Summary
Professor Takats has obtained his PhD from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. He has worked as a post-doctoral research associate at Purdue University, Indiana, USA. After returning to Hungary, he served as Director of Cell Screen Research Centre and also as Head of Newborn Screening and Metabolic Diagnostic Laboratory at Semmelweis University, Budapest.
Professor Takats was awarded the Starting Grant by the European Research Council in 2008 and he subsequently, became a Junior Research Group Leader at Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany. He moved to the United Kingdom in 2012 and currently works as a Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Imperial College London.
Professor Takats has pursued pioneering research in mass spectrometry and he is one of the founders of the field of ‘Ambient Mass Spectrometry’. He is the primary inventor of six mass spectrometric ionization techniques and author of 78 peer reviewed publications. He was the recipient of the prestigious Mattauch-Herzog Award of the German Mass Spectrometry Society and the Hungarian Star Award for Outstanding Innovators. He is the founder of Prosolia Inc, Medimass Ltd and Massprom Ltd, all companies pursuing analytical and medical device development.
Publications
Journals
Xiang Y, Metodiev M, Wang M, et al., 2023, Enhancement of Ambient Mass Spectrometry Imaging Data by Image Restoration, Metabolites, Vol:13, Pages:669-669
Kowalka AMM, Alexiadou K, Cuenco J, et al., 2023, Commentary on "The road to reliable peptide assays is paved with good guidelines", Clinical Endocrinology, ISSN:0300-0664
Dannhorn A, Doria ML, McKenzie J, et al., 2023, Targeted Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Drug Distribution, Toxicity, and Tissue Classification Studies, Metabolites, Vol:13
Steven RT, Niehaus M, Taylor AJ, et al., 2022, Atmospheric-Pressure Infrared Laser-Ablation Plasma- Postionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) and Fresh-Frozen Tissue Sections with No Sample Preparation, Analytical Chemistry, Vol:94, ISSN:0003-2700, Pages:9970-9974
Conference
Patel P, Kumar S, Doria L, et al., 2022, The clinical utilisation of tissue imaging Mass Spectrometry as a diagnostic model for Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, ISSN:0007-1323