Dr. Prell gave a talk about the group’s work with Fourier/Gabor Transform and toxin proteins at this year’s Pittcon in Philadelphia (session Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry: The Next Revolution).

Prell Group 5th-year Jesse Wilson and 3rd-year Amber Rolland recently gave talks at the Lake Arrowhead Ion Chemistry Conference in Lake Arrowhead, CA, in January. Jesse spoke about his work with toxin proteins, and Amber reported on her work with molecular dynamics simulations. The conference was a ton of fun, as always, and included a keynote speech by Pacific Northwest National Labs scientist Dick Smith.

UO Chemistry PhD first-years Sam Shepherd and Michael Leroy are rotating in the Prell Group for the winter 2019 term. Welcome, Sam and Leroy!

Good news! iFAMS (interactive Fourier-Transform Analysis for Mass Spectra) is now available on Github at https://github.com/seanpatcleary/ifams. We plan a major update in the near future with new features.

The Prell group will be presenting a couple talks and several posters at ASMS 2018:

Talks:

Tuesday FTMS Workshop: Demonstration of iFAMS deconvolution software for mass spectra of ions with repeated subunits–The latest version of iFAMS will be available for onsite download.

WOB: Native Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry and Computational Investigation of Surface-Induced Dissociation of Non-Specific Protein Heterodimer Ions

Posters:

MP: Determining Charge and Mass Information from Extremely Congested Mass Spectra of Large Biomolecular Complexes Using Fourier-Domain Harmonics

MP: Probing the Structural Changes of Biological Complexes with Internal Cavities After Transfer to the Gas-Phase Using Native IM-MS and MD

MP: Characterization of Compositional Heterogeneity in Intact Nanodisc Ions Containing Two Different Types of Lipids using Fourier-Transformed Native Mass Spectra

 

The Prell Group wishes to express its gratitude to the American Society for Mass Spectrometry and Waters Corporation for receiving the 2018 ASMS Research Award and for their support of our efforts. It is a great honor!

Prell Group summer REU student Isabella Young (U Florida) presented a poster at the 2017 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference and won the PChem poster award. Congratulations, Isabella!

1st-year graduate rotation student Marlee Fruto and undergraduates Daniel Ko and Ashley Sercia have joined the Prell Group. Welcome!

Last week, Prof. Prell presented a talk on the Prell Group’s Nanodisc research at the symposium in honor of Prof. Jenny Brodbelt (UT Austin) at the SCIX Conference in Reno, NV, for her innovation in mass spectrometry and her leadership and service work.

First-year PhD student Amber Rolland recently finished her rotations and has chosen the Prell Group as her research home. Welcome, Amber!