Incoming President Havidan Rodriguez toured the Musah Lab.
Blow Fly Identification Work Featured in Forensic Magazine
Forensic Magazine recently published an article highlighting the research performed by Professor Musah, Justine and Cameron, alongside collaborator Professor Jennifer Rosati of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The research focused on developing a rapid method of identification of blow fly eggs typically found on corpses to assist in determination of postmortem interval. The article can be found here.
Musah Lab Featured in Chemical and Engineering News
The Musah Research Lab's work on identification of blow fly eggs using DART-HRMS was featured in C&EN. The article describes the research outlined in the manuscript recently published in Analytical Chemical titled "Species Identification of Necrophagous Insect Eggs Based on Amino Acid Profile Differences Revealed by Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry". This paper was selected as an ACS Editors' Choice, an honor reserved for articles that feature research that “exemplifies the [American Chemical Society's] commitment to improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry.
Musah Lab Presents at ASMS
Professor Musah, Justine, Kristen and Cameron attended the 65th Annual Meeting for the American Society of Mass Spectrometry in Indianapolis, Indiana. Professor Musah presented her poster entitled "Bouquet of Death: Determination of Carrion Flower Blowfly Attractants by Ambient Mass Spectrometry". Justine delivered her poster titled "“Fowl” Odors: Identification of Blow Fly Attraction Cues in Decomposing Chicken Livers". Kristen presented her poster titled "Development of Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS): Applications to Forensics Imaging". Cameron presented his poster titled "Laden Latents: Revealing Human Handling of Psychoactive Plant Materials through Biomarker Fingerprint Imaging by MALDI-SpiralTOF High Resolution Mass Spectrometry".
Professor Musah presenting her poster at ASMS.
Justine presenting her poster at ASMS.
Kristen with her poster at ASMS.
Cameron with his poster at ASMS.
Paper Accepted by Analytical Chemistry
Professor Musah, Justine and Cameron have had an article published in Analytical Chemistry. The manuscript demonstrated a novel method for rapid identification of blow fly eggs by DART-HRMS. The technique bypass many challenges of conventional identifications often associated with forensic entomology and can provide insights into postmortem interval determinations. The manuscript is titled "Species Identification of Necrophagous Insect Eggs Based on Amino Acid Profile Differences Revealed by Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry". This paper was selected as an ACS Editors' Choice, an honor reserved for articles that feature research that “exemplifies the [American Chemical Society's] commitment to improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry.
Blow fly eggs.
Kristen Receives NIJ Fellowship
Kristen was awarded the prestigious National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship for her research titled “Development and Application of Small-molecule Spatial Distribution Imaging: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging-Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS)”. This award was created to support graduate students who engage in research focused on the challenges of crime and justice in the United States. Kristen was one of twenty-three students selected from across the country to receive this award. Congratulations Kristen!
Allix Presents 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the University at Albany-SUNY
Allix presenting at the 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference.
Allix gave a talk at the 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. Her presentation was titled "Locard’s Lube: The Identification of Condom Residues Using DART-MS".
Allix Presents at 9th Annual Eastern New York American Chemical Society's Undergraduate Research Symposium
Allix presented at the ENY ACS Undergraduate Symposium at Siena College, Loudonville, NY. Her poster was entitled "Can’t Hide this Trojan Horse: Condom Lubricant Identification by Direct Analysis in Real Time High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (DART-HRMS)".
Allix presenting her poster at ENY ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Allix presenting her poster at the ENY ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Professor Musah Visits University of Central Florida
Professor Musah visited UCF and was hosted by the Bridge Research Lab. She presented a talk at the Chemistry Department Seminar titled "Snack Attack: Plant Chemical Responses to Herbivory and their Applications".
Paper Accepted by Analytical Chemistry
Kristen had her first first-author paper published in Analytical Chemistry. The manuscript describes the development and applications of the novel mass spectrometry technique LADI-MS. The paper is titled "Development of “Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging” Mass Spectrometry: Application to Spatial Distribution Mapping of Metabolites Along the Biosynthetic Cascade Leading to Synthesis of Atropine and Scopolamine in Plant Tissue."
Professor Musah Presents at Pittcon
Professor Musah gave a talk at Pittcon in Chicago, IL. Her presentation was titled "Application of Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry to the Identification of Psychotropic Plants".
Professor Musah Presents at University at Albany, SUNY-POLY/UAlbany Research Symposium
Professor Musah gave a talk at the University at Albany, SUNY-POLY/UAlbany Research Symposium titled "Molecular Self-Assembly of Unnatural Amino Acids”.
Professor Musah Presents at Wood Identification Conference
Professor Musah gave a talk at the Wood Identification Conference in Seattle, WA. Her talk was in the Development and Scaling of Innovative Technologies for Wood Identification section and was titled "Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry as a Tool for Rapid Plant Species Identification-Applications to Endangered Species Characterization".
Professor Musah Presents at AAFS
Professor Musah gave a talk at the American Academy of Forensic Science Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Her presentation was titled "Toward Development of a Mass Spectrometric Database for Rapid Identification of Plant Drugs of Abuse Using Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry".
Professor Musah Presents at Chemistry Department Seminar.
Professor Musah delivered a special seminar talk to the students and faculty of the Chemistry Department at the University at Albany-SUNY. Her talk was titled "Studies of Chemical Defense in Plants: Strategies, Mechanisms and Applications" and was a culmination of many years of ongoing research within her laboratory.
Meghan Fogerty Joins the Musah Lab
Graduate student Meghan Fogerty joins the Musah Research Lab. She comes to us after completing her Master's Degree at the University of Haven.
Professor Musah Presents at Eastern Analytical Symposium
Professor Musah gave a talk titled "Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real-Time Mass Spectrometry - A New Approach to Imaging the Spatial Distributions of Small-Molecules in Complex Matrices". The conference was held in Somerset, NJ.
Musah Lab Presents at 8th Annual Life Sciences Research Symposium
Tianyu and Kristen presented their research at the 8th Annual Life Sciences Research Symposium at the University at Albany-SUNY. Kristen spoke about her work during a talk titled "The Development and Application of an Imaging Technique for Small-molecule Spatial Distributions: Laser Ablation Direct Analysis in Real Time Imaging Mass Spectrometry (LADI-MS)”. Tianyu presented his talk titled "Integration of Boron Clusters into Biological Scaffolds for The Development of Anti-tumor Agents”.
Kristen presenting at the 8th Annual LSRS.
Tianyu presenting at the 8th Annual LSRS.
Allix Presents at Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biology at University at Albany-SUNY
Allix presenting her work at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biology
Allix presented her work on identification of condom fingerprints using DART-HRMS. Her talk was titled "Forensic Identification of Condom Residues by Chemometric Processing of Mass Spectrometry-derived Chemical Fingerprint Signatures”.
Allix Presents at 2nd Annual Undergraduate Symposium of Chemistry Research at University at Albany-SUNY
Undergraduate student Allix gave a talk during the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Symposium of Chemistry Research. Her talk was titled "Cops and Rubbers: Development of a Forensic Database of Condom Lubricants using DART-MS". Allix received the Best Presentation Award for her talk.
Allix presenting at the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Symposium of Chemistry Research.