Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. B. A., 1954, University of Buffalo. M. S., 1957, Ph. D., 1959, Carnegie-Mellon University. Postdoctoral Fellow, 1959, University of California Berkeley. Analytical Chemistry. Application of modern techniques to the study of cardiovascular disease. Development of state-of-the-art analytical chemistry methodologies to contribute to the solution of important clinical problems.

Bioanalytical Chemistry

Separations Methods for Medical Diagnosis Ultra-Sensitive Mass Spectrometry

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