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 land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

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 (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...

in 1970.

Selected publications

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References

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