Translational Research of Today,
Standard Care of Tomorrow
Unleashing the Full Potential of Breath Metabolomics to Advance Precision Medicine
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ONGOING PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR REPRODUCIBLE REAL-TIME BREATH ANALYSIS
In this project we develop the necessary procedures to ensure the highest data quality possible, enabling multi-center studies.
THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING GUIDED BY BREATH ANALYSIS
DECIPHERING THE IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE FOR THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASES BY BREATH ANALYSIS
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Research Group
Members
Prof. Dr. Pablo Sinues Ph.D.
Head of Translational Medicine Research Group
Mélina Richard
Lead Research Coordinator, Research Associate
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PROJECTS
> Placebolomics; Breath Metabolomics of Placebo Effects
> Breath Metabolomics of Pain and Stress
Jiafa Zeng
PhD Candidate
PROJECTS
Zhihong Yin
PhD Candidate
PROJECTS
Noemi Künstle
PhD Candidate
PROJECTS
>Differences in markers of oxidative stress response, autophagy, cellular senescence and remodeling in cord blood in preterm infants compared to term infants and their correlation with air pollution and lung function
DR. JAKOB USEMANN, M.D. Ph.D.
Resident Physician, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Moor de Waal
Administrative Assistant
Former Group Members
Mo Awchi
PhD Candidate
PROJECTS
Amanda Gisler, PhD
PROJECTS
> Development of Standard Operating Procedures for Reproducible Real-Time Breath Analysis
> Deciphering the Impact of Air Pollution Exposure for the Respiratory System
Kim Fabienne Arnold, PhD
Real-time breath analysis reveals specific metabolic signatures of COPD exacerbations
AUTHORS: MT Gaugg, Y Nussbaumer-Ochsner, L Bregy, A Engler, N Stebler, T Gaisl, ...JOURNAL INFO: Chest 156 (2), 269-276YEAR: 2019LINK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012369219300625
Standardization procedures for real-time breath analysis by secondary electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry
AUTHORS: KD Singh, G Tancev, F Decrue, J Usemann, R Appenzeller, P Barreiro, ...JOURNAL INFO: Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 411 (19), 4883-4898YEAR: 2019LINK https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-019-01764-8
Real-time breath analysis of antiepileptic drugs
AUTHORS: KD Singh, V Ziesenitz, J Usemann, U Frey, J van den Anker, A Datta, ...JOURNAL INFO: Archives of Disease in Childhood 104 (6), e55-e55YEAR: 2019LINK https://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/104/6/e55.1.full.pdf
Progress towards Therapeutic Drug Monitoring via breath analysis
AUTHORS: KD Singh, V Ziesenitz, J Usemann, J Van Den Anker, U Frey, ...JOURNAL INFO: Archives of Disease in Childhood 104 (6), e9-e9YEAR: 2019LINK https://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/104/6/e9.2.full.pdf
Molecular breath analysis supports altered amino acid metabolism in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
AUTHORS: MT Gaugg, A Engler, L Bregy, Y Nussbaumer‐Ochsner, L Eiffert, ...JOURNAL INFO: Respirology 24 (5), 437-444YEAR: 2019LINK https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/resp.13465
Real-time monitoring of tricarboxylic acid metabolites in exhaled breath
AUTHORS: A Tejero Rioseras, KD Singh, N Nowak, MT Gaugg, T Bruderer, R Zenobi, ...JOURNAL INFO: Analytical chemistry 90 (11), 6453-6460YEAR: 2018LINK https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04600
Real-time exhaled breath analysis in patients with cystic fibrosis and controls
AUTHORS: T Gaisl, L Bregy, N Stebler, MT Gaugg, T Bruderer, D García-Gómez, ...JOURNAL INFO: Journal of breath research 12 (3), 036013YEAR: 2018LINK https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1752-7163/aab7fd/pdf
Translating secondary electrospray ionization–high-resolution mass spectrometry to the clinical environment
AUTHORS: KD Singh, GV Del Miguel, MT Gaugg, AJ Ibañez, R Zenobi, M Kohler, ...JOURNAL INFO: Journal of breath research 12 (2), 027113YEAR: 2018LINK https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1752-7163/aa9ee3/pdf
Real-time mass spectrometric identification of metabolites characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in exhaled breath
AUTHORS: L Bregy, Y Nussbaumer-Ochsner, PML Sinues, D García-Gómez, Y Suter, ...JOURNAL INFO: Clinical Mass Spectrometry 7, 29-35YEAR: 2018LINK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376999817300405
Rapid fingerprinting of grape volatile composition using secondary electrospray ionization orbitrap mass spectrometry: A preliminary study of grape ripening
AUTHORS: RR Farrell, J Fahrentrapp, D García-Gómez, PML Sinues, R ZenobiJOURNAL INFO: Food Control 81, 107-112YEAR: 2017LINK https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956713517302037
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