Jonathan Dordick
Jonathan S. Dordick | |
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Dordick working in his office at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
| Born | January 15, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Education | MIT Brandeis University |
| Known for | Methods for rapidly screening drug efficacy and toxicity |
| Awards | Marvin J. Johnson Award,American Chemical Society; Elmer Gaden Award, American Chemical Society; Iowa Section Award, American Chemical Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bioengineering Biocatalysis Biomolecular Interaction Metabolomics Cell-based Microarrays Nanobiotechnology Magnetogenetics |
| Institutions | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Academic advisors | D.I.C. Wang Alexander Klibanov |
Jonathan S. Dordick (born January 15, 1959) is an institute professor of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and holds joint appointments in the departments of biomedical engineering and biological sciences. In 2008 he became director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. In 2012 Dordick became the vice president for research at RPI. He became Special Advisor to the RPI President for Strategic Initiatives in 2018,
Dordick was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2021 for contributions to methods for rapidly screening drug efficacy and toxicity, and biocatalytic technologies for improving human health.