Jeffrey I. Zink is an American molecular biologist and chemist currently a Distinguished Professor at

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

whose interests are in materials, nanoscience, physical and inorganic chemistry. His current research is examining molecules containing metal and nanomaterials. He worked with

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to help develop machines that could be applied to deliver drugs. According to Google Scholar, his highest citations are 2,503, 2,131, 1,968, 1,873, and 1,150 (H-index = 113; Total citations > 55,000 as of June 29, 2023).

Education

He graduated from

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with his B.S. before then earning his Ph.D. from

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...

in 1970.

Selected publications

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References

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