{"id":4470,"date":"2016-09-26T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/waters-and-bioanalysis-zone-are-highlighting-our-bioanalytical-chemists\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T18:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:51:00","slug":"waters-and-bioanalysis-zone-are-highlighting-our-bioanalytical-chemists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waters.com\/blog\/waters-and-bioanalysis-zone-are-highlighting-our-bioanalytical-chemists\/","title":{"rendered":"Waters and BioanalysisZone are Highlighting our Bioanalytical Chemists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Like the black panther, are analytical scientists going extinct?<\/p>\n

In a presidential election year, we are reminded of the many tough choices we face\u2014Democrats or Republicans, plastic or paper, ketchup or mustard, soccer or football.<\/p>\n

And as we watched the Olympic track and field events, for instance, we saw the margin between first and last become more narrow with each subsequent heat.<\/p>\n

Bioanalysis Zone\u2019s New Investigator\u2019s Award<\/a> is no different. With a field of 25 outstanding scholars nominated, the judges had a difficult time narrowing the pool of candidates down to six. Read about Dr. Erin Chambers\u2019<\/a> experience with this process from a judge\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n

The margin of separation at this level of performance is miniscule.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, recent commentary has raised the possibility of \u00a0an attenuation of qualified bioanalytical scientists in the field. In his blog, \u201cAre Analytical Chemists Going Extinct<\/a>?\u201d Anthony Marcello raises questions and initiates a discussion around this observation. He points out:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn some industries, technology is reducing the need for a highly skilled workforce. In the LC\/MS world there is a strong demand for easier to use instruments. Is technology negatively influencing chemists\u2019 development?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a recent panel discussion, BioanalysisZone’s The Skills Gap<\/a>, Dr. Roger Hayes, senior vice president and general manager at MPI Research, commented on the deficiency in instrumentation knowledge of new scientists.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We tend to hire PhDs] coming out of biology programs and their awareness of what mass spectrometry is that it is just a box.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A recent publication in Bioanalysis <\/em>summarizing the 21st International Reid Bioanalytical Forum, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, (7\u201310 September 2015)<\/a> reported, \u201cIt was generally agreed that there is a shortage of analytical scientists in Universities, particularly in the UK. Part of the reason for this was thought to be the high levels of tuition fees, which is driving students into other courses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Questions were raised around the overall interest of students in the career path for bioanalytical sciences, which they perceived as having poor job prospects and pay.\u00a0 Thus, a contributor to the widening gap is that fewer individuals are enrolling in analytical science programs.<\/p>\n

However, the attendees left with some concrete actions including,\u00a0\u201cIncreasing awareness and visibility to younger scientists of the wide range of exciting roles that are available for bioanalytical scientists, particularly in smaller companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attendees at the Reid Forum should be invigorated to see the 25 new investigators<\/a> in this year\u2019s list of nominees. Dr. Chambers was particularly pleased with the diversity and depth of innovation:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really impressed by the highly advanced level of technical competence and the penchant for innovation by all the nominees. We saw novel ways of normalizing endogenous analytes to allow for measurement of biomarkers. There were novel applications of conventional technologies like electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and synchrotron infra-red imaging, as well as new sample prep methods like automated alveolar breath sampling using micro-extraction.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is clear that there is a closely contested debate ongoing on whether bioanalytical scientists are going extinct. Maybe they are on the endangered species list\u2014or maybe, like the black panther<\/a>, they are just adapting to their changing environment and re-defining themselves.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the remaining six candidates for the New Investigator\u2019s Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Dr. Panagiotis Vorkas<\/a>, the winner of this year\u2019s prize.\u00a0 This year’s prize includes a $1000 honorarium and an all expenses paid trip to the European Bioanalysis Forum in Barcelona, to present their work.\u00a0 Register to view the presentation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Visit the Waters DMPK microsite<\/a> to see how pivotal Bioanalysis is to drug discovery and development.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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