Instrument development of Ion Soft-Landing Systems
Nano-DESI imaging of isomeric lipids via online photochemical derivatization of C=C Bonds
Role of viologen substituents and host size in the gas-phase fragmentation of cucurbituril–viologen host–guest complexes
Two-Channel Pneumatically-Assisted Microfluidic Probe for nano-DESI Imaging
Isomer-Selective Mass Spectrometry Imaging Using Nanospray Desorption Electrospray Ionization (Nano-DESI)
Staying Warm in our Parafilm Blankets
Ion Soft-Landing Instrument
August 2026
Julia co-organized a symposium on mass spectrometry imaging at the Fall ACS Meeting.
Alyssa and Xindi presented talks at the Mass Spectrometry Imaging Symposium at the Fall ACS Meeting in Chicago.
Julia presented a talk at a symposium "A Tribute to Alan Marshall: Pushing the Boundaries in Mass Spectrometry" at the Fall ACS Meeting in Chicago.
We are pleased to welcome Iliyas Iznat to the lab this August. We look forward to having him join the team and wish him a great start!
July 2026
Julia presented at the the LyoHUB Current and Future Trends in Visual Inspection/Quality Assurance of Parenteral Drug Products in Gaithersburg, MD.
Alyssa and Tom gave talks at the IMSIS Americas Summer Workshop in Nashville, TN.
Overview
Our research at the interface of physical and analytical chemistry is focused on the advanced development of preparative and analytical mass spectrometry for applications in materials synthesis, imaging and chemical analysis of biological systems at a subcellular level, and environmental sciences.
Contact Us:
We are located on the 5th floor of the Brown Building
BRWN 5131A (Julia's office)
BRWN 5129/5133 (student/postdoc offices)
BRWN 5125/5135 (Labs)
Shipping/Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
Phone: (765) 494-5464
Email: jlaskin@purdue.edu
Recent Publications
Gas Phase Fragmentation Provides Structural Insights into Mixed-Ligand Polyoxovanadate Alkoxides
Wilson, S., Johnson, A., Ryan, L., Sertse, L., Matson, E. M., Laskin, J., (Cover Article) PCCP, 28, 20532 - 20538 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CP02714H
Simultaneous Spatial Mapping and Identification of C-Peptides Alongside Lipids in Mouse Pancreatic Tissues with nano-DESI Mass Spectrometry Imaging
Yang, M., Iqfath, M., Meke, F. N., Qu, Z., Hernly, E. L., Tang, X., Su, P., Zhang, Z.-Y., Laskin J., MCP, 25, 101632 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcpro.2026.101632
Fabrication of thermoplastic microfluidic probes for nanospray desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Dong, R., Choi,A. H., Li, X., Tang, X., Jiang, L.-X, Laskin, J., Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 528, 117672 (2026).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2026.117672