Past Group Members

  1. Marianny Yajaira Combariza
    Year joined group: Fall 1999
    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 Santander

  2. Michelle Herrmann
    Year joined group: Fall 1999 (co-advisor with Peter Uden)
    M.S. September 2000
    Non-thesis Master’s degree
    Current affiliation: Johnson & Johnson (San Diego, CA)

  3. Myra Bulaong Callaway
    Year joined group: Spring 2000
    M.S. February 2003
    Thesis Title: Isolation and Characterization of Copper-Complexing Ligands from Marine Waters
    Current affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  4. Catherine Cogut
    Year joined group: Spring 2000 (co-advisor with Bill Vining)
    M.S. May 2002
    Non-thesis Master’s degree
    Current affiliation: Shimadzu Instruments

  5. Jihyeon Lim
    Year joined group: Spring 2000
    Ph.D. September 2004
    Dissertation Title: Determining the Coordination Structure of Metalloproteins with Mass Spectrometry
    Current affiliation: Research Professor, Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  6. Amanda Chaparro
    Year joined group: Fall 2000
    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
    Year joined group: Spring 2001
    Defended Sept. 2006
    Ph.D.
    Dissertation Title:
    Current affiliation: Cytec Industries, Inc., Stamford, CT

  8. Jonathan Wilson
    Year joined group: Spring 2001
    Ph.D. September 2005
    Dissertation Title: Development of Multiplexed MS/MS Methods in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
    Current affiliation: Applications Scientist, Bruker Daltonics (Billerica, MA)

  9. Matthew Miller
    Year joined group: Spring 2001
    Ph.D. February 2006
    Dissertation Title: Characterization of the Protein Matrix of Cod Otoliths
    Current affiliation: Associate Research Scientist, Forest Laboratories (Long Island, NY)

  10. Kwasi Antwi
    Year joined group: Spring 2002
    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: Postdoc, Arizona St. University

  11. Juma Bridgewater
    Year joined goup: Spring 2002
    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: Scientist, Abbott Bioresearch Center (Worcester, MA)

  12. Benjamin Vanderpuije
    Year joined goup: June 2005
    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

  13. Mark Olbris
    Year joined goup: Fall 2003 (BMB Master’s student)
    Master’s degree in BMB, Spring 2006
    Thesis Title: Using Protein Footprinting to Study     β-2-Microglobulin Amyloidosis
    Current affiliation:

  14. Srikanth Rapole
    Year joined group: Fall 2005
    Postdoc
    Left group: Fall 2008 Current Position: Mass Spectrometry Facility Director, University of Connecticut