EACH defences 2023: Uppsala University edition

On June 13, 2023, four EACH students successfully defended their master’s theses at Uppsala University (UU), Sweden.

The topics varied from method development for detecting vitamin D metabolites in fatty tissues to predicting toxicities based on tandem mass spectrometry data. The titles for the theses of the four students were the following:

Maico Yannic Lechner – Characterization of the target landscape of GSK3 inhibitors in pluripotent stem cells using multidimensional proteomics

Hien Kim Thi Le – Development of a small molecule system-suitability-test mixture for mass spectrometry

Stefan Ruchti – A dive into murky waters: Determining vitamin D metabolites in different fish tissues and fish blood via liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Read what Hien says about her experience with the two-year EACH program: “Attending EACH program is a milestone in my learning career. I spent my first study year at the University of Tatu, where I obtained fundamental knowledge of various analysis techniques. The teaching was well established and included novel analytical approaches. My second study year was at Uppsala University, focusing on mass spectrometry and bioanalysis. The research topics at Uppsala University are highly advanced and cover the latest topics, such as Imaging Mass spectrometry, Proteomics, and Metabolomics.

In a nutshell, I want to share with everyone that EACH is an international high-standard education program in analytical chemistry. EACH program trains and connects future analytical chemists worldwide. I want to show my high appreciation to all the teachers at the University of Tartu and Uppsala University who shared their passion for analytical chemistry with me. I had such valuable experiences and obtained a lot of new knowledge during the program. I’ll be taking these things into the next chapter of my life.“