Michael S. Bereman Distinguished Lecture in Analytical Chemistry

About the Speaker:

Bio:

Dr. Yates and his lab’s indelible contributions to the field of proteomics have been recognized since 1987 with over 1,000 publications and over 160,000 citations according to Google Scholar. John received his B.A. of Zoology and M.S. of Chemistry at University of Maine, 1980 & 1983, followed quickly by his Ph.D of Chemistry at University of Virginia, 1987. He is recognized as the Ernest W. Hahn Professor of the Departments of Molecular Medicine and Neurobiology.

John has been a professor of Chemistry and Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research Institute since 2007 and has lectured for the following institutions & organizations:
Diversa Inc, Torrey Mesa Research Institute, University of Washington, California Institute of Technology, Catholic University of America, and University of Virginia.

A few of John’s awards include the title of Ernest W. Hahn Professor at Scripps Research Institute, the HUPO Award in Discovery (2017) and in Proteomics (2005), Michael Gross Lecture from University of Nebraska (2022) among many more over the years.

Research Interests:

The Yates Lab focuses on Proteomics, the study of the structure and function of proteins, including how they interact with each other inside cells. This allows us to deeply investigate viruses such as HIV and SARS-CoV-2 and to measure the impact of drugs intended to ameliorate health.

The past 30 years have seen amazing advances in mass spectrometry-based proteomics technologies and their use in a broad range of biological applications. While mass spectrometry is a well-established and indispensable tool for proteomics, the Yates lab continues to strive to improve MS performance for proteomics applications and to innovate techniques that expand the scope of biological questions that can be addressed by MS.