Anthony W. Czarnik | |
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Born | Anthony William Czarnik Jr.[1] 1957 (age 66–67)[2] |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Chemist |
Alma mater |
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Known for | Chemosensors, ACS Combinatorial Science, Illumina, Inc. |
Spouse | Rebecca Czarnik |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Nevada[3] (2004–present) |
Thesis | Chemical studies on nucleic acid analogues (1981) |
Doctoral advisor | Nelson J. Leonard[3][4] |
Other academic advisors | Edwin Vedejs, Ronald Breslow[3] |
Website | www |
Anthony William Czarnik (born 1957) is an American chemist and inventor. He is best known for pioneering studies in the field of fluorescent chemosensors[6][7][2][8] and co-founding Illumina, Inc., a biotechnology company in San Diego.[9][10] Czarnik was also the founding editor of ACS Combinatorial Science.[11] He currently serves as an adjunct visiting professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.[12]