Leadership

J Preston
Separation Sciences Director
J Preston, PhD is the Director of Separation Sciences at YMC America. He has over 25 years of experience that has been focused on chromatography in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr Preston spent over 8 years at Amgen, 3 years at Pfizer / Pharmacia / GD Searle and 3 years with Abbott Labs. Prior to joining YMC America, J spent 9 years at the Phenomenex Corporation as the Manager and Principle Scientist in their applications lab, and spent some time as the Global Product manager for their Chiral, Prep and Bulk product lines. He holds a Doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MS in Analytical Chemistry from East Texas State, and a BS in Chemistry from Central Michigan University. J has published numerous peer reviewed articles and has given many presentations at national and international meetings