Speaker: Jace Jones, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Topic: The Pursuit of How Structure Impacts Function: From Lipids to Oligonucleotides
Date: Monday, January 23, 2023
Time: 6:15 pm Dinner, 7:15 pm Presentation
Location: Shimadzu Scientific Instrument, Inc. Training Center 7100 Riverwood Drive, Columbia, MD 21046 (Directions)
This will be an in-person meeting. Attendees are required to show a vaccine card (either at the door or in advance using the web form) . If you have submitted your vaccine card before, your status is already recorded.
Dinner: Please RSVP to Andy Qi (andy.yue.qi@gmail.com) by Friday, January 20 if you will be attending the dinner.
Abstract: The functional role of a biological molecule hinges on its unique structure. The context by which structure impacts function is a vital piece of information that can
provide insight into underlying biological processes. One set of biological molecules that have received renewed interest for their biological significance and potential role as markers of cellular dysfunction are lipids. Cellular lipids have significant potential to inform on physiology owing to the pivotal role lipids play in many biological processes including cellular integrity, energy storage, and signaling pathways. In this presentation, I will share several examples of our multidimensional approach using separations (liquid and gas-phase), adduct consolidation, and mass spectrometry to characterize lipid structure. I will also present our recent progress on the lab’s effort to translate our analytical methods to the analysis of oligonucleotide therapeutics.
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