Barry Karger

Biography

Barry Karger is a Co-founder of BioAnalytix and is the Emeritus James L. Waters Chair in Analytical Chemistry and Distinguished Professor. He was the Founding Director of the Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis at Northeastern University and was its director for over 40 years. Dr. Karger has been an active researcher with 375 publications and 50 patents in the field of bioanalytical chemistry, with particular emphasis in liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. More than 200 Ph.Ds and post doctoral students worked under his direction. For his many contributions to Northeastern University, a medal was established in his name, awarded biannually, to a scientist with outstanding contributions in the field of bioanalytical chemistry. Dr. Karger has received many honors including three American Chemical Society awards, the prestigious Bergman Medal from the Swedish Chemical Society, and the Herovsky Gold Medal from the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the Beckman Medal for major contributions to electrophoretic separations. Dr. Karger has been a major contributor to the development of HPLC, and his technology in capillary electrophoresis played a significant role in the Human Genome Project. More recently he has been involved in the development of new technologies for proteomics, especially trace level LC/MS analysis of proteins in biological matrices, and comprehensive characterization of complex protein structures. He has actively collaborated with a number of companies in the biotechnology industry, especially in the characterization of biopharmaceuticals and the biology of production cell lines.

Research Interest

bioanalytical chemistry