About Member-at-Large for Membership

Jennifer Krone

MOBILion

Candidate Statement
For nearly 30 years, I’ve been deeply committed to the mass spectrometry community. I’m excited for the opportunity to give back by serving as the Member-at-Large for Membership on the ASMS Board. My goal is to help ASMS continue building a vibrant, welcoming, and representative community, one that supports scientists at every career stage and embraces the growing diversity of technologies and perspectives that drive our field forward.

Jennifer Krone, Ph.D., is a seasoned commercial leader in the analytical instrumentation industry and has over two decades of mass spectrometry experience. She holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Arizona State University, where her research focused on mass spectrometric methods for immunoassay and biomolecular characterization, which led to multiple patent awards. Dr. Krone began her career as an applications scientist, supporting mass spectrometry adoption through technical expertise and field engagement. This foundational work was followed by several leadership positions at SCIEX, including software product management and global key account leadership, where she delivered strong commercial results and was frequently recognized for outstanding performance. Her current position is Senior Director of Global Sales and Strategic Partnerships at MOBILion Systems.

As Senior Director, Dr. Krone leads MOBILion Systems’ global sales organization, driving strategic growth initiatives and aligning commercial and marketing strategies to deliver high-quality results. She is responsible for advancing ion mobility and high-end mass spectrometry solutions across academic, biopharma, clinical, CRO, and applied markets, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration, data-driven strategy, and a customer-first approach to accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies. Her professional activities include building influential relationships with key opinion leaders and early adopters, both domestically and globally, through her extensive network. Dr. Krone has completed the Harvard Business School Online’s CORe curriculum and a certification in Negotiations Mastery, underscoring her commitment to advanced business acumen.

Dr. Krone has maintained a long and active engagement with the mass spectrometry community, dating back to her first ASMS Conference attendance in 1994. This involvement reflects her enduring passion for advancing analytical science. As the Fundraising Chair for Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS+), she applies her leadership and strategic vision in a key role that supports her passion for expanding access to advanced analytical technologies and strengthening the global scientific community through inclusive initiatives. Recognized for her market-building expertise, she continues to champion collaboration that supports the entire scientific community.

Laura Sanchez

University of California, Santa Cruz

Candidate Statement
I am excited at the prospect of joining the ASMS Board of Directors as the Member at Large for Membership. I have enjoyed being an ASMS member and active participant in the society. I have found that ASMS genuinely values its members’ opinions and continually grows and adapts to meet its memberships needs. I look forward to supporting and serving the membership needs despite the increasingly difficult and challenging times that we continually find ourselves in both our personal and professional lives. 

Laura Sanchez, PhD. B.A. in Chemistry (Whitman College), PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of California, Santa Cruz with Professor Roger Linington), IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow (University of California, San Diego with Professor Pieter Dorrestein). Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago (2015-2020). Dr. Sanchez is currently a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California Santa Cruz. 

Dr. Sanchez’s research interests include the biological applications of mass spectrometry imaging and tandem mass spectrometry for small molecule structure elucidation.  Specifically her lab has adapted a variety of sample types to address pressing biological questions such as adapting 3D co-cultures of tumorigenic cells to healthy explant organoids to look at chemical gradients in cancer prior to tumor formation. She has a robust program in natural products research for discovery in fermented food microbiomes and host-microbe interactions as well as exploring approaches for the identification of known unknowns (dereplication). Her work has resulted in over 72 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

Dr. Sanchez has served on a number of ASMS committees including the Education Committee, History Committee, and Small Conference Committee (formally Asilomar). For service at the ASMS annual meetings, Dr Sanchez has co-chaired the Young Mass Spectrometrist Interest group, delivered a tutorial lecture in Mass Spectrometry in Natural Products Research, and chaired a scientific session. She was the co-faculty advisor for Chicago Mass Spec Day from 2016-2021. She is a standing study section member of NIH enabling biological imaging technologies grant review committee. She was on the conference steering committee for Mass Spectrometry: Applications to the Clinical Lab (MSACL). Dr. Sanchez is also a member of the American Society for Pharmacognosy and the American Society for Microbiology. She is current servicing on the Early Career Board for Analytical Chemistry, the Editorial Board of JASMS, and is an Editor at the Journal of Mass Spectrometry.