Caprioli was born in
New York City and graduated from
Columbia University in 1969 with a PhD, studying under
David Rittenberg. More recently, another major contribution to the field of mass spectrometry was his application of
MALDI mass spectrometry for
imaging of biological samples. First published in 1997, the technique has been widely adopted and has been used to visualize proteins, peptides, drugs and other small molecules in tissue and other biological materials. and a daughter. ==References==