ICR Advisory Sub-Committee

Thermo Fisher Scientific

355 River Oaks Parkway

San Jose, CA 95134

Phone: 408-965-6000

Email: Jesse Canterbury

Research Interests: My interests are in new hardware and software development for mass spectrometry.

Term: 1/2025-12/2027

Escuela de Química, Industrial University of Santander

Campus Universitario Cra 27 Calle 9

Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia

Phone: +57-316-878-7518

Email: Marianny Y. Combariza

Research Interests: Analytical chemistry and advanced mass spectrometry, particularly the development and application of MALDI and high-resolution MS methods for characterizing complex biological and natural matrices. Interests include designing innovative MALDI matrices, elucidating molecular structures, identifying biomarkers and pigments, and applying mass spectrometry to biomass-derived materials, microalgae, biopolymers, fuels, and other sustainability- and bioeconomy-relevant systems.

Term: 1/2027-12/2029

Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

8560 Progress Drive, Frederick, MD 21701

Phone: 240-529-4109

Email: Caroline DeHart

Research Interests: Dr. DeHart’s research interests focus on the characterization of intact protein forms (proteoforms) and novel post-translational modifications (PTMs) of key oncoproteins by targeted top-down mass spectrometry. Her group also employs a combination of global, targeted, quantitative, top-down, native, and crosslinking-based proteomic workflows to support RAS Initiative collaborative projects with the goal of better understanding (and inhibiting) RAS-dependent signaling in human cancer.

Term: 1/2024-12/2026

University of Oklahoma

101 Stephenson Parkway

Norman, OK 73019-5251

Phone: 405-325-1483

Email: Luca Fornelli

Research interests: The research in the Fornelli lab focuses on the development of methods for the characterization of proteoforms via high-resolution mass spectrometry. The lab specializes in the analysis of large proteins (>30 kDa), including whole antibodies and their subunits, using advanced ion dissociation techniques and gas-phase ion-ion reactions.

Term: 1/2027-12/2029

University of California, Riverside

Dept. of Chemistry, Riverside, CA 92521

Phone: 951-827-3958

Email: Ryan Julian

Research Interests: Current research projects in the Julian lab include the top-down analysis of proteins by radical-directed dissociation (RDD) to obtain both sequence and structural information. We also develop and apply methods for analyzing peptides with isomerized residues in complex biological samples, including protocols incorporating DIA, RDD, UVPD, ion mobility, and liquid chromatography.

Term: 1/2024-12/2026

University of Georgia

Phone: 706-542-7146

Email: Franklin Leach

Research Interest: The leach lab at the University of Georgia focuses its research activities on the determination of molecular structure by FTMS in the context of environmental health with emphasis areas ranging from the interaction of emerging contaminants with natural organic matter and biota in wetland ecosystems to how the metabolic profile of organisms is affected by environmental exposures. The primary goal of these wide-ranging activities is to enable a more detailed understanding of environmental interactions and make a positive impact on public health.

Term: 1/2020-12/2026

University of Florida

PO Box 117200

Gainesville, FL 32611

Phone: 352-392-0556

Email: Boone M. Prentice

Research interests: The Prentice Lab focuses on the development of novel gas-phase ion chemistry, instrumentation, and imaging mass spectrometry methods on FT-ICR and other MS instrument platforms to understand the molecular basis of health and disease, including infectious disease, neurodegeneration, and diabetes.

Term: 1/2027-12/2029

Michigan State University

578 S Shaw Ln, Rm 240

East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: 517-353-1122

Email: Tian (Autumn) Qiu

Research interests: My lab develops MALDI-MS methods for molecular imaging and high-throughput profiling of small-molecule metabolites and environmental contaminants (such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) on microbial and animal models, together with other imaging modalities such as microscopy and LA-ICP-MS imaging, to understand the interactions among environmental exposure, microbial and host metabolisms.

Term: 1/2026-12/2028

University of Rostock

Albert-Einstein Str. 25

18059 Rostock (Germany)

Phone: 49-381-498-8990 (office)

+49-381-498-8954 (laboratory)

Email: Christopher Rüger

Research interests: My research centers on developing novel methodologies for the molecular-level chemical analysis of ultra-complex organic mixtures using high-resolution mass spectrometry. This includes creating hyphenated solutions, such as various thermal analysis techniques, and advancing on laser-based atmospheric pressure photoionization. A significant aspect of my work involves the automated processing of complex multidimensional data using custom-built Python, LabVIEW, and MATLAB routines and software. The practical applications of my research focus on studying materials related to energy transition, such as pyrolysis oils, biofuels, recycling streams, and organic aerosols from sources like ship and wildfire emissions.

Term: 1/2026-12/2028