Joshua J. Coon

Joshua J. Coon is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with appointments in the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and the Department of Chemistry. He leads the Coon Group, focusing on advancing mass spectrometry technologies for proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics. His research addresses fundamental questions in cell biology, including stem cell differentiation, epigenetic regulation, and cancer biomarker discovery.

• Affiliations: Director of the NIGMS National Center for Quantitative Biology of Complex Systems.
• Research Emphasis: Instrumentation development, data analysis software, ion chemistry, and biological applications of proteomics.
• Laboratory: Located in the Genome Center of Wisconsin with a dozen hybrid mass spectrometers, including Orbitrap systems.
• Collaborations: Long-term partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) for technology commercialization.
• Training: Mentored 27 Ph.D. students since 2009, emphasizing interdisciplinary research and professional development.