiHMOnXQC #Hiring
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Yang Zhang
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Check out our recent collaborative work with Raymo and Sortino groups on discovering green-light activatable BODIPYs for super-resolution imaging of live cells: Photoactivation of BODIPY Fluorescence with Green Light | The Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Existing synthetic dyes with photoactivatable fluorescence demand ultraviolet radiation or, at best, violet light for fluorescence photoactivation. Illumination of biological samples within this...
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Yang Zhang
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Check out our recent collaboration with Ivan Aprahamian's lab @dartmouth on developing Photoswitchable Fluorescent Hydrazone for Super-Resolution Cell Membrane Imaging | Journal of the American Chemical Society https://t.co/9yLxelu42I.
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Advancing the field of super-resolution microscopy will require the design and optimization of new molecular probes whose emission can be toggled โ€œONโ€ and โ€œOFFโ€ using light. Recently, we reported on...
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Yang Zhang
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R.I.P ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™
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Northwestern Chemistry
11 months
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sir Fraser Stoddart, Nobel Laureate and cherished member of @NorthwesternU. His groundbreaking contributions transformed the field of #chemistry and inspired countless scientists worldwide. โžก๏ธ https://t.co/S7e0nwfruD
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Yang Zhang
11 months
I am honored to receive the NSF CAREER Award to support my research on the structure-property relationships underlying single-molecule fluorescence spectral heterogeneity (smFLUSH) of organic fluorophores. It is a wonderful way to close the year!
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Yang Zhang
1 year
What a fantastic ONI @oniHQ super-resolution summit at Chapel Hill and amazed by the bench-top full-functioning SMLM platform. Also, a lucky day for Shahid to win a raffle ticket for BEATS headphone thanks to @oniHQ #Benchtop #STORM #Exosome #Multiplexing
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Yang Zhang
1 year
We have two postdoc openings and multiple PhD positions in Chemistry, Polymer Science and Biomedical Engineering. Here is a link of our job posts:
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We have multiple positions for Ph.D. in the Fiber and Polymer Science (FPS) Program and the Biomedical Engineering (BME) joint Program from UNC Chapel Hill and NCSU. We consider anyone who has...
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Yang Zhang
1 year
With this 5-year $1.8M research support, we aim to fundamentally address the single-molecule fluorescence heterogeneity issues in multi-dimensional single-molecule imaging and integrate these new probes to a state-of-art multi-dimensional single-molecule imaging platform.
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Yang Zhang
1 year
I am thrilled to receive an NIH MIRA award to support our development of next-generation fluorescent probes for functional and multi-dimensional single-molecule imaging! A few job openings will be released soon related to dye synthesis and super-resolution microscopy #SMLM #Dyes
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Yang Zhang
1 year
Come join our dynamic and extremely collegial TECS department! We have two tenure-track or tenured openings: (1) research expertise in polymer chemistry https://t.co/YRkD27hBQq and (2) textile or fiber-based research https://t.co/9lAuhDK3Mv. @NCStateWilson
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@NEIDirector
Michael F. Chiang, MD
1 year
Today, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli (@NIHDirector) issued a statement reinforcing the value that @NIH places on our relationships with Asian-American, Asian immigrant, and Asian researchers & their extraordinary contributions to advancing science. Link: https://t.co/W7QshNtaEX
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Yang Zhang
1 year
For fellow junior faculty members who just submitted their CAREER proposals, we should all celebrate for the submission!
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Zhigang Suo
1 year
At the Gordon Conference on Polymer Physics, @arthijayaraman explained to the attendees how to fill this Network Card. The card is of the size of a business card. โ€œWhat a brilliant idea! Brilliantly invisible!โ€ I said. โ€œTake a photo,โ€ she said, โ€œand enlarge it by hand.โ€
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Yang Zhang
1 year
Toward the closing of @GordonConf on Single-Molecule Approach to Biology. Amazing speaker lineup, reunion with old friends while making new ones. Hongjing and Yunshu's posters were selected for poster previews! See you again in two years in Switzerland!
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@TriCytoskeleton
Cytoskeleton Meeting
1 year
Registration for the 2024 TCM will open on July 22! We encourage all cytoskeleton enthusiasts to submit an abstract for talks and poster presentations. Registration fees and important dates are listed below. #cytoskeleton #ResearchTriangle #NCTriangle
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