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Akos Vertes, Ph.D. |
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Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences |
Professor of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of
Medicine and Health Sciences |
Founder and Co-director
Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications, Washington,
DC |
Adjunct Scientist
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD |
George Washington University
725 21-st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20052
Email: vertes@gwu.edu
Phone +1 (202) 994-2717
Fax +1 (202) 994-5873
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| Akos Vertes joined the George Washington University
in 1991. His research interests include biomedical, pharmaceutical,
environmental, and forensic analysis, application of lasers
in analytical chemistry, local and surface mass analysis, and
volatilization and spectroscopy of large molecules. Among other
funding sources, the National Science Foundation has supported
his work for the past six years ($492,000). In 2001, the Department
of Energy awarded $340,000 for his projects on MALDI. Last year,
the Hungarian Academy of Sciences honored him with the title
of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Doctor Academiae
Scientiarum Hungaricae). This honorary title in Hungary
is beyond the Ph.D. Currently, only ~320 people have this title
in chemistry. At the same time, he became a Member of the General
Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He co-edited
and coauthored a book on laser ionization mass analysis and
has over 80 peer-reviewed publications in top rated scientific
journals. Dr. Vertes and his group are developing instrumentation
and methods for problem solving in proteomics. Their efforts
have led to innovative instrument design for the analysis of
proteins as well as better understanding of the fundamental
processes involved in MALDI and ESI. The strategic focus areas
within his home department (Department of Chemistry) include
trace analysis of biomolecules. In a recently prepared document
for selective excellence in chemistry, the department has identified
environmental/trace analysis as one of two fields that are expected
to garner national distinction. |
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