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News Medical's "Thought Leaders" series is a selection of articles written by national and international experts and trusted advisers in the life sciences industry. All the articles are written by experts who have been invited as recognised leaders in their fields to provide a "state of the art" contribution.

Understanding Monoclonal Antibody Unfolding and Aggregation

A therapeutic monoclonal antibody and its Fab and Fc fragments were recently investigated using differential scanning fluorimetry, temperature-ramped dynamic light scattering, and turbidity measurements.

From Wyatt Technology 8 Nov 2019

Monitoring the Human Proteome using diaPASEF

Dr. Hannes Röst describes how his lab are using diaPASEF to monitor the human proteome throughout a person's lifetime, and how machine learning could be used to analyze the data.

From Bruker Daltonics 25 Sep 2019

IT Faces the Digital Pathology Data Tsunami

Digital pathology is the viewing, analyzing, and managing of digitalized pathology slides with computer technology.

From Huron Digital Pathology 17 Jul 2019

Raman Spectroscopy as a Universal Analytical Technique for Bodily Fluids

Professor Igor K. Lednev explains why Raman spectroscopy could replace biochemical tests for the analysis of bodily fluids in forensic science.

From Pittcon 16 Jul 2019

A Portable Solution for the On-scene Identification of Kratom

Zachary Lawton describes a portable GC-MS solution for the identification of Kratom and other drugs that cannot be identified using traditional colorimetric tests.

From Pittcon 16 Jul 2019

Using NMR to Study Protein Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms

Fábio Almeida describes how NMR can be used to elucidate protein structure and how this data can be applied to human disease.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 4 Jul 2019

Personalizing Nutritional Medicine With the Power of NMR

In this interview conducted at the University of Lubeck NMR center, Chritsian Sina outlines how NMR technology could help personlized nutritional medicine.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 28 Jun 2019

Characterizing and Isolating (Bio)macromolecular Structures using MALS

In this interview, Albena Lederer, Head of the Polymer Separation Group at the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research, talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the techniques and methods used to understand and analyze polymers.

From Wyatt Technology 26 Jun 2019

Ultra-Small Microelectrode Biosensors for Brain Injury Analysis

An interview with Stéphane Marinesco, discussing the development of ultra-small microelectrode biosensors for the analysis of traumatic brain injuries.

From Pittcon 14 Jun 2019

Super-Resolution Raman Imaging with Plasmonic Substrates

Renee Frontiera discusses the development of a super-resolution Raman microscope that could one day supersede fluorescence-based super-resolution microscopes.

From Pittcon 14 Jun 2019

Bridging the Gaps to Advance Research in the Cannabis Industry

In this interview, Joshua Crossney outlines his talk at Pittcon 2019, aimed to bring together analytical scientists with the medical cannabis community to bridge the gaps and advance research in the cannabis industry.

From Pittcon 10 Jun 2019

The Evolution of MDLC in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Dr Kelly Zhang outlines recent advances in multidimensional liquid chromatography (MDLC) for pharmaceutical analysis, to be discussed at Pittcon 2019.

From Pittcon 27 Feb 2019

Novel Imaging Methods for Biomedicine

Wei Min has been awarded the Pittcon 2019 Achievement Award. In this interview, he outlines the current imaging challenges in biomedicine and how his novel chemical imaging methods can overcome these.

From Pittcon 26 Feb 2019

Studying Root Canal Anatomy with Non-Destructive Imaging Tools

In this interview, Marco Versiani discusses how he uses micro-CT in dentistry for the Root Canal Anatomy Project.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 25 Feb 2019

Bringing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) to the Community

An interview with Dr. Ester Segal, discussing the development of a 2D silicon microarray that supports the growth of bacteria and fungi for rapid AST.

From Pittcon 13 Feb 2019

Are Electronic Cigarettes Facilitating Illicit Drug Use?

In this interview, Dr. Michelle Peace provides an introduction to her research into the use of e-cigarettes for the inhalation of illicit drugs.

From Pittcon 5 Feb 2019

Expediting HPLC Method Development in Pharmaceutical Analysis

In this interview, Michael Dong discusses stability-indicating methods such as UHPLC, in pharmaceutical analysis. At Pittcon, Michael will introduce a 3-pronged template approach to HPLC method development.

From Pittcon 30 Jan 2019

Training Students to use Imaging Techniques: NMR and EPR

In this interview, Judy MacInnis from Cape Breton university, explains the importance of giving students hands-on EPR experience during in their studies.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 15 Jan 2019

A Story of Innovative Molecules: From Machines to Cyclic Compounds

2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Fraser Stoddart outlines his research involving mechanically interlocked molecules and molecular machines, and introduces the work of some of the students in his lab, to be discussed at Pittcon 2018.

From Pittcon 17 Dec 2018

Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease Using Microfluidics

An interview with Dr. Joseph Park, the incorporation of astrocytes into the Alzheimer’s-in-a-dish culture system and it's applications in drug development.

24 Oct 2018