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Peter Roepstorff

Professor, Protein Chemistry University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Highlight: “In 1982, I saw a signal from my protein flying in a mass spectrometer at the Tandem accelerator Laboratory at the Uppsala University in Sweden. This fulfilled a 15-year-old dream of mine and opened up the world of proteomics.”

Research: Development of methodology for mass spectrometric protein analysis with focus on post translational modifications including protein oxidation as a function of aging; the use of mass spectrometric protein analysis in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industry.

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Part of the Power List 2013

100 most influential people

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