Susan Marie Lunte

Dr. Lunte started her career at KU as a scientist in the Center for Bioanalytical Research working with Ted Kuwana, and joined the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 1995. She is currently the director of the Ralph N. Adams Institute for Bioanalytical Chemistry and the NIH COBRE Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways. She is an innovator in the field of miniaturized separations systems involving capillary and microchip electrophoresis, including the development of new electrochemical detection methods and the coupling of microdialysis to electrophoresis for continuous in vivo monitoring of drugs and neurotransmitters.

In 2023, Dr. Lunte received the American Chemical Society National Award in Analytical Chemistry in recognition of her contributions to the field of bioanalytical chemistry and, in particular, her work in the development of new separation and detection methods for the determination of biological molecules including peptides, neurotransmitters and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society and American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. In 2018 she received the ANACHEM Award.

Learn more about Susan Lunte on the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry website.