{"id":26,"date":"2022-05-06T22:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T22:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2022-12-19T21:37:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T21:37:04","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Custom ambient mass spectrometry imaging instrumentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We construct and develop custom instrumentation to map metabolite distributions in tissue and engineer strategies to expand the range of metabolites detected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-141455.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" width=\"189\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-141455.png 508w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-141455-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-141757.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" width=\"196\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-141757.png 562w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-141757-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Non-targeted spatial metabolomics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data analysis and metabolite annotation for non-targeted molecular histology of 2D tissue sections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mass spectrometry imaging of low abundance metabolites.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use reactive chemistries and targeted ionization enhancements to uncover the spatial distribution of metabolites in tissue with low physiological abundance but high biological significance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Ceramide-741x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" width=\"170\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Ceramide-741x1024.png 741w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Ceramide-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Ceramide-768x1061.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Ceramide-1112x1536.png 1112w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Ceramide-1483x2048.png 1483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-150858-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-150858-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/duncan\/files\/2022\/06\/Screenshot-2022-06-03-150858-300x150.png 300w, 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Non-targeted spatial metabolomics Data analysis and metabolite annotation for non-targeted molecular histology of 2D tissue sections. Mass spectrometry imaging of low abundance metabolites. 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