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Pieter C. Dorrestein is a Professor at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He leads innovative research in mass spectrometry aimed at understanding microbial chemistry and the microbiome's ecological niche. He oversees the Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center equipped with a dozen mass spectrometers dedicated to studying cellular interactions and metabolomics. His research focuses on developing new methods to characterize metabolites and monitor non-invasive drug metabolism, aiding in the understanding of complex microbe-to-microbe and microbe-host interactions. With a solid educational background including a B.A. in Chemistry from Northern Arizona University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Biology from Cornell University, Prof. Dorrestein has received numerous accolades, including the Beckman Young Investigator Award and the Blavatnik Finalist recognition. He actively collaborates with various biotechnology companies to enhance detection strategies for critical applications in agriculture and healthcare.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).