University of Connecticut诚招全奖博士研究生 (生物, 化学, 医学, 工程等背景)

美国康涅狄格大学 (University of Connecticut) Changchun Liu教授课题组 (https://smds.engr.uconn.edu/)诚招多名博士研究生。该课题组长期致力于CRISPR分子诊断技术 (CRISPR-based molecular diagnostics), 微流控诊断芯片(microfluidic diagnostic chips), 生物传感技术(biosensors), 以及人工智能(AI)驱动的临床诊断(artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clinical diagnostics) 等研究。课题组的研究理念 (research philosophy)是“Interdisciplinary, Integration and Innovation (I3)。该课题组由具有不同学科背景的博士生/博士后组成，是一个多学科交叉融合、协同创新的研究团队，欢迎具有生物，化学，医学，生物工程，电子工程，机械工程等背景的本科生和硕士生申请，特别欢迎有兴趣从事交叉学科研究的同学。


具体研究方向（但不局限于）如下：
(1) 癌症早期诊断和病原体检测: 液体活检 (liquid biopsy), 传染病分子诊断等 (Chong Guo et al., Science Advances, 2026, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed1757; Jeong Moon et al., Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 9142. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64205-4);
(2) CRISPR生化分析技术：CRISPR技术，Argonaute技术, 核酸(DNA, RNA)分析和检测，生物化学，分析化学，合成生物学(Synthetic biology)等 (Xiong Ding et al., Nature Communications, 2020, 11 (1), 4711, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18575-6; Chong Guo et al., Nature Communications, 2026, 17, 194. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66893-4);  
(3) 微流控诊断系统和人工智能驱动科学研究（AI for Science): 人工智能, 电子工程，生物仪器，微流控芯片技术，3D打印技术等(Ziyue Li, et al., Advanced Science, 2024, 11, 2310066, https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202310066; Xin Guan et al., Advanced Science, 2026, DOI: 10.1002/advs.75149)。

待遇: 提供博士研究生全额奖学金  

入学时间： 2027春季入学 或 2027秋季入学

课题组主页请见：https://smds.engr.uconn.edu/

有意向的同学, 请将个人简历发送到以下Email址: chaliu@uchc.edu

导师简介：Changchun Liu is a professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn Health). He received his Bachelor’s degree in Applied Chemistry, and Master’s in Organic Chemistry from Yunnan University, China. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Electronics at the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Prior to joining UConn Health, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher and research faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania. He has an interdisciplinary background and training spanning Engineering (i.e., biomedical, electronic, mechanical), Chemistry and Biotechnology. Dr. Liu’s research interests include the development of synthetic biology, CRISPR technology, microfluidics technology, biosensors, and their biomedical applications with a focus on point-of-care molecular diagnostics of infectious diseases and cancers. He was a recipient of the NIH Career Development Award (K25), the Penn One Health Award, and the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Research Award.


学校简介：
康涅狄格大学 (University of Connecticut, 简称UConn), 创建于1881年，是位于美国康涅狄格州的一所公立研究型大学, “公立常春藤” 之一。康涅狄格大学位列2024年U.S. News美国最佳大学排名全美第58名。校友分布在商界、政界、新闻界、学术界、体育界等多个领域，其中包括诺贝尔物理学奖得主 David Lee、普利策奖得主 Tim Page、沃尔玛主席 William S. Simon、日本任天堂副主席 George Harrison、美国人民联合银行董事长 John Klein、土耳其国家总理Tansu Çiller、美国康涅狄格州州长Thomas Meskill、康涅狄格州首府哈特福德市市长 Pedro Segarra、美国杜兰大学校长 Scott S. Cowen、美国宇航员 Franklin Diaz、NBA球星雷·阿伦、鲁迪·盖伊等以及多名美国国会议员。