Key Documents
Steven M. Block
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
- Professor, Applied Physics
- Senior Fellow (By courtesy), Spogli Inst for Intrntl Studies
- Member, Bio-X
Contact Information
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Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 724-4046Administrative Contact Contact my lab Tel Work 724-5536
Professional Snapshot
Honors and Awards
- Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics, American Physical Society (2008)
- Outstanding Investigator Award in Single Molecule Biophysics, Biophysical Society (2008)
- Member, National Academy of Sciences (2007)
- Research Excellence Award, U. Penn Nano/Bio Interface Center (2007)
- S.W. Ascherman Chair of Sciences, Stanford University (2006)
Professional Education
| PhD: | California Inst. of Technology, Biology (1983) |
| MA: | Univ. Colorado, Biology (1982) |
| MA: | Oxford University, UK, Physics (1978) |
| BA: | Oxford University, UK, Physics (1974) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Web Site Links
Scientific Focus
Publications
- Direct observation of hierarchical folding in single riboswitch aptamers. Science. 2008; (5863): 630-3
- Direct measurement of the full, sequence-dependent folding landscape of a nucleic acid. Science. 2006; (5801): 1001-4
- Single-molecule, motion-based DNA sequencing using RNA polymerase. Science. 2006; (5788): 801
- Individual dimers of the mitotic kinesin motor Eg5 step processively and support substantial loads in vitro. Nat Cell Biol. 2006; (5): 470-6
- Sequence-resolved detection of pausing by single RNA polymerase molecules. Cell. 2006; (6): 1083-94
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