Biography
Chenzhong Li is a professor of biochemistry and biomedical engineering in the Center for Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics at the School of Medicine. Previously he was a professor of biomedical engineering, immunology and chemistry at Florida International University in Miami. He also served as the program director of biosensing program at the National Science Foundation. He holds 16 granted patents and has written about 150 peer-reviewed journal papers, two books and seven book chapters. Li is an expert in bioanalytical chemistry, specifically in the development of bioanalytical approaches such as biosensors and nanoprobes for the study of disease pathology and for disease diagnosis and therapy. His research interests include IVD diagnosis, point-of-care testing, single cell analysis, neuron-device interface, cell/organ on a chip and cancer electric therapy, as well as electron transfer study of various biomaterials. Li has received awards and honors including the Kauffman Entrepreneurship Professor Award in 2009 and 2011, 2012 International Resource Award from Indian National Dairy Institute, the 2013 FIU College of Engineering and Computing Outstanding Faculty Award in Research, 2014 JSPS (Japan) Professor Fellowship Award, 2014 Excellent Faculty Award in Research and Creative Activities, 2016 Pioneer in Technology Development Award by the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, 2016 FIU President’s Council Worlds Ahead Award (finalist), and 2016 Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Award in Cancer Research by the American Association for Cancer Research.
