People

Dr. Kenneth W. Lee received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at BYU and his PhD in Chemistry at Purdue University. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher and staff scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry. As a graduate student and postdoc, he performed hardware and electronic modifications on a variety of custom-built and commercial mass spectrometers. Coupled to nano-electrospray ionization, these modifications facilitated unique gas-phase experiments involving intact ions generated from large protein complexes. These experiments include gas-phase ion/ion reactions, in which biomolecular cations react with reagent anions through coulombic interactions; ion/photon reactions, in which biomolecular ions are activated by electromagnetic radiation; and ion soft landing, which is deposition of ions on a surface in the mass spectrometer. He used negative-stain and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy imaging to produce the first 3D models of protein complexes recovered from a mass spectrometer. Dr. Lee joined the BYU department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 2023. He continues to develop mass spectrometry instrumentation for analyzing and characterizing large biomolecular structures. Currently, his group is making modifications to a Waters Cyclic IMS mass spectrometer to perform ion/ion reactions and soft-landing. The combination of these unique approaches to the high resolution ion mobility and mass spectrometry provided by the Cyclic IMS will facilitate characterization of structural and conformational heterogeneity present in large biomolecular complexes.

Lab Manager

After earning a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in China, I spent over a decade in the industry, working with companies such as PPG, 3M, and Enoch Capital. Following my baptism into the LDS Church, I decided to move to the United States to pursue a new life. I obtained my master’s degree in biochemistry from CSUF, and a PhD in bioanalytical chemistry from BYU. As a postdoctoral researcher, I will continue to contribute to the field by innovating instrumentation and methodologies in analytical chemistry, particularly focusing on lipidomic analysis using GCMS.

I am a doctoral student from Nigeria. I graduated with a B.Tech in pure and applied chemistry from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in 2020. I worked in the industry for about 2 years and started working on a PhD in Analytical Chemistry in 2023. I am excited to explore the interaction mechanism and the effect of Per- and Poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on protein properties using Cyclic ion mobility mass spectrometry. I am a lover of God's word and gospel songs. I enjoy cooking and sightseeing.

I am a graduate student in the Lee Lab from Nigeria. I earned my bachelor's degree in 2018 from the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria. After working in the industry for a few years, I decided to pursue my doctorate. My research interests focus on understanding the extent to which the native properties of proteins are preserved in the gas phase, utilizing both commercial and new instruments.