Nian Tian

Summary of qualifications:

March, 1994 -present
Polyprobe Inc.
Philadelphia, PA

Scientist
Extensively involved in DNA dendrimers research and testing protocols with southern blot, dot blot, and western blot. Very skilled at DNA preparation and purification, DNA recombination and assembling, DNA clone and strain selection, DNA labelings ³²P labeling, Biotin labeling, etc.) and autoradiography techniques, and DNA assays.

September, 1980 - July, 1987
Dept. of Biology, Beijing University

Beijing, China
Extensively involved in purification of proteins, enzymes, and mRNA. Very skilled at ³²P labeling on nucleic acid, autoradiography, affinity chromatography, gel electrophoresis, immunodiffusion, enzyme assay, UV- VIS spectra, HPLC, and other Lab techniques. Experienced in teaching experimental technique for General Biology. Solid background in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Trained to work under necessary guidance and in collaboration with colleagues.

Education:

September, 1984 - July, 1987
Dept. of Biology, Beijing University

Beijing, China
Master of Science in Biochemistry
Thesis: Isolation, Purification of Pig Lactic Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme and Its Antibody Preparation.

September, 1980 - July, 1984
Dept. of Biology, Beijing University

Beijing, China
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Thesis: Isolation, Purification and Terminal Label with ³²P of Beijing Duck Ovalbumin mRNA.

Membership:

member of American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Publications:

Dendritic DNA: Covalent Hyperbranched Superstructures
Robert Getts, Nian Tian, Joseph Grayzel, and Thor Nilsen, Presented at AACC conference: The Genetic Revolution, San Diego, Nov., 1994

Dendrimer Signal Enhancement in Blot Assays
Thor W. Nilsen, Helen H. Vogelbacker, Robert C. Getts, Nian Tian, and Joseph Grayzel, Presented at AACC conference, Chicago, July, 1996

Signal Amplification in Protein Detection
C. Dilullo, R. Getts, N. Tian, P. M. Cocco, S. Olex, and T. W Nilsen, Presented at 36th American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Dec. 7-11, 1996

DNA Dendrimers: Assembly and Signal Amplification
Helen H. Vogelbacker, Robert C. Getts, Nian Tian, Robert Labaczewski, and Thor W Nilsen, Oral presentation at American Cancer Society Meeting, San Francisco, April, 1997

Additional professional activities

July, 1987 - July, 1992

Biology Department, Higher Education Press
Beijing, China
Editor, Chairman Assistant

Extensively involved in editing biology textbooks for universities and colleges and monographs in Biology Science. Extensively involved in planning, organizing and executing books projects.

As an editor, the following books are published.

A Biographic Dictionary of Professoriate in China's Colleges and Universities, State Education Commission, 1988
A Biographic Dictionary of Professoriate in China's Colleges and Universities (in English), State Education Commission, 1989
Experimental Techniques in Biochemistry, Zhang Longxiang, et al. 1990
Biochemistry, Shen Tong, et al, 1991

As an editor in chief, the following books are published:

Techniques of Biophysics, Lin Kechun, 1989
Free Radical Biology, Zheng Rongliang, 1991
Quantum Biology, Liu Ciquan, 1991
Molecular Biophysics, Li Qingguo, et al, 1992
Microbiology, Zhou Deqing, 1993 (Chinese National Excellent Textbook award in 1995)

September, 1992 - February, 1993

Alice Academy Language School
Kyoto, Japan
Studying Japanese language.