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Dr. Richard Mathies' work in the area of biotechnology and the Human Genome Project led to the development of new high-speed, high-throughput DNA analysis technologies such as capillary array electrophoresis and energy transfer (ET) fluorescent dye labels for DNA sequencing and analysis. In particular, his development of ET fluorescent labels was critical to the early completion of the Human Genome sequence. He also pioneered the development of microfabricated capillary electrophoresis devices and microfabricated integrated sample preparation and detection methods for lab-on-a-chip analysis systems that are being applied to DNA sequencing, diagnostics, forensics, pathogen detection, and space exploration. Dr. Mathies has been Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Center for Analytical Biotechnology at the University of California at Berkeley since 1976. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Washington. He earned his Master’s degree and Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry at Cornell University from Andreas Albrecht. He completed two years of postdoctoral study as a Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale with Lubert Stryer.Dr. Mathies is author of over 350 publications and patents on photochemistry, photobiology, bioanalytical chemistry and genome analysis technology. | 