Former Graduate Students and Postdocs
1. Marianny Yajaira Combariza
Ph.D. February 2004
Dissertation title: Exploring Ion-Molecule Reactions in a Quadrupole Ion Trap as a Tool to Obtain Coordination Structure from Transition Metal Complexes
Current affiliation: Universidad Industrial de Santandar
2. Michelle Herrmann
M.S. September 2000
Non-thesis Master’s degree
Current affiliation: Food and Drug Administration
3. Myra Bulaong Callaway
M.S. February 2003
Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Copper-Complexing Ligands from Marine Waters
Current affiliation: Regeneron, Research Associate
4. Catherine Cogut
M.S. May 2002
Non-thesis Master’s degree
Current affiliation: Thermo Fisher Scientific
5. Jihyeon Lim
Ph.D. September 2004
Dissertation Title: Determining the Coordination Structure of Metalloproteins with Mass Spectrometry
Current affiliation: Research Scientist at Janssen Research and Development, Malvern, PA
6. Amanda Chaparro
Ph.D. September 2004
Dissertation Title: Study of the Dissociation Dynamics of Transition Metal Complex Ions
Current affiliation: Universidad de Pamplona, Vice Rector for Academics
7. Angela Fahey
Defended Sept. 2006
Ph.D.
Dissertation Title:
Current affiliation: Director, Chemical Operations and EH&S Compliance at Cyalume Technologies, Springfield, MA
8. Jonathan Wilson
Ph.D. September 2005
Dissertation Title: Development of Multiplexed MS/MS Methods in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
Current affiliation: Research Manager for Analytical Chemistry, Smith and Nephew
9. Matthew Miller
Ph.D. February 2006
Dissertation Title: Characterization of the Protein Matrix of Cod Otoliths
Current affiliation: Chief of Staff for their COO/Head of Development, Rocket Pharmaceuticals
10. Kwasi Antwi
Ph.D. February 2007
Dissertation Title: Development of Chromatographic and Mass Spectrometric Tools to Study Metal-Interacting Molecules in Environmental and Biological Systems
Current affiliation: Senior Applications Scientist, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Tempe, AZ
11. Juma Bridgewater
Ph.D. September 2006
Dissertation Title: Using Metal Catalyzed Oxidation Reactions and Mass Spectrometry as a Reliable Method for Determining Metal Binding Sites in Proteins
Current affiliation: Amgen (Cambridge, MA)
12. Mark Olbris
M.S., Fall 2005
Thesis Title: Using Protein Footprinting to Study β-2-Microglobulin Amyloidosis
Current affiliation:
13. Benjamin Vanderpuije
M.S. May 2007
Thesis Title: Use of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles to Efficiently Extract and Concentrate Peptides for MALDI-TOF-MS Detection
Current affiliation: Teacher at Springfield High School of Science and Technology, Springfield, MA
14. Srikanth Rapole
Postdoc, 2005-2008
Current Position: Scientist, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune University, Pune, India
15. Vanessa (Mendoza) Gill
Ph.D. September 2010
Dissertation Title: Structural Characterization of the Pre-Amyloid Oligomers of β-2-microglobulin Using Covalent Labeling and Mass Spectrometry
Current affiliation: Scientist, Acceleron Pharma
16. Andrea Gomez Escudero
Ph.D. September 2010
Dissertation Title: Using Self Assembling Amphiphilic Nanomaterials to Selectively Extract and Concentrate Peptides for Analysis by Mass Spectrometry
Current affiliation: Universidad del Quindio, Quindio, Colombia
17. Adam Graichen
Ph.D. September 2012
Dissertation Title: Enhanced Detection Strategies Accomplished through Metal Binding and Miniature Mass Spectrometry
Current affiliation: Manager, Mass Spectrometry Center, University of Connecticut
18. Nadnudda “Tan” Rodthongkum
Ph.D. September 2011
Dissertation Title: Using Polymeric Reverse Micelles Along with MALDI-MS to Improve the Analysis of Complex Peptide and Protein Mixtures
Current affiliation: Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
19. Zhengjiang Zhu
Ph.D. December 2011
Dissertation Title: Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Monolayer Protected Nanoparticles
Current affiliation: PI, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Biology and Chemistry (IRCBC) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
20. Guanshi Zhang
M.S. September 2009; Non-thesis
Current affiliation: Director of International Office, China Medical Devices
21. Shaynah Browne
M.S. December 2011
Thesis title: The Study of Inter and Intramolecular Interactions in Gas-Phase Protein Ions by Electron Transfer Dissociation
Current affiliation: Veterans Affairs Clinical Lab, Washington
22. Yuping Zhou
Ph.D. February 2014
Thesis title: “Structural Analysis of Proteins by Covalent Labeling and Mass Spectrometric Detection”
Current affiliation: Research scientist, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
23. Jia Dong
Ph.D. February 2014
Thesis title: “Mass Spectrometric Methods for Studying Protein-Metal Binding”
Current affiliation: Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Redwood City, CA
24. Bo Yan
Ph.D. May 2014
Thesis title: “Mass Spectrometric Characterization and Imaging of Nanoparticles in Biological Samples”
Current affiliation: Senior Scientist, Beam Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
25. Bukola Fatunmbi
2009-2012
Current affiliation: Global Sales Manager, Separation Methods Technologies, Inc.
