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.Jenny Brodbelt, B.S. in Chemistry (University of Virginia), Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (Purdue University with Prof. Graham Cooks), NSF Post-doctoral Fellow (University of California, Santa Barbara with Prof. Mike Bowers). Dr. Brodbelt is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin and serves as the Graduate Adviser for the chemistry program.
Dr. Brodbelt has maintained a long-standing interest in the development and applications of ion trap mass spectrometry, beginning with her graduate studies at Purdue. Her independent research program at the University of Texas initially explored analytical applications of selective ion-molecule reactions and molecular recognition in the gas phase. In recent years, her research group has focused on exploring photodissociation by interfacing a variety of lasers to a different ion trap mass spectrometers; these efforts are currently aimed at sequencing biological molecules, including lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins, as well as identification of their modifications. Dr. Brodbelt’s group is also developing tandem-MS methods based on chemical probes for elucidating DNA/drug complexes and DNA adducts, and creating chemoselective surfaces for profiling biomarkers by desorption electrospray ionization. Dr. Brodbelt has authored more than 240 peer-reviewed publications and 14 book chapters, and co-edited an ACS Symposium Series volume. Since 2006 she serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry and is a member of the editorial board of Mass Spectrometry Reviews. She has participated on numerous NIH and NSF review panels, in addition to serving on the A-page Features Panel of Analytical Chemistry. 2006 to 2011 she served on the NSF REU Leadership Group, whose mission is to promote active and diverse undergraduate chemistry research programs, and recently completed her term as Chair of that committee.
Dr. Brodbelt joined ASMS in 1984. She served as ASMS Secretary 2003 – 2004 and as coordinator of the Ion Trap Interest Group, 2005 – 2007. She has organized several ASMS-affiliated conferences, including the Asilomar conference in 2008 and two Sanibel Conferences in 2003 and 1996. Dr. Brodbelt served as Program Chair for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Southwest Regional Meeting in 2002 and Program Chair for the Structural Spectroscopy section of the FACSS Conference in 1998. She has also chaired numerous sessions at the annual ASMS Conferences and has organized symposia for regional and national ACS meetings, FACSS and PittCon.
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Julia Laskin is currently a scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, WA. She received her M.Sc. in Physics from the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute (1990) and her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1998). She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Delaware (1998-1999) and at PNNL (2000-2002). She became a research scientist at PNNL in 2002 and was promoted to the highest scientific rank in 2011.
Dr. Laskin’s research is focused on obtaining a fundamental understanding of the interactions of complex ions and molecules with surfaces for improved identification of large molecules using MS/MS and for selective modification of substrates using beams of mass-selected ions. Understanding ion activation and dissociation provides the scientific foundation for MS/MS of complex molecules. Soft- and reactive landing is a promising approach for highly selective surface modification, preparation of novel catalysts and biomaterials. Another area of Dr. Laskin’s research is related to characterization of the chemical composition of organic aerosols (OA). In particular, she is interested in understanding the effect of organic oligomers in OA on physical properties of aerosols relevant to climate change. Finally, she is involved in the development of imaging and analysis capabilities of the nanospray desorption electrospray ionization (nano-DESI) mass spectrometry for imaging of fully hydrated biological samples in their native environment and for analysis of complex mixtures directly from solid substrates.
Dr. Laskin has been a member of the ASMS since 1999. She has been honored with several prestigious awards including Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE) in 2007, ASMS Biemann Medal in 2008, Honor issue of JASMS in 2009, and other. She served as a treasurer of ASMS in 2006-2008. She is a member of the Editorial Board of JASMS and Frontiers in Microbiology and is a member of the Advisory Board of Analyst. She is an editor of a book "Principles of Mass Spectrometry Applied to Biomolecules" published by John Wiley & Sons in 2006. Dr. Laskin is also a frequent reviewer for several scientific journals, including JACS, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, JASMS, IJMS, Analyst, and other.
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