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About Alexander Cherkassky

A biotechnology and medical device executive, Alexander Cherkassky has a wealth of experience in the fields of mass spectrometry and mass cytometry. After obtaining his bachelor of science in biochemistry from Northeastern University, Alexander Cherkassky found work with the medical detection and imaging technology company PerkinElmer in Waltham, Massachusetts.

He would remain with PerkinElmer for 16 years. During this time, he twice returned to the academic environment, securing a master of science in bioinformatics from Boston University and a master of business administration with a concentration on technology management from the New York Institute of Technology. Mr. Cherkassky earned all three of his degrees with academic honors.

Alexander Cherkassky left PerkinElmer as director of research and development and subsequently found employment with Thermo Fisher Scientific, also in Waltham, Massachusetts. In this position, he served consecutive posts as scientific support director and platform director. For the past two years he has led the mass cytometry/imaging mass cytometry franchise of Fluidigm as a senior director.