Wei-Siang Kao, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Chemistry

Research Interests

Organic synthesis
Bioorthogonal chemistry
Photoactivation
Imaging
Chemistry Neuroscience
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Materials Chemistry
Catalysis
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Ceramics and Composites
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Metals and Alloys
Environmental Chemistry
Molecular Medicine
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Biotechnology

Publications

Eugenic metal-free sensitizers with double anchors for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemical Communications / Jan 01, 2015

Hung, W.-I., Liao, Y.-Y., Lee, T.-H., Ting, Y.-C., Ni, J.-S., Kao, W.-S., Lin, J. T., Wei, T.-C., & Yen, Y.-S. (2015). Eugenic metal-free sensitizers with double anchors for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells. Chemical Communications, 51(11), 2152–2155. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc09294e

High‐Performance Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Phenothiazine Dyes Containing Double Anchors and Thiophene Spacers

Chemistry – An Asian Journal / Nov 04, 2013

Hung, W., Liao, Y., Hsu, C., Chou, H., Lee, T., Kao, W., & Lin, J. T. (2013). High‐Performance Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Phenothiazine Dyes Containing Double Anchors and Thiophene Spacers. Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 9(1), 357–366. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.201301228

Organic Dyes Incorporating the Dithieno[3,2‐f:2′,3′‐h]quinoxaline Moiety for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

ChemSusChem / Apr 08, 2015

Ni, J., Kao, W., Chou, H., & Lin, J. T. (2015). Organic Dyes Incorporating the Dithieno[3,2‐f:2′,3′‐h]quinoxaline Moiety for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells. ChemSusChem, 8(17), 2932–2939. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201500193

Organic Dyes Incorporating the Dithieno[3′,2′:3,4;2″,3″:5,6]benzo[1,2-c]furazan Moiety for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces / Dec 12, 2014

Ni, J.-S., You, J.-H., Hung, W.-I., Kao, W.-S., Chou, H.-H., & Lin, J. T. (2014). Organic Dyes Incorporating the Dithieno[3′,2′:3,4;2″,3″:5,6]benzo[1,2-c]furazan Moiety for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6(24), 22612–22621. https://doi.org/10.1021/am5067145

Modular Enzyme‐ and Light‐ Activatable Cyclopropene‐Tetrazine Ligation for Spatiotemporal Imaging of Biological Systems

The FASEB Journal / May 01, 2021

Jiang, T., Thompson, A., Kumar, P., Huang, W., Kao, W., & Laughlin, S. (2021). Modular Enzyme‐ and Light‐ Activatable Cyclopropene‐Tetrazine Ligation for Spatiotemporal Imaging of Biological Systems. The FASEB Journal, 35(S1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.00297

Redox Activated Substrates for Enhancing Activatable Cyclopropene Bioorthogonal Reactions

Oct 13, 2023

Kao, W.-S., Huang, W., Zhang, Y., Meyer, A., & Laughlin, S. T. (2023). Redox Activated Substrates for Enhancing Activatable Cyclopropene Bioorthogonal Reactions. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.13.562277

Modular Enzyme‐ and Light‐Based Activation of Cyclopropene–Tetrazine Ligation

ChemBioChem / Jul 30, 2019

Jiang, T., Kumar, P., Huang, W., Kao, W., Thompson, A. O., Camarda, F. M., & Laughlin, S. T. (2019). Modular Enzyme‐ and Light‐Based Activation of Cyclopropene–Tetrazine Ligation. ChemBioChem, 20(17), 2222–2226. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201900137

An Efficient Bead‐captured Denaturation Method for Preparing Long Single‐stranded DNA

Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society / Jul 26, 2017

Kao, W., & Li, H. (2017). An Efficient Bead‐captured Denaturation Method for Preparing Long Single‐stranded <scp>DNA</scp>. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 64(9), 1065–1070. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/jccs.201700142

Organic Photosensitizers Incorporating Rigidified Dithieno[3,2-f:2′,3′-h]quinoxaline Segment Tethered with Thiophene Substitutes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces / Aug 25, 2016

Ni, J.-S., Chiu, T.-Y., Kao, W.-S., Chou, H.-J., Su, C., & Lin, J. T. (2016). Organic Photosensitizers Incorporating Rigidified Dithieno[3,2-f:2′,3′-h]quinoxaline Segment Tethered with Thiophene Substitutes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces, 8(35), 23066–23073. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b07346

Education

Stony Brook University

Ph. D., Chemistry / May, 2023

Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

National Taiwan Normal University

B.S., chemistry / June, 2014

Taipei

Experience

Stony Brook University

Research/Teaching Assistant / July, 2017June, 2023

National Taiwan University/ Li, Hung-Wen

Research Assistant / February, 2016July, 2017

Academia Sinica/ Lin, Jiann-T'suen

Research Assistant / January, 2011November, 2014

Hunter College, The City University of New York

Postdoctoral Research Fellow / December, 2019Present

Weill Cornell Medicine

Postdoctoral Research Fellow / January, 2024Present

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Postdoctoral Research Fellow / January, 2024Present

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