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John M Asara, Ph.D.

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Biography
Brandeis University, Waltham, MABA05/1995Chemistry
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MIPh.D.12/1999Analytical Chemistry
Harvard University, Cambridge, MAPostDoc04/2002Proteomics
2007
10 out of 100 Top Scientific Discoveries
2008
Plenary Lecturer
2009
Young Investigator Award
2010
Faculty of 1000, Biology, Signal Transduction
2010
Outstanding Poster Award
2012
Shared Instrumentation Grant Award
2014
Capital Equipment Award
2015
Academic Partnership Award

Overview
Research activities in the Asara lab focusses on the development of merging tri-omics (proteomics, metabolomics and lipidomics) data. We apply these methods for a personalized medicine approach by analyzing cancer cells and tumor samples in order help make appropriate therapeutic decisions with "smart" drugs. This is accomplished by understanding how cancer cells are signaling for growth and proliferation and how signaling talks to metabolic processes in order to develop mass spec quantitative assays. We are developing hypothesis directed proteomics and gloabl metabolomics and lipidomics strategies to understand the fundamental drivers of disease in cancers such as multiple myeloma, lung cancer and prostate cancer by performing protein-protein interaction studies, immunoprecipitation (IP)-tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), quantitative phosphoproteomics, metabolic and lipidomic profiling as well as metabolic flux analyses. Taken together, this information is vital in selecting the appropriate use of newly developed drugs. In addition to our internal research, we are involved in many collaborative projects that are coordinated through our state-of-the-art high resolution mass spectrometry technologies and services through our mass spectrometry facility.

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  1. S10OD010612 (ASARA, JOHN M) May 1, 2012 - Apr 30, 2013
    NIH
    High Resolution Mass Spectrometry System
    Role: Principal Investigator
  2. P01CA120964 (KWIATKOWSKI, DAVID J.) Apr 1, 2006 - Jul 31, 2023
    NIH
    Molecular Pathogenesis of the Hamartoma Syndromes
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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Funded by the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through its Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program, grant number UL1TR002541.