Prof. Dr. Shimon Weiss

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsBiophysics,Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry
Keywordssuperresolution imaging, quantum dots, single molecule FRET, single molecule spectroscopy, fluorescence

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityLos Angeles
InstitutionUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Homepagehttp://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/sweiss

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jörg EnderleinIII. Physikalisches Institut - Schwingungsphysik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Christoph BräuchleInstitut für Physikalische Chemie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Prof. Dr. Christoph BräuchleIII. Physikalisches Institut - Schwingungsphysik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2013

Programme(s)

2012Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Weiss is a world-leading expert in the field of single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy. His lab was the first to develop and introduce single-molecule Förster Resonance Energy Transfer, which has revolutionized the field of single-molecule spectroscopy. Among further achievements, he was a pioneer in introducing fluorescent semiconductor nano-crystals into the field of bioimaging, and he developed important methods of making these crystals bio-compatible and bio-conjugatable for live cell imaging. In Germany, he will continue his research on super-resolution bioimaging with fluorescence quantum dots.