Ido Bachelet

Israeli-Chilean researcher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Faculty of Medicine)

Scientific careerFields

Bio-inspired engineering
DNA origami
Nanorobotics

Institutions

Augmanity
Bar-Ilan University

Academic advisorsGeorge Church

Ido Bachelet (Hebrew: עידו בצלת) is an Israeli-Chilean scientist.^[1]

Education

Bachelet earned his Ph.D. in medical sciences from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and did two postdoctoral fellowships, engineering at M.I.T. and biologically inspired engineering at the George Church lab at Harvard University.^[2] His fields of expertise include DNA origami, synthetic biology, and biomimetics. He taught life sciences at Bar-Ilan University and industrial design at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. His research on the bio-inspired architecture was selected to represent Israel at the 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture.

Research

Bachelet is known for his contribution to the fields of DNA origami, nanotechnology, and nanorobotics. His well cited^[3] paper "A logic-gated nanorobot for targeted transport of molecular payloads",^[4] which deals with nanoscale robots' ability to kill cancer cells, created an important interface between the field of DNA origami and medicine.

Personal life

Bachelet, born in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak to Uri and Shelit,^[5] lives in Tel Aviv.His cousin, Michelle Bachelet was President of Chile.^[6]

References

^ "N12 - איך הפך הסרטן ליצירה מוזיקלית?". 12 September 2014.
^ Douglas, S. M., Bachelet, I. & Church, G. M. A logic-gated nanorobot for targeted transport of molecular payloads. Science 335, 831–834 (2012).
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^ Douglas, S. M., Bachelet, I. & Church, G. M. A logic-gated nanorobot for targeted transport of molecular payloads. Science 335, 831–834 (2012).
^ https://www.nir.org.il/http_new/viewpage.asp?pagesCatID=24734&MemorialPage=1&Personkey=54CE31D9CB7BCFDE&siteName=nirizhak
^ "Primo de Bachelet obtiene premio de investigación científica en Israel" (in Spanish). 6 June 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2024.