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Principle Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Christian Bleiholder <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professor <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education\/Professional Experience:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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M.Sc., University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2004
Ph.D., German Cancer Research Center, 2007
Postdoc, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013
Assistant Professor, Florida State University, 2013-2019
Associate Professor, Florida State University, 2019-2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: <\/strong>cbleiholder@fsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Research Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Fanny Caroline Liu<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research Faculty II<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education\/Professional Experience:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

M.Sc., University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2006
Ph.D., University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2011
Research Scientist, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, 2011-2014
Postdoc, Florida State University, 2014-2019
Research Faculty I, Florida State University, 2019-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> fliu@fsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests:<\/strong>
Ion mobility\/mass spectrometry, Protein structures, Glycoproteins, Antibodies, Biotherapeutics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral researcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Thais Pedrete<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Education\/Professional Experience:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

M.Sc., Chemistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2011-2013
Ph.D., Science, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil, 2014-2018
Postdoc., Bioscience, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil, 2018-2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> tpedrete@fsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research interests:<\/strong> Structural elucidation of proteins by tTIMS\/MS and native top-down IMS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate Student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Farhad Zahedi<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

M.Sc., Chemical Engineering – Biotechnology, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2018-2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: fz23@fsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research interests:<\/strong> tandem-TIMS\/MS, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Protein Structure and Function, Protein-Protein Interactions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Justis Booth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Education:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Chemistry – FSU, class of 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: jb21e@fsu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research interests:<\/strong> Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Mass Spectrometry, & Proteomics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Andres Falaschini<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: ajf24b@fsu.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kaira Mayberry – grad student, Florida State University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olufemi S. Araoyinbo – grad student, Florida State University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Tyler Cropley – Ph.D 2023 <\/strong>– (Research Scientist<\/em>, NYU Grossman School of Medicine<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jusung Lee –<\/strong> Ph.D. 2022 <\/strong>– <\/strong>(Post-doc in the Bleiholder Lab, FSU<\/em>, 2022-2024. Post-doc<\/em> in the Gross’s Lab at Washington University in St. Louis, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mengqi Chai – Ph.D. 2021 <\/strong>– (Senior Scientist, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Samuel Kirk – Ph.D. 2018 <\/strong>– (Senior Research Investigator, Incyte Pharmaceuticals<\/em>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Meggie Young – Ph.D. 2017 –<\/strong> (Post-doc in the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah O\u2019Day –<\/strong> M.Sc. 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirsten Tucker – M.Sc. 2020 <\/strong>– (School of Information, Florida State University)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduates <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wessley Ferguson – B.S. Honors Chemistry 2019 <\/strong>– (Graduate student in Wuehr Lab, Princeton University<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valentina Rangel – B.S. Honors Chemistry 2019<\/strong> – (Graduate student in Malaker Lab, Yale University<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob Leonard – (Pharmacy School, University of Florida. Currently Pharmacy Resident at MountainView Hospital)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter Carlock – (Medical School, Florida Atlantic University<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Post-Docs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Umesh Chiluwal – 2020-2021 <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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