Mass Spectrometry
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Jeffrey Spraggins named director of Vanderbilt University Mass Spectrometry Research Center
Jeffrey Spraggins, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, biochemistry, and chemistry, has been named director of the Mass Spectrometry Research Center. He succeeds Richard Caprioli, Stanford Moore Chair in Biochemistry, who established the MSRC in 1998 and who is retiring this summer. Read MoreJul 17, 2024
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The Caprioli Way
Richard Caprioli, Stanford Moore Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, is retiring from Vanderbilt in August 2024. Caprioli’s work has created new possibilities for understanding the relationships between molecular and cellular organization in tissue microenvironments, ultimately providing a precision medicine toolbox for uncovering the molecular underpinnings of normal aging and disease.Caprioli is best known for developing matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spec. Read MoreJul 9, 2024
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Vanderbilt and Bruker establish first of its kind Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt and Bruker Daltonics are collaborating to establish a Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence with four state-of-the-art mass spectrometers to advance biomedical research and discovery. Read MoreMay 2, 2023
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Measurements of age-related changes in eye lens proteins yield insights into cataract formation
By determining how proteins in different areas of the eye’s lens change over time, Vanderbilt researchers have learned more about how they could contribute to the mysterious progression of cataracts—a clouding of the lens that affects more than 65 million people worldwide each year. Read MoreJan 5, 2023
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H. pylori, lipid loss and stomach cancer
H. pylori infection — a strong risk factor for stomach cancer — changes the composition of stomach lipids, which could offer new biomarkers for detecting premalignant changes, Vanderbilt researchers discovered. Read MoreJan 17, 2022
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McLean elected as 2021 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
John McLean, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry and director of the Center for Innovative Technologies, has been elected a 2021 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Read MoreDec 8, 2021
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Vanderbilt team first to blend high-end imaging techniques
Vanderbilt University researchers have achieved the first “image fusion” of mass spectrometry and microscopy — a technical tour de force that could, among other things, dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Read MoreMar 5, 2015
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Taking the ‘noise’ out of protein data
Vanderbilt researchers have developed a novel algorithm to improve results from proteomic studies. Read MoreMay 1, 2013
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Grant bolsters molecular imaging resource
Vanderbilt has received a $10.3 million federal grant to establish a national research resource for mass spectometry. Read MoreApr 1, 2011