Navid J. Ayon

Bio

My name is Navid and I am an analytical R&D scientist at the United States Pharmacopeia. I am trained in developing LC–MS-based analytical workflows for the analysis of exogenous (pharmaceuticals and biologics) and endogenous molecules (biomarkers) to support disease diagnosis, drug discovery, drug development, and molecular characterization. My PhD training was primarily on targeted LC-MS-based bioanalytical method development for quantitative analysis of small molecules. During my postdoc, I received training on intact protein analysis using high-resolution mass spectrometers. I have been using chromatography and mass spectrometry to study what happens at the molecular level when a disease develops, when it's intervened by a 'drug' or 'drug-like' entity (what the drug does to the body), and what happens to those entities (what the body does to the drug). I firmly believe that progress ceases when curiosity wears out. There is no end to learning, and I feel fortunate to always find learning new things exciting. Onward and upward!