James Ainsley Page 5

With a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana, James Ainsley works as a quality control chemist for a commercial drug manufacturer. He completed his undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of California, Riverside. He initially performed chromatographic purity testing on active pharmaceutical ingredients in quality control laboratories before shifting his focus to method validation. He currently validates analytical procedures used for drug release testing. He writes about analytical chemistry. Ainsley also collaborates with production specialists to review assay data and maintain consistent quality standards across active manufacturing lines.