MCI has developed biomolecular mass spectrometry and proteomics capabilities to gather more information from Smithsonian collections, cultural objects, and biological specimens, and to learn more about their materials, their origins, and the causes of their deterioration.

 

Research Scientist at work in the Proteomics Laboratory
Proteomics and Molecular Mass Spectrometry

MCI's Proteomics and Molecular Mass Spectrometry Laboratory we analyze the molecular structure of proteinaceous materials, biomolecules, metabolites, and volatile compounds. 
Research Scientist at work in the IRMS Laboratory
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS)

The IRMS pan-institutional laboratory is capable of high-precision measurements of isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur (C, N, O, H, S).