Synapt XS High Resolution Ion-Mobility Mass Spectrometer (Waters)

  • This instrument is used for assessing how proteins move and interact with other proteins and small molecules.
  • It performs hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HDX)-MS and integrative structural mass spectrometry.

Acknowledgements

  • Installation: Dec 2021
  • Funds: CARES Act

Current Projects

  • SARS-CoV-2 interactions/drug design
  • Neurodegenerative diseases
  • Cancer
  • Host-viral immune response/complement pathway
  • Bacterial virulence factors and metabolism
  • Antibiotic resistance/drug discovery