Major Professor: Yang
Email: amit.singh-1@ou.edu
Hometown:
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
High School:
Dadhichi Public School
Education:
B.Sc., Chemistry, University of Mumbai
M.Sc., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Patna
I developed my interest in spectroscopy and spectrometry during my master’s study in India at Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IITP). At IITP I worked in Dr. Prolay Das lab where I characterize variety of biomaterials using modern analytical instruments. As I got familiar with the instruments and their potential to do much more than I knew, I stated discovering other aspects of spectrometry and spectroscopy. Before I got introduced to various detailed applications of spectroscopy and spectrometry I had propensity towards biochemistry, but after I explored that spectrometers and spectroscopes can add a lot to my understand of biological and biochemical world, and then I decided to pursue my future studies in analyzing biological samples using analytical tools.
Here at OU I am working in Dr. Zhibo Yang's lab. The current projects in which I am involved are mass spectrometric imaging using Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) and nano-Electrospray Ionization nano-ESI based mass spectrometric analysis of various tissue samples. The mass spectrometers used in the research are equipped with advance high-end analyzers like orbitrap, ion traps and time of flight (TOF) which provide very essential information regarding the chemical distribution of metabolites in tissues and organs.
After Graduation, I would like to work on independent projects in an Industry or Lab using the skills I will acquire in my Ph.D. to find the answers to health-related questions.
