Neil Kelleher (scientist)

Neil L. Kelleher is the Walter and Mary Elizabeth Glass Professor of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, and Medicine at Northwestern University. His research focuses on mass spectrometry, primarily its application to proteomics. He is known mainly for top-down proteomics and the development of the fragmentation technique of electron-capture dissociation with Roman Zubarev while in Fred McLafferty's lab at Cornell University.

Neil L. Kelleher
Born	(1970-04-28) April 28, 1970 (age 55)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Pacific Lutheran University Cornell University
Known for	Mass spectrometry Top-down proteomics Electron-capture dissociation
Scientific career
Fields	Chemist Biochemist
Institutions	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Northwestern University
Doctoral advisor	Fred McLafferty Tadhg Begley

Early life and education

• B.S. Pacific Lutheran University
• M.S. and Ph.D. Cornell University

Research interests

• Mass spectrometry
• Electron-capture dissociation
• Proteomics
  • Top-down proteomics

Awards

• Biemann Medal, 2009
• Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award, 2008
• Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (American Chemical Society, Division of Biological Chemistry), 2006
• A.F. Findeis Award in Measurement Science (American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry), 2006
• Beckman Fellow, 2002-2003^[1]
• Presidential Early Career Award
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
• Packard Fellow
• NSF CAREER Award
• Lilly Analytical Chemistry Award
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Young Investigator
• Searle Scholar
• Fulbright Scholar