Cooperative Division: Forefront Research Center

Advanced Mass Spectrometry

Research areas

1. Development of advanced mass spectrometry techniques for molecular informatics.
2. Interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary applied research based on mass spectrometry.
3. Molecular diversity of diseased tissues investigated by high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging techniques.

Mass spectrometry is widely used in various fields, including gas-phase chemical reactions, ultra-trace environmental pollutant analysis, and omics analysis in life sciences, due to its high-precision mass information measurements. The laboratory's research focuses on the development of mass spectrometry for precise and sensitive measurements of gas-phase ions, as well as interdisciplinary research to evaluate and utilize these methods. Current research includes the development of compact, high-performance mass spectrometers for on-site measurements, such as real-time analysis of molecules generated on farms. Additionally, research on mass spectrometry imaging aims to elucidate disease mechanisms and improve medical diagnosis by measuring multidimensional chemical information of diseased tissues.