Determining Molecular Biomarkers Using ICP-MS: A SciX Interview with Maria Montes-Bayon

Today at SciX, Spectroscopy magazine sat down with Maria Montes-Bayon of the University of Oviedo to talk about her research using single-cell inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to study the apoptotic and uptake status of nanoplatinum (IV) treated cells.

Maria Montes-Bayón is a Full Professor in Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Oviedo (Spain) since December 2017. Her main research interests are development of quantitative strategies for determination of molecular biomarkers of clinical relevance at the single cell level using ICP-MS; evaluation of encapsulated metallodrugs for their potential use in chemotherapy using mass spectrometry: a focus on cellular resistance mechanisms; and analytical tools to study biomedical aspects of nanoparticles: biogenic nanoparticles and metal nano-debris from metallic implants.

In this interview segment, Montes-Bayon answers the following questions:

• What does your being named the recipient of the Lester W. Strock Award mean to you professionally and personally?
• One of your main research interests is developing quantitative strategies for determining molecular biomarkers of clinical relevance at the single cell level using ICP-MS. What about this research area do you find to be the most fascinating?

This interview segment is one of several conducted in conjunction to the SciX 2023 conference. You can see our latest conference coverage, including our additional video interviews conducted at SciX, at the following link: https://www.spectroscopyonline.com/conferences/scix