Neil Kelleher (scientist)

Neil L. Kelleher
Residence	United States
Nationality	United States
Fields	Chemist
Institutions	Harvard University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Northwestern University
Alma mater	Pacific Lutheran University University of Konstanz Cornell University
Doctoral advisor	Fred McLafferty Tadhg Begley
Known for	Mass spectrometry Top-down proteomics Electron-capture dissociation

Neil L. Kelleher is a professor of chemistry at Northwestern University. His research focuses on mass spectrometry, primarily its application to proteomics. He is known mainly for top-down proteomics and the development of the fragmentation technique of electron-capture dissociation with Roman Zubarev while in Fred McLafferty's lab at Cornell University.

Early life and education

• B.S. Pacific Lutheran University
• M.S. and Ph.D. Cornell University

Research interests

• Mass spectrometry
• Electron-capture dissociation
• Proteomics
  • Top-down proteomics

Awards

• University Scholar, 2009–2010
• Biemann Medal, 2009
• Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award, 2008
• Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry from the ACS Division of Biological Chemistry, 2007
• Presidential Early Career Award
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
• Packard Fellow
• NSF CAREER Award
• Lilly Analytical Chemistry Award
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Young Investigator
• Searle Scholar
• Fulbright Scholar

External links

• Kelleher Group
• Neil Kelleher (Northwestern University Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program (IBiS))

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