Michael W. Dong | Authors

Michael W. Dong is a principal of MWD Consulting, which provides training and consulting services in HPLC and UHPLC, method improvement, pharmaceutical analysis, and drug quality. He was formerly a Senior Scientist at Genentech, a Research Fellow at Purdue Pharma, and a Senior Staff Scientist at Applied Biosystems/PerkinElmer. He holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from City University of New York. He has more than 130 publications and a bestselling book in chromatography. He is an editorial advisory board member of LCGC North America and the Chinese American Chromatography Association. Direct correspondence to: LCGCedit@mmhgroup.com.

Articles

Pharmaceutical Regulations: An Overview for the Analytical Chemist

What you need to know about pharmaceutical regulations as an analytical chemist is provided here, including an explanation about how working in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment can yield positive results.

HPLC, MS, and CDS: The New Products to Watch—from Pittcon and Beyond

An examination of the new high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), mass spectrometry (MS), chromatography data systems (CDS), and related products that were introduced over the last year.

Reflections from Pittcon 2023: A Look at HPLC and MS New Product Introductions from 2022–2023

Many new HPLC and MS products were launched in 2022–2023. This conference coverage article discusses several of these new products, including their salient features, benefits, and technical specifications.

Reflections from Pittcon 2023: Megatrends of HPLC and MS Instruments and Applications

A general discussion of the megatrends of separation science equipment (both high performance liquid chromatography [HPLC] and mass spectrometry [MS]) and their applications in recent years is presented.

Drug Development Process: Nonclinical Development of Small-Molecule Drugs

This case study of the career path of a separation scientist illustrates the diversified roles of an analytical chemist in nonclinical drug development.

Small-Molecule Drug Discovery: Processes, Perspectives, Candidate Selection, and Career Opportunities for Analytical Chemists

An overview of modern approaches to small-molecule drug discovery.