ASMS 2025

1 June 2025

5 June 2025

EVENTS

73rd Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
June 1 - 5, 2025 Short Courses
May 31 & June 1
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland
https://www.asms.org/conferences/annual-conference

Meet Shimadzu

Shimadzu Suite #7

Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor

401 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201

Shimadzu Booth #300

The Baltimore Convention Center

1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21201

Breakfast Seminars:

Monday, June 2nd, 2025

Title 1: Introducing oxygen attachment dissociation - radically simplifying isomer-resolved lipidomics.

Speaker: Dr. Kim Ekroos1
1* (Founder Lipidomics Consulting / President International Lipidomics Society)

Title 2: Using OAD/CID Dual Fragmentations for in-depth Structural Lipidomics.

Speaker: Dr. Hiroshi Tsugawa2
2* (Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025

Title: Practical LCMS – From an Idea to Research and Beyond!

Speaker: Dr. Mike Deible³
3*PhD (Principal Investigator, RJ Lee Group)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2025

Title: Imaging Mass Spectrometry with a MALDI iMScope QT. A laboratory Revolution.

Speaker: Dr. Pierre Chaurand⁴
4* (Full Professor, Dept of Chemistry, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada).

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Title: Advancements in Biopharmaceutical Development: Leveraging Mass Spectrometry for Oligonucleotide Therapeutics.

Speaker: Dr. Pierre-Alexander Mücke ⁵
5*(ProtaGene GmbH, Germany).

Poster presentation:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

502	Miniaturization and integration of SICRIT into the inlet capillary of a LC-MS instrument – towards kinetic control of ionization Jan-Christoph Wolf* [1]; Ciara Conway [1] [2]; Atsuhiko Toyama [3]; Markus Weber [1] [2] [1] Plasmion GmbH, Augsburg, Germany; [2] Technical University of Munich, München, Germany; [3] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
604	Solvent-free preparation for MALDI-MS analysis of virgin and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Nina Timmer [1]; Matthew E. Openshaw [2]; Andreas Baumeister [1]; Nils Garnebode* [1] [1] Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Duisburg, Germany; [2] Kratos Analytical Ltd, Manchester, United Kingdom
254	Analysis of Cereulide in Food Using Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Saho Yoshioka [1]; Nozomi Maeshima [1]; Mattia Casanova* [2]; Dominika Gruszecka [3]; Ruth Marfil-Vega [3]; Ryo Yamaguchi [1]; Yuka Fujito [4]; Manami Kobayashi [1] [1] SHIMADZU Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan; [2] Shimadzu Italia S.r.l., Milano, Italy; [3] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD; [4] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
280	Forensic hair analysis of illicit drugs using a sequential TOF MS, DDA-MS/MS and DIA-MS/MS method combining quantitative and qualitative workflows Benjamin Barrett [1]; Alan Barnes* [2]; Emily G. Armitage [2]; Chloe Hutton [2]; Simon Ashton [2]; Ethan Webster [1]; Neil J. Loftus [2] [1] AttoLife, Scottow Enterprise Park, Norwich, United Kingdom; [2] Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom
281	Screening for unknowns in assessing emerging threats and new developments in the use of illicit drugs Emily G Armitage* [1]; Chris Bowen [2]; Alan Barnes [1]; Chloe Hutton [1]; Simon Ashton [1]; Neil J Loftus [1]; John Fitzgerald [3] [1] Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Melbourne, Australia; [3] School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
246	Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water and Milk using LC-MS/MS coupled with Online-SPE Interface MAHO TANAKA [1]; Nozomi Maeshima [1]; Dominika Gruszecka [2]; Ruth Marfi-Vega [2]; Yuka Fujito* [3]; Manami Kobayashi [1] [1] Shimadzu corporation, Kawasaki, Japan; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD; [3] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
588	Rapid Screening for PFAS in water samples using a benchtop linear MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer Caroline Jones* [1]; Tom Abban [1]; Milaan Thirukumaran [2]; Francine E Yanchik-Slade [2]; Matthew E. Openshaw [1] [1] Kratos Analytical Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
609	Development of a high sensitivity atmospheric MALDI-2 source for imaging mass spectrometer Zhi Geng* [1]; Qiao Jin [1]; Jiankui Liu [1]; Zhenhe Chen [2]; Xiaoqiang Zhang [1]; Wenjian Sun [1] [1] Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China; [2] Shimadzu China Innovation Center, Shimadzu Corporation, Beijing, China
486	Mass spectrometer interface visualisation techniques in atmospheric pressure and vacuum sections Roch Andrzejewski*; Andrew Entwistle; Philip Albericci; Jeff Chadbourne; Benjamin Brown Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd, Manchester, United Kingdom
429	Comparative Analysis of Lipids in a Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) Mouse Model using Imaging MS and LCMS Doug Carlton* [1]; Jeff Dahl [1]; Toshiya Matsubara [1]; Min Kyounghee [2]; Eiichi Matsuo [3]; Philipp Scherer [2]; Ruth Gordillo [2] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland; [2] University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; [3] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
594	On-plate Digestion and Analysis of Immunoglobulins using MALDI-TOF-MS Francine E Yanchik-Slade; Milaan Thirukumaran*; Nazim Boutaghou Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD

041	Analysis of cannabinoid-containing fluids in illicit vaping cartridges using a sequential TOF MS, DDA-MS/MS and DIA-MS/MS method Molly F. Millea [1]; Alan Barnes [2]; Emily G. Armitage [2]; Chloe Hutton [2]; Simon Ashton [2]; Oliver B. Sutcliffe [1]; Neil J. Loftus* [2] [1] MANchester DRug Analysis and Knowledge Exchange (MANDRAKE), Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom; [2] Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom
156	Application of a HRMS polarity switching method for targeted quantitation and unknown screening for drugs of abuse in urine Emily G Armitage [1]; Alan Barnes [1]; Simon Ashton* [1]; Chloe Hutton [1]; Lucy Murfitt [2]; Ellen Rumsby [2]; Neil J Loftus [1] [1] Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom; [2] Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom
282	Structural Characterization of PFAS via Oxygen Attachment Dissociation: A Complementary Approach to CID Hidenori Takahashi*; Atsuhiko Toyama Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
534	Breaking the ionization challenge to increase the lipidome coverage by integrating SICRIT into the inlet capillary of QTOF/LCMS Atsuhiko Toyama* [1]; Jan-Christoph Wolf [2]; Ciara Conway [2]; Thomas Wolf [2]; Takaaki Hiraoka [3] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Boston, MA; [2] Plasmion GmbH, Augsburg, Germany; [3] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
599	Improving LC-MS Analysis of mRNA: Enzymatic Digestion and LC-MS Analysis for Characterization of mRNA Modifications and Sequence Integrity Pierre Alexander Mücke [1]; Anke Schnabel [1]; Daniel Waldera-Lupa [1]; Sascha Rexroth* [2] [1] ProtaGene GmbH, Dortmund, Germany; [2] Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
293	Innovative Integration of LC-HRMS and In-Silico Libraries for Pharmacetical Metabolite Annonationand MALDI-HRMS Spatial Residue Analysis in Environmental Samples Jan Fučík [1]; Stanislav Fučík [2]; Jarošová Rea [3]; Sascha Rexroth [4]; Andreas Baumeister [4]; Ann-Christin Niehoff* [4]; Marie Hamplová [1]; Jitka Navrkalová [1]; Helena Zlámalová Gargošová [1]; Ludmila Mravcová [1] [1] Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic; [2] Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic; [3] Veterinary Research Institute Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; [4] Shimadzu Europe GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
266	Fast quantification method for polychlorinated alkanes in oil, oilseed, and presscake samples using quadrupole Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Jonatan Nygren [1]; Jakob Hauns [2]; Franz Hansert [2]; Sascha Rexroth [3]; Ron Hail* [4]; Sicco Brandsma [5]; Pim Leonards [5]; Jeroen Kool [1]; Alexander Schächtele [2] [1] Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands; [2] European Union Reference Laboratory for PCBs and Dioxins in Feed and Food (EURL POPs), Freiburg, Germany; [3] Shimadzu Europe GmbH, Duisburg, Germany; [4] Shimadzu Deutschland GmbH, Duisburg, Germany; [5] Department of Environment and Health (E&H), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
165	Quantitation of Nicotin, Cotinin and 3-OH-trans-cotinin in urine using LC-MS/MS with a dilute-and-shoot method approach Dennis JA Van Den Heuvel*; Tom Stokhof De Jong; Jacob Diepenbroek; Pascal Mannaert Shimadzu Benelux, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
605	Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Quick Workflows Specified to Oligonucleotides Screening Kosuke Uchiyama* [1]; Noriko Kato [1]; Simon Ashton [2]; Neil Loftus [2]; Risa Suzuki [3]; Yuka Fujito [1] [1] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan; [2] Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom; [3] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
320	PFAS Analysis in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Using a High-Resolution Mass Spectrometer and Newly Integrated Software Suite Michael Deible* [1]; Vikki Johnson [2]; Logan Miller [3]; Rachel Hale [1] [1] RJ Lee Group, Monroeville, PA; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Carlsbad, CA; [3] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
270	EPA 537.1 and 533 with the Novel LCMS-8050RX: Demonstration of Instrument and Method Performance to meet PFAS regulatory levels Ethan R Hain*; Lihini Mendis; Sarah A. Monti; Valeria Zerda-Pinto; Ruth Marfil-Vega; Landon Wiest; Christopher T. Gilles Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
312	PFAS in Bottled Water: A Simple Approach Using HS-SPME GC/MS/MS for Volatile Contaminant Analysis Andy Sandy; Dominika Gruszecka*; Ruth Marfil-Vega; Evelyn H. Wang Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland
292	Combined targeted, DIA, and imaging approach to analysis of pharmaceutical prevalence in wastewater effluent and affected plants Claire E. Korte* [1]; Chloe I. Koons [1]; Reagan H. Guerra [1]; Noah E. Hanratty [1]; Sarah A. Monti [2]; Kevin R. Tucker [1] [1] Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD

