If you didn’t get a chance to tune into this weeks interview, be sure to download this pod cast!
I was my pleasure to interview Dr. Thomas Mawhinney!!
Education.
Dr. Mawhiney received his B.S. from Farleigh Dickenson University and Went on to receive his Ph.D. from Union University Albany medical center. He is the Director of the Analytical Services, Agricultural experiment station Chemical laboratories state chemist of Missouri. The director of the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Facility of University of Missouri- Columbia. An approved Chemist for the AOCS.
Research Initiatives.
Dr. Mawhinney`s research focuses on a multitude of facets as you will hear in the interview. All of which are interrelated and highly relevant. With a background in childhood health and pulmonary diseases. DR. Mawhinney specializes in Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis. And has dedicated countless hours of time for the further understanding of the mucous glycoproteins. As a primary and secondary macromolecular defense response against lung pathogens and irritants. By utilizing all of the in house tools provided at University of Missouri Dr. Mawhinney`s research will reference applications such as, eukaryotic and microbiological cell culture, fluorescence microscopy, polarimetry, optical emission spectrometry (inductively coupled plasma spectrometry, ICP), gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry. All of which aid in Dr. Mawhinney`s current research projects which include:
Host glycoprotein alterations and host-pathogen interactions in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
Co-colonization effects on microorganisms in cystic fibrosis airway infection
Neutriceuticals
Inhibitory effects of amadori compounds and food products in prostate cancer
X-ray crystal structural characterization of synthesized amadori compounds
Food, feed, and biological materials analytical methods development.
Be sure to listen to this interview and hear more about Dr. Thomas Mahwhinney and his lab at the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Here is the link to Dr. Mawhinney`s web page and a couple articles of interest!
http://www.biochem.missouri.edu/tmawhinney.php
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/68/11/4384
http://www.pnas.org/content/95/20/12038.abstract
http://www.pubcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1950436
http://aacrmeetingabstracts.org/cgi/content/abstract/2006/3/b108
http://mic.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/146/7/1717
