Matthias Born
Analytical Chemistry Graduate Student
Hometown
USA
Education
B.S. in Chemistry, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 2013
M.S. in Chemistry, University of Florida, 2019
Contact
Matthias received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) in 2013 and commissioned into the Air Force the same year, serving across multiple assignments in roles including as rocket propellent chemist at the Air Force Research Lab in Edwards Air Force Base at Edwards AFB (CA), science instructor at the USAF Academy Preparatory School (CO), deputy branch chief at the Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick SFB (FL), and Chemistry instructor at the USAF Academy (CO). Matthias received his M.S. degree from UF in 2019 in the Prentice lab. During this time, he focused on the structural elucidation of phospholipids using electron-induced dissociation (EID). He rejoined the Prentice Lab in the fall of 2024 to pursue a PhD and is currently working on ion/ion reactions for protein structural characterization.
Awards
- Officer, United States Air Force (2013-present)
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- Air Force Achievement Medal
Publications
- Matthias-Erich N. Born and Boone M. Prentice, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2020, 11638. Structural elucidation of phosphatidylcholines from tissue using electron induced dissociation
- Tingting Yan, Mathias-Erich N. Born, Boone M. Prentice, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2023, 485, 116998- . Structural elucidation and relative quantification of sodium- and potassium-cationized phosphatidylcholine regioisomers directly from tissue using electron induced dissociation
Teaching Experience
- USAF Academy 2022-2024
- USAF Academy Preparatory School 2015-2018
Presentations
- Born, M.N., et al.; Structural identification of phosphatidylcholine isomers directly from mouse brain tissue using electron induced dissociation on an FT-ICR mass spectrometer 2019 ASMS Annual Conference, 2019 (Poster)
- Ellin, N; Born, M.N., et al.; Charge inversion ion/ion reactions for improved resolving power of MALDI-generated proteins in Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry 2025 ASMS Annual Conference, 2025 (Poster)
- Born, M.N., et al.; Extending the mass range of MALDI-generated proteins via charge inversion ion/ion reactions on an FT-ICR mass spectrometer 2025 ASMS Annual Conference, 2025 (Poster)
- Born, M.N., et al.; Improved sequence coverage of MALDI-generated protein ions via charge inversion ion/ion reactions and IRMPD 2025 Southeastern Mass Spectrometry Meeting, 2026 (Poster)