26. Nicholas Borotto
PhD February 2016
Thesis title: “The Application of Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange and Covalent Labeling Coupled with Mass Spectrometry to Examine Protein Structure”
Current affiliation: Assistant Professor, University of Nevada
27. Gladys Murage Davis
M.S. September 2011
Current affiliation: Chemist, Bobby P. Kearney Addiction Recovery Medical Services
28. Helene Philogene Khalid
2010-2011 (PREP student)
Current affiliation: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University School of Medicine
29. T. Ryan Sullivan
M.S. December 2012
Current affiliation: Chemist, Kanzaki Paper, Ware, MA
30. Ramesh Venna
Posdoc, 2011-2012
Current affiliation: Biocon Biologics, Hyderabad, India
31. Alyssa Marsico
Ph.D. February 2017
Thesis title: “Analysis of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Use with Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry”
Current affiliation: Asst. Professor, Dept. of Forensic Science, University of New Haven
32. Yuqing Xing
M.S. August 2014
Current affiliation: Ph.D. program in Statistics, UMass Amherst
33. Zhe Zhang
Ph.D. February 2017
Thesis title: “New Mass Spectrometric Methods for Studying Proteins in the Solution and in the Gas Phase”
Current affiliation: Senior Scientist, Novartis, Cambridge, MA
34. Feng Wang
Ph.D. February 2014
Thesis title: “Amphiphilic Supramolecular Assemblies and Their Applications in Materials and Biology”
Current affiliation: Principal Process Engineer at GlobalFoundries
35. Sukru Gokhan Elci
Ph.D. February 2017
Thesis title: “Gold Nanoparticle Biodistributions and Stability in vivo from Mass Spectrometric Imaging”
Current affiliation: Asst. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Pamukkale University, Turkey
36. Singyuk Hou
M.S. August 2015
Current affiliation: Ph.D. program in Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland
37. Mahalia Adelina Corazon “Mac” Serrano
Ph.D. February 2019
Thesis title: “Enhanced Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptides and Protein using Polymeric Reverse Micelles”
Current affiliation: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ
38. Bo Zhao
Ph.D. September 2019
Thesis title: “Protein Detection and Structural Characterization by Mass Spectrometry Using Supramolecular Assemblies and Small Molecules”
Current affiliation: Scientist at Regeneron, Tarrytown, NY
39. Meizhe Wang
Ph.D. September 2019
Thesis title: “Supramolecular Nanoassemblies for the Separation and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptides and Modified Proteins”
Current affiliation: Postdoctoral fellow, Boston University School of Medicine
40. Tianying Liu
Ph.D. September 2019
Thesis title: “Covalent Labeling and Mass Spectrometry for Characterizing Protein-Ligand Complexes”
Current affiliation: Project Manager at Viva Biotech, Shanghai, China
41. Tyler Marcinko
Ph.D. May 2019
Thesis title: “Characterization of β-2-Microglobulin Pre-Amyloid Oligomers and Their Role in Amyloid Inhibition”
Current affiliation: Process Development Scientist, Amgen, Pivotal Attribute Sciences
42. Patanachai ‘Kong’ Limpikirati
Ph.D. May 2020
Thesis title: “Structural Analysis of Protein Therapeutics Using Covalent Labeling-Mass Spectrometry”
Current affiliation: Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
43. Kristen Sikora
Ph.D. September 2020
Thesis title: “Investigating the Accumulation, Sub-Organ Distribution, and Biochemical Effects of Nanomaterials Using Mass Spectrometry”
Current affiliation: CytoSorbents, Senior Analytical Chemist I
44. Blaise Arden
Ph.D. 2021
Thesis title: “Amyloidogenesis of β-2-microglobulin Studied by Mass Spectrometry and Covalent Labeling”
Current affiliation: Conagen
45. Laura Castellanos-Garcia
Ph.D. 2021
Thesis title: “Computational Approaches for the Multimodal Imaging of Nanomaterials and Their Biochemical Effects”
Current affiliation: Tessera Therapeutics, Scientist
46. Catherine Tremblay
Ph.D. 2021
Thesis title: “Structural Analysis of Protein Therapeutics by Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange and Covalent Labeling Mass Spectrometry”
Current affiliation: Waters Corporation, Applications Scientist
47. Xiao Pan
Ph.D. 2021
Thesis Title: “Deciphering Protein Higher-Order Structure and Interactions via Diethylpyrocarbonate Labeling Mass Spectrometry”
Current affiliation: Genentech, Postdoctoral Fellow
48. Stacey Nash
Ph.D. 2022
Thesis Title: “Investigating Conformational Isomers of Protein Oligomers using Native Mass Spectrometry”
Current affiliation: Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.