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Mass spectrometry (MS) was initially developed by physicl scientist (J. J. Thomson, 1906 nobel prize for physics). Then the mainly contribution using mass spectrometry is the discovery of isotopes (F. W. Aston, 1922 nobel prize for Chemistry) and the precise measurement at present ( W. Paul, 1989 nobel prize for Physics). Thereafter, mass spectrometry is fully developed in physics, chemistry, geosciece and environmental science. Recently, since it is used to study the biomacromolecule, MS has been the indispensable tool for studying proteomics and life science. On this account, J.B Fenn (electrospray ionization) and K. Tanaka (soft laser esorptionionization) both won the nobel prize for chemistry. The latest investigations about omics, such as genomics, proteomics and glycomics not only provide new knowledge about disease and the corresponding resolvents, but the new drugs discovery. These are all relative with the development of MS.
Our lab mainly works on the fundamental investigation about the biological MS and its applications, including the screening and analyzing the massive biological particles (e. g., virus, bacteria, cell, DNA and polysaccharide, etc) and nanoparticles (e. g., gold, silver etc), as well as the exploitation of novel static mass spectrometer, and the interactions between cluster ions or biomolecular with the biological activity and the surface. The biological mass spectrometry lab keeps cooperative relationship with the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences , Academia Sinica in Taiwan and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University in USA. This reserch society will be very active and great-hearted. We really hope that the students with interest will join in our group. There are three graduates, one post doctorate and one visitingscholar in our lab at present, and several general and key programs of National Natural Science Foundation of China are taken in hand.
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