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Martin Gilar

Dr. Martin Gilar is Scientific Fellow in the Separations R&D group at Waters Corporation. Dr. Gilar is an expert in separation sciences, focusing on analysis of biopolymers, peptides, and nucleic acids. He has published over 75 peer reviewed papers. Dr. Gilar is recipient of Chromatographic Society Jubilee medal in 2022 and Jaroslav Janak 2022 medal.

Posts From Martin Gilar


Addressing the Mystery of Sample Loss

Many years ago, I was hired by a biopharma company to develop analytical methods for therapeutic oligonucleotides. When a new colleague warned me about sample loss on LC columns I looked at him with skepticism. “Yes,” he insisted, “part of your DNA sample may be irreversibly bound to the column and you will never see…