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Daniel obtained his B.S. in Biochemistry from the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona (CPP) in 2016. During this time he performed undergraduate research at CPP analyzing changes to metabolite profiles in rice under stressed conditions. He also performed an REU at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs where he developed GC-MS methods for the analysis of ethanol produced from biofuel producing yeast cell lines. In 2021 he obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Michigan in 2021. His dissertation titled “Development of Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry as a High Throughput Assay for Biotherapeutic Characterization” focused on enabling IM-MS and CIU assays for the structural and biophysical stability analysis of biotherapeutic antibodies.
His postdoctoral work is aimed at developing triboelectric nanogenerator sources for the analysis of native proteins, and he hopes to integrate this work with his passion for IM-MS towards the structural characterization of materials in objects of cultural heritage. Outside of the lab
Daniel can be found doing a myriad of activities he finds fun including: painting, playing board/card/video games, camping, or listening to music on his couch or at a concert.