Perdita Barran
Professor of Mass Spectrometry
The University of Manchester
United States of America
Biography
Perdita Barran is Chair of Mass Spectrometry in the School of Chemistry and Director of the Michael Barber Centre for Collaborative Mass Spectrometryr. She graduated from Manchester University with a degree in Chemistry with Industrial Experience (1994), and from Sussex University with a PhD in Chemical Physics (1998) under the supervision of Professors Tony Stace and Sir Harry Kroto.
Research Interest
The Barran group has considerable experience in gas-phase ion chemistry and the application and development of mass spectrometry for complex chemical and biological problems. We use solvent free methodologies to provide an understanding of structure function relationships of proteins and peptides at the molecular level, and to use this information to further biomedical research. Our work has a particular focus on disordered and dynamic protein systems, weak interactions, and supramolecular systems.
