Group Members

Prof. Brandon Ruotolo
(he/him)

Principal Investigator

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Michael Armbruster
(he/him)

Postdoctoral Researcher

IM-MS of protein-metabolite interactions

Devin Makey
(he/him)

Fifth Year Graduate Student

Native protein characterization with cIM-MS

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Nicole Rivera Fuentes
(she/her)

Fifth Year Graduate Student

Antibody aggregation studies using IM-MS and CIU

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Kathryn Hanggi
(she/her)

Third Year Graduate Student

Utilizing IM-MS and Soft Landing for the understanding of Structural Biology

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Addison Bergman
(she/her)

Third Year Graduate Student

IM-CIU for the evaluation of protein dynamics

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Courteney Dufrene
(they/them)

Second Year Graduate Student

Developing IM-MS and CIU for RNA structural studies

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Alyssa Erlenbeck
(she/her)

Second Year Graduate Student

Characterizing monoclonal antibodies using IM-MS and CIU

Amanda Cicali
(she/her)

Second Year Graduate Student

High-Throughput IM-MS and CIU of Biotherapeutics

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Tiam Farajzadeh
(she/her)

Second Year Graduate Student

IM-MS and CIU with antibody drug conjugates (ADCs)

Caela Fedraw
(she/her)

First Year Graduate Student

Native IM-MS and CIU of RNA and RNA-binding proteins

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Sydney Neibert
(she/her)

First Year Graduate Student Rotator

Using cyclic IM-MS and CIU^2 to investigate superoxide dismutase (SOD) protein as a potential biomarker for ALS.

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Ryan Schroeder
(he/him)

Postbaccalaureate Research Scholar

Native top-down proteomics with cIM-MS

Matthew Vallano
(he/him)

Undergraduate Student Researcher

IM-MS and CIU of antibody-based therapeutics