HEIDELBERG, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2017 — Purdue University Ph.D. candidate Clint Alfaro has received the 2016 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Best Paper Award from Springer International Publishing AG, publisher of the Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC). In a paper published in ABC, first author Alfaro and his colleagues describe molecular techniques that have great potential to augment the surgeon's toolbox, such as mass spectrometry. The techniques could guide surgical decision-making during tumor resection, thus benefiting patient outcomes. 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