Title: Advances in one- and two-dimensional separations of therapeutic oligonucleotides

Govert W. Somsen is full professor of Biomolecular Analysis/Analytical Chemistry at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) in The Netherlands. His main expertise is on hyphenated concepts in separation science directed to the characterization of proteins, peptides, oligonucleotides, and nanoparticles, often in complex mixtures. His group made significant contributions to the development, optimization and application of coupled analytical techniques combining selective liquid-phase separations with mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopy and bioactivity assays. He is (co-)author of over 230 papers in these fields. He has (co-)organized a number of international symposia in the field of analytical separations and is co-founder of the Center of Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), the Dutch focal point for excellence in analytical research and education. He is also member of the consultation committee Chemistry of the Dutch Research Council and part of the management team of the Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences at VUA.