John R. Yates

Infobox Scientist
name = John R. Yates

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residence = United States
nationality = United States
field = Chemist
work_institutions = The Scripps Research Institute
alma_mater = University of Maine
University of Virginia
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known_for = Mass Spectrometry
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John R. Yates III is an American chemist and professor of chemical biology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. His work is focused on developing tools and in proteomics and he specializes in mass spectrometry.

He received a B.A. (1980) and M.S. (1983) from the University of Maine and a Ph.D. (1987) from the University of Virginia. He won the 1998 Pehr Edman Award and, in 2004, won the Biemann Medal. [ cite journal|title=Focus for John Yates III, 2004 ASMS Biemann Medal Awardee|journal=Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry|date=|first=M.G.|last=McCammon|coauthors=Carol V. Robinson|volume=16|issue=8|pages=1205–1206|doi= 10.1016/j.jasms.2005.05.005|url=|format=|accessdate=2008-03-08 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.scripps.edu/research/faculty.php?rec_id=7834 Page at Scripps]
Biemann Medal Recipients