Education/Experience
Ph.D., Pharmacology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1993 - 1998
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1998 - 1999
Postdoctoral Associate
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, 1999 - 2000
Research Associate
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, 2000 - 2002
Research Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, 2002 - present
BICB M.S. Student, part-time
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, expected completion 2018
Expertise
Peptide ESI and MALDI mass spectrometry
Peptide 1D and 2D capillary HPLC-MS/MS
Protein identification by peptide MS/MS interpretation
Amino acid PTM assignment from MS/MS spectra
Relative protein quantification using iTRAQ technologies
Protein database search strategies with peptide tandem MS data
Manual peptide MS/MS interpretation
Small molecule high resolution MS for accurate mass
Intact protein MW measurement by MALDI and ESI-MS
Advanced MS scan modes including precursor ion, neutral loss, in-source decay
Award
2013 MCF Palmer Award Recipient