Dr. Garcia’s research interest has focused on developing novel mass spectrometry based approaches and computation for interrogating protein modifications, especially those involved in epigenetic mechanisms. One longstanding main interest is in understanding the dynamics of histone PTMs during cellular differentiation and disease by combining cell biology, genomics and biochemical techniques with quantitative Bottom Up, Middle and Top Down proteomics. His work has resulted in over 350 publications (>310 as a faculty PI). His Google Scholar page can be found here. He has been recognized with numerous honors including the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Research Award, the ACS Leadership Development Award, named an “Emerging Investigator” by the Molecular Biosystems journal, the New Jersey Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group Early Career Award, a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, an AB Sciex Young Investigator Award, an Agilent Thought Leader Award, the Biomed Research Central Award in Molecular and Cellular Sciences, the PITTCON Achievement Award, the Enabling Proteomics Technologies Ken Standing Award, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Dr. Robert Arceci Scholar Award, the Protein Society Young Investigator Award, the Distinguished Lectureship Award from the New Jersey American Chemical Society Mass Spectrometry Group, and the American Chemical Society Arthur F. Findeis Award. In 2018, Ben was also the recipient of the prestigious American Society for Mass Spectrometry Biemann Medal. He also received the 2020 Michael L. Gross Award Lectureship as well. Ben was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), and received the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) Discovery in Proteomic Sciences Award, both in 2020.