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My name is Navid J. Ayon and I am currently working as a Research Scientist at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. I received my BS and MS in Pharmacy from the University of Dhaka and a MS in Chemistry from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. I obtained my PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry from the later, where I was first introduced to liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. After receiving training on LC-MS based bioanalysis of small molecules and peptides at grad school and as an intern at Streck Inc. Laboratories, I was fortunate to receive postdoctoral training on intact protein analysis using LC/CE/MS at Northwestern University. Since 2014, I have been using chromatography, mass spectrometry, and automation to study what happens at the molecular level when a disease develops, when it's intervened by a 'drug' or 'drug' like entity (what drug does to the body) and what happens to them (what body does to the drug). I am fascinated by "Mass Spectrometers" and where the field evolved in the last decade. Progress ceases when curiosity wears out. There is no end to learning and I feel fortunate to always find learning new things exciting. Thanks for taking the time to visit my page!
Affiliation
Current:
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland, USA
Research Scientist [September 2024 - Present]
Past:
Laboratory Corporation of America
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Staff Scientist I [Nov 2022 - Jul 2024]
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Postdoctoral Scholar [Jan 2021 - Oct 2022]
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant [Jun 2014 - Dec 2020]
Streck Inc. Laboratories
La Vista, Nebraska, USA
R&D Intern (Molecular) [May 2019 - Aug 2019]
Education
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy (2020)
Pharmaceutical Sciences & Chemistry
University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Master of Science (2019)
Chemistry
University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Master of Pharmacy (2013)
Pharmaceutical Technology
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Pharmacy (2012)
Pharmacy
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Certification:
College Teaching and Career Preparation (2021)
University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Let's separate biomolecules, identify and measure 'Em and Find out what they do; with the coolest technology on earth aka LCMS!
Beauty of a MS Chromatogram!
Email: navidjayon@gmail.com
Progress ceases when curiosity wears out.