406	Characterisation of triacylglycerols in milk at the double bond positional level using oxygen attachment dissociation (OAD) Emily G. Armitage [1]; Alan Barnes [1]; Stéphane Moreau* [2]; Georgios Theodoridis [3]; Neil J. Loftus [1] [1] Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom; [2] Shimadzu Europe GmbH, Duisburg, Germany; [3] Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
153	Analysis of Allergen Proteins in Food Sample using LC-MS/MS Nozomi Maeshima [1]; Kasumi Tokami [2]; Eri Inagaki [2]; Domingo PASTRAN* [3]; Dominika Gruszecka [4]; Ruth Marfil-Vega [4]; Yuka Fujito [5]; Manami Kobayashi [1] [1] SHIMADZU Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan; [2] SAIKA Technological Institute Foundation, Wakayama, Japan; [3] Shimadzu Italia S.r.l., Milano, Italy; [4] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD; [5] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
250	High-Sensitivity MALDI MS Imaging of Lipid C=C Positional Isomers via O₂-Enhanced Oxygen Attachment Dissociation (O₂E-OAD) Satoshi Kasamatsu* [1]; Kaoru Nakagawa [1]; Naoto Mishina [1]; Hidenori Takahashi [1]; Manami Kobayashi [2]; Kengo Takeshita [1]; Mohamed Boutaghou [3]; Noriyuki Ojima [1] [1] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan; [2] Shimadzu corporation, Kawasaki, Japan; [3] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland
254	Multidirectional Analysis of Plant Alkaloids Using MS Imaging (MSI) and Oxygen Attachment Dissociation (OAD) Kaoru Nakagawa*; Hidenori Takahashi; Satoshi Kasamatsu; Kengo Takeshita; Manami Kobayashi; Noriyuki Ojima Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
042	Automated Clinical Sample Preparation and Triple Quadrupole LC-MS/MS Analysis via Reverse Trap-and-Elute Chromatography of Serum Vitamin D Metabolites Stanislaw Krzyzanowski* [1]; Praveen K Alla [2]; Mathew S Hautman [1]; Milaan Thirukumaran [1]; Alyssa S Aebersold [2]; Nazim Boutaghou [1] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland; [2] CompuNet, Moraine, Ohio
105	Automated Clinical Sample Preparation and Triple Quadrupole LC-MS/MS Analysis via Reverse Trap-and-Elute Chromatography of Serum Vitamin D Metabolites Stanislaw Krzyzanowski* [1]; Praveen K Alla [2]; Mathew S Hautman [1]; Milaan Thirukumaran [1]; Alyssa S Aebersold [2]; Nazim Boutaghou [1] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland; [2] CompuNet, Moraine, Ohio
106	Comprehensive Non-Targeted PFAS Analysis Using Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (QToF) Mass Spectrometry with a Multi-Approach Data Processing Workflow Om Shrestha*; Toshiya Matsubara; Ruth Marfi-Vega; Jeff Dahl Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland
342	Development of a modified, compact single quadrupole mass spectrometer for quality control of oligonucleotides Jeff Dahl* [1]; Stephen Kurzyniec [1]; Toshiya Matsubara [1]; Yoshio Takami [2]; So Kusumoto [2]; Ryo Kageyama [2]; Masaru Nishiguchi [2]; Kosuke Uchiyama [2]; Atsuhiko Toyama [1] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland; [2] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
137	Robustness Evaluation of PFAS Analysis in Soil Using LC-MS/MS Yui Higashi* [1]; Nami Iwasa [1]; Kazuhiro Kawakami [1]; Riki Kitano [1]; Evelyn Wang [2]; Ruth Marfil-Vega [2]; Yuka Fujito [1] [1] Shimadzu Co., Kyoto, Japan; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland
134	Analysis of PFAS & Cyanotoxins using a Single LC-MS/MS: Extended evaluation of method performance and effect of mobile phase additives Kate (Xiaomeng) Xia*; Evelyn Wang; Samantha Olendorff; Ruth Marfil-Vega; Toshiya Matsubara Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
133	Advancing PFAS Detection in Drinking Water: GC-MS as a Complementary Technique to LC-MS for closing PFAS mass balance Andy Sandy; Ruth Marfil-Vega*; Evelyn Wang; Alan Owens Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
575	Characterization of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Capsid Proteins through Peptide Mapping and Post Translational Modification Analysis (PTMs) Stephen Kurzyniec* [1]; Xiaomeng (Kate) Xia [2]; Evelyn Wang [2]; Toshiya Matsubara [2] [1] Shimadzu, Carlsbad, CA; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD
268	Visualization of polyunsaturated fatty acid accumulation in a mouse tumor model using automated on-tissue chemical derivatization for MALDI-MSI Akiko Kubo [1]; Yuki Katoh [2]; Kaoru Nakagawa [3]; Francine Yanchik-Slade* [4]; Manami Kobayashi [3] [1] Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan; [2] Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Japan; [3] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan; [4] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland

