Juewen Liu, Ph.D.

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We apply fundamental principles of chemistry, physics, and biology to produce new biopolymers, nanoscale materials, devices, and systems to understand basic sciences, advance technology, and impact medicine. In particular, we are interested in using DNA and lipids as functional polymers and building blocks to interface with metal ions, metal nanoparticles, nanoclusters, carbon-based materials and hydrogels. Students will be trained on a wide range of synthetic, analytical, physical and biochemical techniques. We are currently interested in the following several research topics:

1. DNA-based catalysis and DNA aptamers
2. Inorganic nanoparticles as enzyme mimics (nanozymes)
3. DNA and liposome adsorption on nanomaterials
4. Bioanalytical chemistry and environmental science

Most of our papers are now available either open access or through UWSpace !!

November 2019, Dr. Liu became a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada

August 2019, Dr. Liu became a Contributing Editor for Trends in Analytial Chemistry (TrAC)

July 2019, Dr. Liu became a Section Editor for Biosensors & Bioelectronics

July 2019, Dr. Liu became an Associate Editor for Chinese Chemical Letters

May 2018, Dr. Liu received a W.A.E. McBryde Medal from the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC).

April, 2017, the Liu lab received a Best in Science grant from the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change for research initiatives that test pathogens and chemical contaminants in water.

August 2015, our paper was included in the Virtual Issue of Langmuir to celebrate the 30 years of this journal. [link]

Feb 2014, Dr. Liu won the Fred Beamish Award.