Robert Kennedy (chemist)

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Robert Kennedy
Born
Robert Travis Kennedy

(1962-11-11) November 11, 1962 (age 60)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Florida
University of North Carolina
Awards Martin Medal (2019)
ACS Award in Chromatography (2017)
Scientific career
Fields Chemistry, analytical chemistry, and neuroscience
Institutions University of Michigan
Doctoral advisor James Jorgenson

Robert Travis Kennedy (born 1962) is an American chemist specializing in bioanalytical chemistry including liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and microfluidics. He is currently the Hobart H. Willard Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry and the chair of the department of chemistry at the University of Michigan. [1] He holds joint appointments with the Department of Pharmacology and Department Macromolecular Science and Engineering. [2] Kennedy is an Associate Editor of Analytical Chemistry. [3]

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Early life and education

Kennedy was born on November 11, 1962, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at the University of Florida in 1984 and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) in 1988 while working under James Jorgenson. He was an NSF post-doctoral fellow at UNC from 1989-1991 with R. Mark Wightman. [4]

Academic career and research interests

Kennedy became a professor of chemistry at the University of Florida in 1991. After 11 years, he moved to the University of Michigan. He has graduated approximately 70 graduate students. Kennedy’s research focuses on developing analytical instrumentation and methods that can help solve biological problems. [5] He is considered a leader in the field of analytical chemistry, [6] and an expert in endocrinology, neurochemistry, and high-throughput analysis. Major contributions to analytical chemistry include affinity probe capillary electrophoresis, [7] [8] in vivo neurochemical measurements, [9] and ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography. [10] He has been an Lilly Analytical Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow, and AAAS Fellow. [11]

Honors and awards

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References

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  2. ↑ "Robert T. Kennedy, Ph.D". UM Medical School. University of Michigan. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Editorial Board". Analytical Chemistry. American Chemical Society. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "About Dr. Kennedy". Kennedy Group. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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  6. ↑ "The Power List 2019". The Analytical Scientist. Texere Publishing Limited. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. ↑ German, Igor; Buchanan, Danielle D.; Kennedy, Robert T. (November 1998). "Aptamers as Ligands in Affinity Probe Capillary Electrophoresis". Analytical Chemistry. 70 (21): 4540–4545. doi:10.1021/ac980638h. PMID   9823713.
  8. ↑ Heegaard, Niels H. H.; Kennedy, Robert T. (1 October 1999). "Identification, quantitation, and characterization of biomolecules by capillary electrophoretic analysis of binding interactions". Electrophoresis. 20 (15–16): 3122–3133. doi:10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(19991001)20:15/16<3122::aid-elps3122>3.0.co;2-m. PMID   10596820. S2CID   39132660.
  9. ↑ Watson, Christopher J.; Venton, B. Jill; Kennedy, Robert T. (March 2006). "In Vivo Measurements of Neurotransmitters by Microdialysis Sampling". Analytical Chemistry. 78 (5): 1391–1399. doi:10.1021/ac0693722. PMID   16570388.
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