556	A Software Workflow Using Wide Mass Range Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Data Streams Applied to Oligonucleotide Confirmation Risa Suzuki* [1] [2]; Kosuke Uchiyama [2]; Noriko Kato [2]; Yuka Fujito [2]; Jeff Dahl [1]; Simon Ashton [3]; Neil J Loftus [3]; Atsuhiko Toyama [2] [4] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD; [2] Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan; [3] Shimadzu Corporation, Manchester, United Kingdom; [4] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Boston, MA
322	CDMS of MDa ions with the Orbital Frequency Analyser Aleksandr Rusinov* [1]; Jack Roberts [1]; Sergey Smirnov [1]; Gordon Kearney [1]; Patrick Knight [1]; Shigeyoushi Horiike [1]; Tiago Moreira [2]; Dinesh Chinthapalli [2]; Frank Sobott [2] [1] Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom; [2] University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
549	Improving Oligonucleotide MS Data Quality with Ion Source Conditions in a Single Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Udara Jayasundara*; Vikki Johnson; Toshiya Matsubara Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Maryland
583	Molecular Mops: An Innovative Approach to Synthetic Opioid Neutralization Jonathan Ferguson* [1]; Amina Woods [2]; Milaan Thirukumaran [1]; Francine Yanchik-Slade [1]; Asher Brandt [3]; Masayuki Nishimura [1]; Nazim Nazim Boutaghou [1]; Scott Kuzdzal [1] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD; [2] Amina Woods Consulting, Pikesville, Maryland; [3] University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT
91	Multiplexed Online Ion Exchange SPE combined with LC/MS/MS for the Simultaneous Analysis of Common Drugs in Human Plasma Eishi IMOTO* [1]; Vikki JOHNSON [2]; Logan Miller [1]; Daiki Fujimura [3]; Toshiya Matsubara [1] [1] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD; [2] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Carlsbad, CA; [3] Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan
596	Improving Sensitivity of GLP-1 Analogues Quantitation Using Multiple Spray ESI Technology on a Microflow LC-MS/MS Kathleen K Luo*; Logan Miller; Eishi Imoto; Toshiya Matsubara Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD