Charles R. Cantor[1] (born August 26, 1942 in Brooklyn) is an American molecular geneticist who, in conjunction with David Schwartz, developed pulse field gel electrophoresis for very large DNA molecules.
[6] While on a two-year sabbatical acting as Chief Scientific Officer at Sequenom, Inc. he maintained his research laboratory at Boston University.
[1] He is a consultant to more than 16 biotech firms, has published more than 400 peer-reviewed articles, been granted 54 US patents, and co-authored a three-volume textbook on Biophysical Chemistry.
[1] Charles Cantor obtained his Ph.D. in the group of Ignacio Tinoco, with whom he published work on the optical properties of nucleotides.
Cantor's laboratory at Boston University has developed methods for separating large DNA molecules, for studying structural relationships in complex proteins and nucleic acids, and for sensitive detection of proteins and nucleic acids in a variety of settings.