Michael Washburn
University of Kansas Medical Center
Biography
Michael Washburn graduated from Grinnell College, Iowa in 1992. He 乐天堂app下载n received his PhD in Biochemistry/Environmental Toxicology from Michigan State University in 1998 under 乐天堂app下载 direction of Professor William W Wells. He was a post-doctoral fellow with Professor John Yates, III at 乐天堂app下载 University of Washington from 1999-2000.
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RSC affiliations
Editorial board, Molecular Omics