Liwen Zhang, PhD

I am the Technical Director for OSUCCC Proteomics Shared Resources (PSR) at the CCIC-MSP Facility. I work extensively in the identification of proteins, protein-protein binding partners, post-translational modifications, crosslink oramino acid mutation of proteins, as well as label-free or isotope-labeling protein quantitation using mass spectrometry coupled with chromatography. I have almost 20 years of experience with many aspects of mass spectrometry and have been working in the facility for 17 years. I am responsible for the daily operation of the OSUCCC Proteomics Shared Resources. Working together with other colleagues, we provide consultant for experiment design, sample preparation, LC-MS/MS analysis, data analysis/interpretation and assist for publications or grant submission. I also participate in teaching and promoting mass spectrometric education by training graduate students on Orbitrap operation and demonstrating MS experiments to graduate and college students. My collaboration with the facility users has led to almost 50 peer-reviewed publications, one book chapter, and two pending US patents. I completed my graduate research at The Ohio State University under the supervision of Dr. Michael A. Freitas (currently at The Ohio State University).