个人简介

Ph.D., Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France Postdoctoral Scientist, 2003-2005, Columbia University Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005-2008, University of Oxford, UK

研究领域

Supramolecular and Material Chemistry

The research interests of our group lie at the intersection of organic, supramolecular, and material chemistry. Current research projects include 1) porphyrin-DNA nanostructures for light harvesting and energy transfer; 2) enhanced circular dichroism detection of chiral biomolecules (e.g. left-handed Z-DNA); 3) quantum dot sensitized solar cells.

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Transition metal induced switch of fluorescence and absorption response of Zn(II)porphyrin-DNA conjugate to cysteine derivatives.Jung Kyu Choi, Gevorg Sargsyan, Breiana D. Johnson, M. Balaz*RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 15916-15922. Dual mode quantitative imaging of microscopic viscosity using a conjugated porphyrin dimer.A.Vysniauskas, M. Balaz, H. L. Anderson, M. K. Kuimova*Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, DOI: 10.1039/C5CP00439J. Supramolecular ssDNA templated porphyrin and metalloporphyrin nanoassemblies with tunable helicity. G. Sargsyan, B. M. Leonard, J. Kubelka, M. Balaz* Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 1878-1892. Chiroptical properties, binding affinity, and photostability of a conjugated zinc porphyrin dimer complexed with left-handed Z-DNA and right-handed B-DNA.J. K. Choi, A. Reed, M. Balaz*Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 563-567. Conformational preference of a porphyrin rotor in confined environments.L. P. Jameson, M. Balaz,* S. V. Dzyuba,* N. Kamiya*RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 705-708. Ligand Induced Circular Dichroism and Circularly Polarized Luminescence in CdSe Quantum Dots.U. Tohgha, K. K. Deol, A. G. Porter, S. G. Bartko, J. K. Choi, B. M. Leonard, K. Varga, J. Kubelka, G. Muller*, M. Balaz*ACS Nano., 2013, 7, 11094-11102. Effect of ionic liquids on the conformation of the porphyrin-based viscometer.L. P. Jameson, J. D. Kimball, Z. Gryczynski, M. Balaz*, S. V. Dzyuba*RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 18300-18304. Chiroptical properties of anionic and cationic porphyrins and metalloporphyrins in complex with left-handed Z-DNA and right-handed B-DNA.J. K. Choi, A. D'Urso, M. Balaz*J. Inorg. Biochem., 2013, 127, 1-6. Achiral CdSe quantum dots exhibit optical activity in the visible region upon post-synthetic ligand exchange with D- or L-cysteine.U. Tohgha, K. Varga, M. Balaz*Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1844-1846. Formation and helicity control of ssDNA templated porphyrin nanoassemblies.G. Sargsyan, A. A. Schatz, J. Kubelka, M. Balaz*Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1020-1022. Highly sensitive and selective spectroscopic detection of mercury(II) in water using pyridylporphyrin-DNA conjugates.J. K. Choi, G. Sargsyan, A. M. Olive, M. Balaz*Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 2515-2522.The manuscript has been highlighted on the ChemistryViews. Porphyrin–DNA conjugates: porphyrin induced adenine–guanine homoduplex stabilization and interduplex assemblies.G. Sargsyan and Milan Balaz*Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 5533-5540. Sulfonated Ni(II)porphyrin improves the detection of Z-DNA in condensed and non-condensed BZB DNA sequences.A. E. Holmes, J. Kyu Choi, J. Francis, A. D'Urso, M. Balaz*J. Inorg. Biochem., 2012, 110, 18-20. Sequence and linker dependent chiral dimerization of DNA-porphyrin conjugates.G. Sargsyan, B. L. MacLeod, U. Tohgha, M. Balaz*Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 2093-2099. Chiroptical detection of condensed Nickel(II)-Z-DNA in the presence of the B-DNA via porphyrin exciton coupled circular dichroism.J. Kyu Choi, G. Sargsyan, M. Shabbir-Hussain, A. E. Holmes, M. Balaz*J. Phys. Chem. B, 2011, 115, 10182-10188. 3,3'-Diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide: A highly sensitive chiroptical reporter of DNA helicity and sequence.J. Kyu Choi, A. D'Urso, M. Trauernicht, M. Shabbir-Hussain, A. E. Holmes, M. Balaz*Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2011, 12, 8052-8062. Z-DNA recognition in B-Z-B sequences by a cationic zinc porphyrin.A. D’Urso, A. E. Holmes, N. Berova,* M. Balaz,* R. Purrello*Chem. Asian. J., 2011, 6, 3104–3109. Recognition of left-handed Z-DNA of short unmodified oligonucleotides under physiological ionic strength conditions.A. D’Urso, J. Kyu Choi, M. Shabbir-Hussain, F. N. Ngwa, M. I. Lambousis, R. Purrello, M. Balaz*Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 2010,397, 329-332. Role of Environmental Factors on the Structure and Spectroscopic Response of 5‘-DNA-Porphyrin Conjugates Caused by Changes in the Porphyrin-Porphyrin Interactions.A. Mammana, G. Pescitelli, T. Asakawa, S. Jockusch, A. G. Petrovic, R. R. Monaco, R. Purrello, N. J. Turro, K. Nakanishi, G. A. Ellestad,* M. Balaz,* N. Berova*Chem. Eur. J., 2009,15, 11853 - 11866. Interactions of a tetraanionic porphyrin with DNA: from a Z-DNA sensor to a versatile supramolecular device.A. D’Urso, A. Mammana, M. Balaz, A. E. Holmes, N. Berova, R. Lauceri,* R. Purrello*J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 2046–2047.