Mark E. Bier, Director, Center of Molecular Analysis
Research Group Publications Patents Presentations Links Resource Files
Book Chapters
  1. Bier, M.E., "Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers", D. Sparkman and J.T. Watson Editors. Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry, Vol. 7, to be submitted, 2008.

  2. Bier, M.E. "ESI and MALDI Couple to Quadrupole Mass Filter, Linear 2D-Quadrupole Field Ion Trap, 3D-Quadrupole Field Ion Trap and Orbitrap Mass Analyzers", Chapter 9 in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals, Instrumentation, and Applications, Cole, R. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2nd Edition, Submitted 2007, ~50 pages.

  3. Bier, M. E. and Grabowski, J. J. "Active Learning Using the Virtual Mass Spectrometry Laboratory" in ACS Symposium Series Book on Active Learning. 2007, 970 (Active Learning), 171-187.

  4. Bier, M.E. "Analysis of Proteins by Mass Spectrometry", Modern Protein Chemistry: Practical Aspects / Catalog Number 9453; Brown, W.E.; Howard, G.C. (Eds.) CRC Press LLC; Boca Raton, FL; 2002, 71-101.

  5. Bier, M.E. and Schwartz, J.C. "Electrospray Ionization Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry" Chapter 7 in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Fundamentals, Instrumentation, and Applications, Cole, R. Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York 1997, 235-289.

Recent Publications
  1. Stephens, Catherine H.; Whitmore, Paul M.; Morris, Hannah R.; Bier, Mark E.. "Hydrolysis of the Amorphous Cellulose in Cotton-Based Paper." Biomacromolecules (2008), 9(4), 1093-1099.

  2. Zhu, Manzhou; Lanni, Eric; Garg, Niti; Bier, Mark E.; Jin, Rongchao. "Kinetically Controlled, High-Yield Synthesis of Au25 Clusters." Journal of the American Chemical Society (2008), 130(4), 1138-1139.

  3. Aksenov, Alexander A.; Bier, Mark E.. "The Analysis of Polystyrene and Polystyrene Aggregates into the Mega Dalton Mass Range by Cryodetection MALDI TOF MS." Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (2008), 19(2), 219-230.

  4. VanHassel, Emily; Bier, Mark E. "An Electrospray Membrane Probe for the Analysis of Volatile and Semi-volatile Organic Compounds in Water." Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2007; 21: 413-420.

  5. Datta, Bhaskar; Bier, Mark E.; Roy, Subhadeep and Armitage, Bruce A. "Quadruplex Formation by a Guanine-Rich PNA Oligomer." J. American Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 4199-4207.

  6. Curten, B.; Kullmann, P.; Bier, M.E.; Kandler, K.; Schmidt, B.F. "Synthesis, Photophysical, Photochemical and Biological Properties of a stable form of caged GABA, 4-[[(2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one-7-amino-4-methoxy)carbonyl]amino] butanoic acid (BC204)" Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2005, 81(3), 641-648.

  7. Yang, Gem and Bier, Mark E. "Investigation of a Rapid Scan on an Electrospray Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer" Anal. Chem. 2005, 77, 1663-1671.

  8. Ramsey, Brian G. and Bier, Mark E. "A LDI Mass Spectrometry Investigation of Triarylboranes and Tri-9-anthrylborane Photolysis Products." Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2005, 609, 962-971.

  9. Balasubramani, Manimalha; Bier, Mark E.; Hummel, Susi; Schneider, Wolfgang E. and Halfter, Willi. "Perlecan and its Immunoglobulin like domain IV is abundant in vitreous and serum of the chick embryo." Matrix Biology, 2004, 23, 143-152.

  10. Bier, Mark E.; Yang, Chunguang G.; Grabowski, Joseph J. "The virtual mass spectrometry laboratory and a polymer analysis case study." Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (2003), 88, 70.

  11. Bier, Mark E. "The basics of MALDI and ESI mass spectrometers for polymer analysis." Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering 2003, 88, 17-18.

  12. Pu, Lixia; Amoscato, Andrew A.; Bier, Mark E.; Lazo, John S. "Dual G1 and G2 Phase Inhibition by a Novel, Selective Cdc25 Inhibitor 6-Chloro-7-(2-morpholin-4-ylethylamino)-quinoline-5, 8-dione." Journal of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277(49), 46877-46885.

  13. Lemus, Ranulfo; Lukinskeine, Lina; Bier, Mark E.; Wisnewski, Adam V.; Redlich, Carrie A.; Karol, Meryl H. Development of immunoassays for biomonitoring of hexamethylene diisocyanate exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives (2001), 109(11), 1103-1108.

  14. Halfter W; Dong S; Balasubramani M; Bier M. E. "Temporary disruption of the retinal basal lamina and its effect on retinal histogenesis." Developmental biology (2001), 238(1), 79-96.

  15. Dowd, Susan R.; Bier, Mark E.; Patton-Vogt, Jana L. "Turnover of phosphatidylcholine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: the role of the CDP-choline pathway." Journal of Biological Chemistry (2001), 276(6), 3756-3763.

Book Preface
  1. Richards, Frederic M.; Bier, Mark E.; Hayes, Douglas G.; Hempel, John; Minden, Jonathan S.; Rule, Gordon S.; Brown, William E.; Howard, Gary C. Modern Protein Chemistry (2002), 1-5.

Book Review
  1. Bier, M.E. Book Review of "Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications" by Alfred L Yergey, Charles G. Edmonds, Ivor A.S. Lewis, and Marvin L. Vestal Plenum Press: New York and London. 1990. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113 (23).

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