Research

Proteomics and mass spectrometry

Teaching

• CHM 3120 Quantitative Chemical Analysis
• CHM 4136 Bioanalytical Instrumentation
• CHM 6157 Instrumentation

Selected Publications

Alvarez, S.; Goodger, J.Q.D.; Marsh, E.L.; Chen, S.; Asirvatham, V.S.; Schachtman D.P. “Characterization of the Maize Xylem Sap Proteome.” Journal of Proteome Research, 2006, 5, 963-972.

Zhu, J.; Chen, S.; Alvarez, S.; Asirvatham, V.S.; Schachtman D.P.; Wu, Y.; Sharp, R.E. “Cell Wall Proteome in the Maize Primary Root Elongation Zone. I. Extraction and Identification of Water-Soluble and Lightly Ionically Bound Proteins” Plant Physiology, 2006, 140, 311-325.

Watson, B.S.; Asirvatham, V.S.; Wang, L.J.; Sumner, L.W. “Mapping the proteome of Medicago truncatula” Plant Physiology 2003, 131, 1104-1123.

Asirvatham, V.S.; Watson, B.S.; Sumner, L.W. “Variance associated with the proteomics studies of Medicago truncatula” Proteomics 2002, 2, 960-968.

Sumner, L.W.; Wolf-Sumner, B.; White, S.; Asirvatham, V.S. “Silver stain removal by H2O2 for enhanced peptide mass mapping” Rapid Comm. Mass. Spec. 2002, 16, 1-9.

Instrumentation & Facilities
Mass Spectrometry Lab
Proteomics core facility