Past Members
Richard Caprioli, Ph. D.
Director Emeritus. Served as director from 1998 – 2024.
Hans Rudolf Aerni, Ph. D.
Hans was a Graduate Student in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2005-2011. He is currently a Principal Scientist at Synthorx Inc. in La Jolla, California.
Peggi Angel, Ph.D.
Peggi was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2008-2011. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics in the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Rita Casadonte, Ph.D.
Rita was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2007-2011. She is currently a Research Scientist/Group Leader at Proteopath GmbH in Germany.
Lee A. Cantrell
Lee received a B.S. in Chemistry from Whitworth University in 2018 where he researched medicinal chemistry and thermodynamic properties of quasiracemic frameworks. In Dr. Schey’s lab, Lee is using LC-MS/MS to analyze cataract development in lens fiber cells at a systems level. He is particularly interested in quantitative proteomics, single-cell proteomics, and statistical learning.
Matthew Chambers
Bioinformatics Systems Engineer, Biomedical Informatics Department
Ruiqiang Chen, Ph.D.
Ruiqiang (Ray) was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2014-2017. He is currently an SAS Statistician / Data Scientist at Omnicell in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Chad Chumbley, Ph. D. Chemistry
Julie A. Coleman
Julie received her BS in Biology from University of Tennessee at Martin. She has spent the past 14 years involved in various aspects of the MSRC.
Fabian Deutskens
Fabian was a Research Scholar in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University in 2010. He is currently the Head of Research at Ceva Sante Animale in Germany.
Eduardo Dias, MD
Eduardo was a Research Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2008-2012. He is currently an Instructor in Clinical Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and he also joined the Breast Surgery team at Saint Thomas Medical Partners in 2017.
Jarod Fincher, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Merck
Kyle Floyd
Kyle is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology at the University of California in Santa Cruz.
Sara Frappier, Ph.D., CPT
Sara spent time in the Department of Mass Spectrometry as a Research Assistant/Fellow from 2006-2011. She is currently the Director of Operations/Owner and Personal Trainer at Fit and Fierce Wellness located in Nashville, TN.
Romell Gletten, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher, MP&B, Vanderbilt University
Christopher Good
Kerri Grove
Kerri was a Graduate Student in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2008-2014. She is currently an Investigator at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in San Francisco, California.
Emma Guiberson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford
Danielle Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Director of Proteomics at Discovery Life Sciences
Amanda J. Hachey
Amanda was a Research Assistant in the Department of Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics Core at Vanderbilt University from 2012-2018. She is currently a Scientific Associate at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Nashville, TN.
David L. Hachey, Ph.D.
David Hachey is a Vanderbilt Adjunct Research Professor of Biochemistry.
William Hardesty
William worked in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2004-2010. He is currently an Investigator at Ex Vivo Bioimaging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Marissa Jones, Ph.D.
Business Development Manager, Biocrates Life Sciences AG
Dustin Klein, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist @ Merck
Nichole M. Lareau, Ph.D.
Nichole was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2016-2018. She is currently an Investigator at Ex Vivo Bioimaging at GlaxoSmithKline in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Joey Latham
Joey was a Postdoctoral Fellow from 2007-2008, and later was a member of the Research Faculty from 2008-2010 in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University. He is currently the Director of Bioanalytical Sciences at BioElectron Technology Corporation in Mountain View, California.
Josiah McMillen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Veronica Mainini, Ph.D.
Veronica was a Research Intern in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2009-2010. She is currently an HPLC Sales Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Milan, Italy.
M. Lisa Manier, M.S.
Jessica L. Moore
Jessica was a Research Assistant in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2012-2017. She is currently the Director of Mass Spectrometry at Frontier Diagnostics in Nashville, TN.
Yuan-Wei (David) Nei, Ph.D.
Yuan-Wei (David) was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2015-2017. He is currently a Technical Operations Specialist at Quest Diagnostics in the Washington D.C. metro area.
Elizabeth Neumann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at University of California, Davis
Joshua Nicely, Ph.D.
Jeremy Norris, Ph.D.
Field Sales Representative, Bruker
Satu Poulitaival
Satu is currently a Communications Planner for Kansalaisareen ry in Helskini, Finland.
Boone M. Prentice, Ph.D.
Boone was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2013-2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).
Rey Redha
Rey is currently a Medical Lab Scientist at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Whitney Ridenour
Whitney was formerly a Graduate Student in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University. She is currently a Chemistry teacher at Farragut High School in Knoxville, TN.
David Rizzo
David is currently a Senior Scientist of Pharmacology at AbbVie in Chicago, IL.
Carrie Romer, M.S.
Proteomic Technology Specialist at Inotiv
Daniel Ryan
Daniel was a Research Assistant in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2015-2019. He is currently a Scientific Researcher at ExxonMobil in New Jersey.
Kaitlin Schroeder
Kaitlin is currently a Forensic Scientist for the state of Colorado.
William C. Schultz, Jr.
Kristina Schwamborn, M.D.-Ph.D
Kristina was a Resident Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2008-2010. She is currently an MD PhD at University Hospital in Munich, Germany.
Erin Seeley, Ph.D.
Erin had many roles in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University: Postdoctoral Fellow, Assistant Instructor, and Research Assistant Professor ranging from 2005-2013. She is currently a Principal Scientist at ImaBiotech in Morgantown, WV.
David L. Tabb, Ph.D.
David was an Assistant Professor (2005-2011) and later an Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2011-2015. He is currently a Clinical Professor at Stellenboch University in the Cape Town area of South Africa.
Domenico Taverna, Ph.D.
Domenico was a Research Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy.
Gwendoline Thiery, Ph.D.
Gwedoline was a Ph.D. Research Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2009-2010. She is currently a Ph.D. in the Mouans-Sartoux region of France.
Erik Todd
Erik was a Graduate Research Student in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2010-2012. He is currently a Clinical and Forensic Specialist at the Waters Corporation in Pleasanton, California.
Patricia Verardi-Abdelnur, Ph.D.
Patricia did her Ph.D. Internship in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University in 2009. She is currently a Researcher for Embrapa in Brazil.
Jamie Wenke
Jamie was a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2010-2016. She is currently a Senior Genomics Scientist at Nashville Biosciences in Nashville, TN.
Thomas F. White
Research Assistant I, Department of Biochemistry
Junhai Yang, Ph.D.
Junhai was a Research Assistant in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2006-2007. He is currently a Senior Scientist at AbbVie in Chicago, IL.
Hyojik Yang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry
Andrea Zavalin, Ph.D.
Andrea was a member of the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2006-2007.
Deceased June 1st, 2019 in Nashville, TN.
Yaofang Zhang, Ph.D.
Yaofang was a Staff Scientist (2012-2014) and a part of the Research Faculty (2012-2018) in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University. She is currently an Analytical Chemist at Solvay in Nashville, TN.
Rosalia Zianni, Ph.D.
Rosalia was a Research Fellow in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2012-2013. She is currently doing a Research Fellowship at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale in Italy.
Faizan Zubair
Faizan was a Graduate Research Student in the Department of Mass Spectrometry at Vanderbilt University from 2012-2016. He is currently a Staff Scientist at Takeda California, Inc. in San Diego.
Jiaqing Li
Morad Malek
Ellie Pingry
Eric Spivey
David Reeves