Researchers

Researchers from many areas of expertise use mass spectrometry in their research.

Institute	Scientists	Research Focus
Institute of Biochemistry	Prof. Dr. H. Mootz Dr. W. Dörner	Technology development for protein semisynthesis and protein functional control Posttranslational modifications of the Ubiquitin-type Coordination in multi-domain biosynthesis enzymes Nanobodies for applications in cell biology and biomedicine
Institute of Biochemistry	Prof. Dr. A. Rentmeister Dr. N. Cornelissen	Identification and quantification of mRNAs and modified nucleosides
Institute of Biology and Biotechnology of Plants	Prof. Dr. I. Finkemeier Dr. J. Eirich	Epigenetics meets metabolism Regulation of protein functions by acetylation Sensing and signaling of metabolic states in plants
Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity	Prof. Dr. J. Gadau Dr. J. Buellesbach	Evolution and genetic architecture of chemical communication Speciation – Mechanisms and Processes
Institute of Geology and Palaeontology	Prof. Dr. C. Achten	Trace analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic compounds Identification of unknown environmental pollutants Natural Attenuation
Institute of Geology and Palaeontology	Prof. Dr. H. Strauß	Temporal evolution of biogeochemical cycles Submarine hydrothermalism Biogeochemistry of lakes Impact of mining on the hydrochemistry of surface and groundwater
Institute for Food Chemistry	Prof. Dr. H. Humpf Dr. B. Cramer	Methods for (human) biomonitoring of mycotoxins and food components Metabolomics to elucidate mechanisms of action at the cellular level Transfer of food ingredients through cellular barriers (Caco-2 model, blood-brain barrier) Impact of food processing on contaminants (mycotoxins, furan, acrylamide)
Institute of Hygiene	Prof. Dr. K. Dreisewerd Dr. M. Mormann PD Dr. J. Soltwisch	laser mass spectrometry Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) Imaging mass spectrometry Analytical method development
Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry	Prof. Dr. H. Hayen	Analysis of lipids (e.g. fatty acids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, Lipid A, lipopeptides) Determination of polar metabolites (e.g. trimethylamine, coenzyme A derivatives, oxalic acid) Characterization of biosurfactants (e.g. rhamnolipids, sophorolipids)
Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry	Prof. Dr. U. Karst Dr. T. Vielhaber	Hyphenated Techniques Imaging Mass Spectrometry Elemental Speciation Analysis Electrochemistry-Mass Spectrometry Single Cell/Single Particle-ICP-MS
Institute of Mineralogy	Prof. Dr. A. Stracke Dr. F. Genske	Geochemical evolution of the mantle and crust
Institute for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology	Prof. Dr. I. Berg	Diversity of CO₂ fixation pathways in bacteria and archaea
Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry	Prof. Dr. T. Schmidt	Isolation, structure elucidation and structure-activity relationships of bioactive natural products Computer-aided drug discovery from natural products and analogues Natural products against neglected diseases Anti-tumor activity of natural products
Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry	Dr. J. Fabian	Bioanalytic of small molecules Structural elucidation of molecules Lipidomics
Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry	Prof. Dr. G. Hempel	Bioanalysis of drugs from small sample volumes Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetics dynamics modeling
Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry	Prof. Dr. M. Lehr	Preclinical pharmacokinetics Enzyme assay studies for inhibitor screening of potential therapeutic substances Lipidomics
Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry	Prof. Dr. B. Wünsch	Preclinical pharmacokinetics Determination of the receptor affinity of innovative pharmacologically active compounds
Interdisciplinary center for clinical research - Core Unit Proteomics	Prof. Dr. Simone König	Proteomics / protein expression analysis / bioinformatics Bioprofiling using LC-MS and multivariate statistics Biomolecular mass spectrometry with ion mobility
MEET - Münster Electrochemical Energy – Division Analytics & Environment	Dr. S. Nowak Dr. S. Wiemers-Meyer	Interphases (origin, composition, dynamics) Transition metal dissolution, migration and deposition Lithium distribution, prelithiation Material aging (anodes, cathodes, elecrolyte, current collectors, separator) Visualization of aging processes (imaging) Elucidation of reaction pathways and mechanisms (using, among other things, isotope analysis / C13 isotope labeling)