Brandon Ruotolo

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, MI, USA.

Calling: “I’ve been in love with analytical chemistry since my 7th class in Earth Science. I got my first taste of spectrophotometry (rock samples from a field trip) and was hooked!”

Emphasis: “My group is developing gas-phase measurement strategies to resolve long-term challenges in high-throughput structural biology and drug discovery.”

Triumph: “Our work with collision induced unfolding, which is enabling rapid acquisition of biotheraputic structure and protein-ligand binding information from mixtures.”

Hopes: “I hope to see the emergence of new generalized protocols, software, and instruments that place the power of gas-phase structural biology in the hands of structural biologists and pharmaceutical chemists.”

Part of the Power List 2014

In 2013, we compiled a list of the Top 100 most influential analytical scientists – an endeavor that received a significant amount of attention and, it’s fair to say, caused more than a little controversy. Our 2014 Top 40 Under 40 list almost halves the average age of the celebrated individuals, with many of them born in the same year as the iconic Sex Pistols cover – 1977.

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