Richard Caprioli, Ph.D.
Stanford Moore Chair, Department of Biochemistry
Director, Mass Spectrometry Research Center
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Areas of Interest: Cancer Biology; Lipid Biology; Mass Spectrometry & Omics Analysis; Nanotechnology; Imaging
Member: Mass Spectrometry Research Center; VICC; Center for Matrix Biology
The research interests of Dr. Caprioli’s laboratory are aimed at the investigation of biological processes involving the synthesis, modification, storage and degradation of certain peptides and proteins using modern mass spectrometric methods of analysis to follow molecular events. In recent years there has been a great amount of interest in investigating the biochemical events involved in the metabolism of peptides, primarily in the brain and gut of mammals, encompassing the enzymatic breakdown of these peptides, their production from peptide and protein precursors, and the disruption of these processes by certain xenobiotics. Modern mass spectrometric techniques are used in these studies, including electrospray and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry. This research is generally carried out with two experimental approaches.