John Michnowicz Agilent Technologies Office: 408-553-7651 FAX: 408-553-3026 E-mail: john_michnowicz@agilent.com Job Title: Proteomics Program Manager Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Delaware

Speaker: John Michnowicz, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA 95051

Topic: Recent Advances in Proteomics Technologies: Turning Data into Information

Place: Building 426, Conference Room NCI at Frederick, Frederick, MD

Time: Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 2:00 PM

Abstract: Topics of this talk will include: multidimensional nanospray LC/MS/MS; comparison of AP MALDI to vacuum MALDI; software solutions for turning large volumes of data into useful summary information; newly developed technology to remove high abundance proteins from serum samples; accurate mass analysis with TOF technology; and the current status and future outlook of microfluidics as a front-end to LC/MS.