Navid J. Ayon

Bio

My name is Navid, and I am an analytical R&D scientist at the United States Pharmacopeia. My core technical expertise is in developing LC–MS-based workflows for analyzing a wide range of molecular species. I have had the opprtunity to study a wide range of exogenous and endogenous molecules to support pharmaceutical reference standard testing, clinical PK/TK programs, disease diagnosis, drug discovery and development. My PhD training focused primarily on targeted LC-MS-based bioanalytical method development for quantitative small-molecule analysis. During my postdoctoral tenure, I received training in 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 upon 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!