{"663808":{"#nid":"663808","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Facundo Fern\u00e1ndez Elected to Metabolomics Association of North America Board","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/facundo-m-fernandez\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFacundo Fern\u0026aacute;ndez\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u0026rsquo; and Vasser Woolley Professor and Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Training in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E, has been elected to the board of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/metabolomicsna.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMetabolomics Association of North America\u003C\/a\u003E (MANA).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the mission of advancing the field of metabolomics, or \u0026ldquo;the systems-scale study of biochemical intermediates in biological systems,\u0026rdquo; MANA creates a prestigious network of North American scientists seeking to advance our understanding of the metabolism of microbes, plants, animals, and humans. Fern\u0026aacute;ndez will join \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/mark-p-styczynski\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMark Styczynski\u003C\/a\u003E on the board of directors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is an honor to be elected to the board of MANA and have a chance to engage with top scientists in the field to shape the future of metabolomics in North America,\u0026rdquo; Fern\u0026aacute;ndez shared.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFern\u0026aacute;ndez\u0026rsquo;s research interests lie in the field of metabolomics and the development of new ionization, imaging, machine learning, and ion mobility spectrometry tools for probing composition and structure in complex molecular mixtures. Since joining Georgia Tech in 2004, Fern\u0026aacute;ndez has worked with interdisciplinary teams devoted to problems that range from explaining the origins of life on Earth and diagnosing cancer at an early stage, to tracking the sources and prevalence of counterfeit pharmaceuticals worldwide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECoupled with machine learning and bioinformatics approaches, Fern\u0026aacute;ndez and his team use a combination of state-of-the-art mass spectrometry, ion mobility gas-phase separations, ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography, and new soft ion generation techniques in their work, with the common theme of creating highly accurate tools for quantifying, identifying, and imaging trace chemicals in complex mixtures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFacundo Fern\u0026aacute;ndez, Regents\u0026rsquo; and Vasser Woolley Professor and Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Training in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is set to join the board of directors of the Metabolomics Association of North America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Facundo Fern\u00e1ndez, Regents\u0027 and Vasser Woolley Professor and Associate Chair for Research and Graduate Training in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is set to join the board of directors of the Metabolomics Association of North America."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2022-12-12 17:15:04","changed_gmt":"2023-03-02 19:40:34","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660258":{"id":"660258","type":"image","title":"Facundo Fernandez","body":null,"created":"1660752200","gmt_created":"2022-08-17 16:03:20","changed":"1660752200","gmt_changed":"2022-08-17 16:03:20","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250217","name":"2022 Facundo Fernandez.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Facundo%20Fernandez.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2022%20Facundo%20Fernandez.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":315445,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2022%20Facundo%20Fernandez.jpg?itok=mLbKUgug"}}},"media_ids":["660258"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/fernandez-featured-faces-mass-spectrometry","title":"Fernandez Featured in \u0027Faces of Mass Spectrometry\u0027"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/tech-faculty-tapped-regents-awards","title":"Tech Faculty Tapped for Regents\u0027 Awards"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/dark-molecules-life","title":"The Dark Molecules of Life"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"192250","name":"cos-microbial"},{"id":"17301","name":"Facundo Fernandez"},{"id":"191745","name":"Metabolomics Association of North America Board"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:davidson.audra@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAudra Davidson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jess.hunt@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}