Kristopher Kirmess

Dr. Kirmess is an analytical chemist with a vast knowledge of chromatographic separations and mass spectrometry. He obtained his PhD in analytical chemistry from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale while investigating primary ion formation mechanisms within matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization. He conducted his post-doctoral training at Washington University School of Medicine in Dr. Kevin Yarasheski’s lab where he conducted assay development on liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for comparative metabolomics. At C₂N Diagnostics, he applies state-of-the-art mass spectrometry techniques to advance both basic and applied knowledge towards identifying, characterizing, and quantifying biomolecules that inform us about disease mechanisms, and can serve as diagnostic or theranostic biomarkers.