ASMS 2026: Agilent Breakfast Sessions

We’re excited to see you at ASMS 2026 in San Diego, California

Agilent is excited to be back at ASMS 2026 and if you ask us, we are better than ever!

Join us throughout the week as we Bring Great Science to Life through new innovations for accelerated discovery, advanced quality, assured safety and amplified productivity. With 6 breakfast sessions and an engaging user group meeting, there is something for everyone. Learn more about each day's offerings below.

Agilent Breakfast Sessions at ASMS 2026

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Monday, June 1, 2026

MAM Solution

• Time: 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
• Location: Room 5AB, San Diego Convention Center

Beyond the Blank: Confidence in your LC/MS System for Multi-Attribute Method Analysis

• Jahziel Chase, Northeastern University
  • Jahziel Chase is a PhD candidate in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University, based in the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory (BATL) within Northeastern's Center for Bioinnovation. His research focuses on developing protein characterization methods using multiple ion mobility–mass spectrometry platforms to streamline biopharmaceutical quality control workflows. He is National GEM Fellow, LSAMP scholar, and NeU STARS Fellow. Jahziel has founded the Northeastern University chapter of NOBCChE and leads the NOBCChE Boston City Collaborative, where he works to build community and opportunity for scientists in the Boston area. 

From Complexity to Clarity: How the New Agilent MAM Solution Enables Confident Biologics Release

• Melissa Sato, Agilent Technologies
  • Melissa Sato brings over 15 years of biopharma experience specializing in analytical sciences, including mass spectrometry and chromatography for mAbs, BiTEs, fusion proteins, and oligonucleotides. She brings over 10 years of experience in Multi-Attribute Method expanding across development to GMP from her roles at Amgen and Thermo Fisher Scientific.  At Amgen, she was an integral part of implementing MAM in GMP and co-authored a patent on sequential enzymatic digestion for MS analysis. Now at Agilent, Melissa leads the MAM for OpenLab CDS product and oversees BioConfirm and ExDViewer, driving innovation in biopharma mass spectrometry applications.

Laboratory Productivity

• Time: 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
• Location: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center

Measuring Pesticides and Environmental Pollutants in Human Plasma using the Agilent 7010D GC/TQ: Novel Extraction, Novel Injection, and Ultra-Sensitive MS

• Jeffrey McDonald, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Jeff McDonald has been involved with small-molecule chromatography and mass spectrometry for almost 30 years.  He received a B.S. in Chemistry from Fort Lewis College in 1996 and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in the lab of Ron Hites at Indiana University in 2002.  After postdoctoral training and a short stint as a Reseach Chemist at the FBI Research Lab in Quantico, VA, he returned to academic research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.  There, he has spent the last 21 years building a world-class lipid mass spectrometry research laboratory.  Recently, neurodegeneration/exposome project brought him back to his graduate school roots of measuring organochlorine pesticides.  

Intelligence That Performs: The Next Generation of GC/MS

• Alan Owens, Agilent Technologies
  • Alan Owens is the GC Product Manager at Agilent Technologies, where he leads product strategy and development for Agilent’s highend gas chromatography solutions. With a decade of experience in the chromatography industry, Alan is passionate about advancing analytical capabilities and supporting scientists across a wide range of applications. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from HampdenSydney College. 
• Lakshmi Krishnan, Agilent Technologies
  • Lakshmi Krishnan is the GC/MS Single Quadrupole Product Manager at Agilent Technologies. Based in Santa Clara, she leads product development and portfolio management for Agilent’s GC/MSD platform. She holds an M.S. in Biotechnology with a Business Administration focus from San Jose State University, bridging scientific expertise with product leadership. 

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Multiomics Discovery

• Time: 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
• Location: Room 5AB, San Diego Convention Center

Increasing Confidence in Large-Scale Profiling for the Omics Sciences

• Gary Patti, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Gary Patti is the Michael and Tana Powell Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he holds appointments in the departments of chemistry, genetics, and medicine. Dr. Patti is the Senior Director of the Center for Mass Spectrometry & Metabolic Tracing, Director of the Clinical Research Core in Medicine, Dean's Fellow of Advancement and Entrepreneurship, Director of Faculty Affairs, and the Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of Panome Bio.  Professor Patti’s research focuses on developing and applying mass spectrometry-based technologies to enhance our understanding of cancer.  

Simplified Elemental Analysis

• Time: 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
• Location: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center

Are you Getting the Most Out of Your Cell Gas? Mitigating ICP-MS Interferences with Collision/Reaction Cell Gas

• Phil Lowenstern, Agilent Technologies
  • Philip Lowenstern is a Product Marketing Director in Agilent’s Spectroscopy Division, based in Australia, with over 20 years of experience in analytical instrumentation. He leads global product strategy for atomic spectroscopy and collaborates closely with customers and R&D teams worldwide to deliver nextgeneration ICPMS and spectroscopy hardware and software platforms. 
• Mark Kelinske, Agilent Technologies
  • Mark Kelinske is an ICP-MS Product Specialist at Agilent Technologies with over 20 years of experience in analytical chemistry. He specializes in advanced ICP-MS and ICP-MS/MS techniques, supporting laboratories across a wide range of applications.  His expertise includes method development, instrument optimization, troubleshooting complex analytical challenges, and helping laboratories improve performance and efficiency in their analytical workflows. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 

Laboratory Ecosystem

• Time: 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
• Location: Room 5AB, San Diego Convention Center

Simplifying Regulated Workflows with a Unified CDS. MassHunter and OpenLab CDS: Better Together

• Brian Rivera, Agilent Technologies
  • Brian Rivera is a software product manager at Agilent Technologies with over 20 years of experience in HPLC analysis of large molecules, including LC/MS for oligonucleotides and monoclonal antibodies. As a software product manager, his focus is on the practical implementation of innovative data analysis in regulated labs. 

More Evidence per Injection: Using Multi-Detector LC/MS and Intelligent Review for Confident Decisions

• Andreas Otto, Agilent Technologies
  • Andreas Otto is Director of Strategic Product Management for LC and LC/MS at Agilent. He joined Agilent in 2018 and brings more than ten years of experience in highresolution LC/MS, with a strong background in bioanalytics and proteomics. Andreas holds a PhD in Microbiology and is a trained biochemist. 

Biotherapeutics Analysis

• Time: 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
• Location: Room 4, San Diego Convention Center

Agilent LC/TOF Enhanced: Effortless Power, Robustness with Dual-Platform Freedom

• Russell Burge, Agilent Technologies
  • Russell is a dedicated leader with a proven track record of success in the development and commercialization of automation, instrumentation, and software products for life science and industrial applications. Currently, he serves as a Technical Product Manager at Agilent Technologies, where he has been working full-time since March 2023. Based in Santa Clara, California, Russell manages LC/SQ and LC/TOF Mass Spectrometer products. 

Stay tuned – another great application story coming your way soon!