The Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) is a large consortia with many research projects focused on understanding how beta cells are lost in type 1 diabetics (T1D) with a goal of finding how to protect against or replace the loss of functional beta cells. The consortia has multiple branches of...

LIQUID Software Overview LIQUID provides users with the capability to process high throughput data and contains a customizable target library and scoring model per project needs. The graphical user interface provides visualization of multiple lines of spectral evidence for each lipid identification...

Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Interferon-Stimulated Response to Virus Infection Background The human host Interferon ( IFN ) alpha, beta, and gamma participate in the body's natural immune response to lethal virus infection and disease. The...

The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study is searching for factors influencing the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children. Research has shown that there are certain genes that correlate to higher risk of developing T1D, but not all children with these genes...

The Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY) seeks to find environmental factors that can trigger the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children. DAISY follows children with high-risk of developing T1D based on family history or genetic markers. Genes, diets, infections, and...

Machine learning is a core technology that is rapidly advancing within type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) grant is studying early cellular response initiating β cell stress in T1D through the generation of heterogenous low- and high-throughput molecular...

Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Response to MERS-CoV Virus Infection Background Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus ( MERS-CoV ), part of the Coronaviridae family, is classified as a Category C priority pathogen by the National Institute...

Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Response to Ebola Virus Infection Background Ebola virus ( EBOV ) is a high risk biological agent, belonging to the Flaviviridae family, and is classified as a Category A priority pathogen by the National Institute...

Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Response to Influenza A Virus Infection Background Influenza A virus ( IAV ) is a high risk biological agent belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family is classified as a Category C priority pathogen by the National...

Biography Young-Mo Kim is a senior bioanalytical chemist at PNNL. He received his PhD from Pohang University of Science and Technology in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, studying analysis of metabolites during the bacterial and fungal degradation of xenobiotic substrates using...

Biography Carrie Nicora is a senior research scientist (chemist III) at PNNL, specializing in high-throughput scientific research sample management using modular automation techniques for processing a wide range of biological specimens for proteomic, metabolomic, and lipidomic analysis. She is an...

Biography Dr. Smith's research interests span the development of advanced analytical methods and instrumentation, with particular emphasis on high-resolution separations and mass spectrometry, and their applications in biological and biomedical research. This has included creating and applying new...

Biography Kristin Burnum-Johnson is a senior scientist and team lead of the Biomolecular Pathways team at PNNL. Burnum-Johnson earned her PhD in Biochemistry from Vanderbilt University with Professor Richard M. Caprioli and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at PNNL with Dr. Richard D. Smith...

Biography Ernesto Nakayasu is a senior research scientist focused on understanding molecular mechanisms of diseases. Nakayasu has been applying systems biology and mass spectrometry-based omics measurements to study how pathogens and metabolic alterations cause human diseases; the goal is to...

Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson MERS-CoV Experiment MFB002 The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the human host response to wild-type MERS-CoV (icMERS-CoV) virus infection. Sample data was obtained from primary human fibroblasts for mRNA, proteomics, metabolomics...