About Secretary

Kari B. Basso

University of Florida

Candidate Statement
I am honored to be nominated to run for ASMS Secretary and hopefully serve on the ASMS Board of Directors!  ASMS is the most important Society to me. I have been a member of ASMS for 27 years and over the years I have served ASMS in many capacities.  However, more importantly, ASMS has introduced me to many mentors, who helped shape and guide my career as a young trainee and in my early career. Every conference is like a family reunion, and I am grateful for these connections!  I hope to continue my service to ASMS by serving as Secretary to give back some of what ASMS has given to me. 

Kari B. Basso, B.A. in Chemistry (Concordia College, MN); Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (Louisiana State University with Professor Patrick A. Limbach), Dr. Basso is currently the Director of the Mass Spectrometry Research and Education Center at the University of Florida (UF) in the Chemistry Department. 

Dr. Basso’s expertise lies in proteomics and lipidomics in a core lab setting and has over 110 published papers. Before joining UF, she was the Director of the Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility at The Ohio State University (OSU) from 1999 to 2014. Along with directing the core labs, Dr. Basso has led numerous research projects, primarily using MS to study ocular disease. Her lab was one of the first to publish MS analysis of human tear samples in both proteomic and lipidomic arenas and was a pioneer in establishing the human tear protein and lipid content.  She has 19 papers focused on proteomic and lipidomic analysis of tear film diseased states.

Dr. Basso has been an ASMS member for 27 years and has served ASMS and other scientific organizations in many capacities, including:

• ASMS Interest Group Co-Coordinator for Young Mass Spectrometrists
• Member of ASMS Education Committee
• Organized and chaired oral sessions at ASMS.
• Organized the Ohio Mass Spectrometry Symposium (OMSS) for 10 years
• Participated as reviewers for both NIH and NSF instrument grant review committees and NIH F31 Fellowships.
• ASMS Mock Interviewer

During her transition from OSU to UF, she was prohibited, due to an institutional conflict, from serving ASMS from 2015 to 2022.  Notwithstanding, Dr. Basso continued by serving in several scientific organizations:

• Florida Local Section of the American Chemical Society (FL-ACS) where she has organized the Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition (FAME) since 2019 and is currently serving her second term as FL-ACS elected Chair.
• Recognized for her efforts in mentoring and supporting women in science, having been a mentor for Females in Mass Spec (FeMS), and is currently serving on the Mentoring Committee in FeMS.

Si Wu

University of Alabama

Candidate Statement
ASMS has been instrumental in shaping my career since I first attended the national meeting in 2004. Over the years, I have built many meaningful personal and professional relationships with ASMS members, leading to valuable collaborations and fostering my growth in the field. It is both a privilege and an honor to now have the opportunity to give back to the society that has played such a pivotal role in my professional development.

Si Wu, B.S. in Chemistry (Anhui University, China); Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (Washington State University with Professor James Bruce.) Upon graduation, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with Drs. Ljiljiana Pasa-Tolic and Richard D. Smith. In 2008, she became a research scientist at PNNL in 2008. In 2015, she joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oklahoma as an assistant professor and was later promoted to associate professor. In 2023, she joined the University of Alabama as a full professor.

Dr. Wu’s research is primarily focused on the development of novel proteomics tools for top-down mass spectrometry (MS) and functional proteomics in complex biological samples. Her research group has pioneered several innovative techniques such as Tandem Mass Tag (TMT)-based top-down proteomics and the ultrasensitive microsampling “spray-capillary” device for online capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) analysis of mass-limited samples such as single cells. Her work has resulted in over 90 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

Dr. Wu has been a member of ASMS since 2004. In 2017 she was named "ASMS Emerging Investigator" by the Journal and American Society for Mass Spectrometry (JASMS) and received the USHUPO "Robert J. Cotter New Investigator Award" in 2020. She was also named the ‘Outstanding Reviewer’ for JASMS in 2021. Dr. Wu has contributed to the ASMS community by serving on the ASMS Publications Committee, organizing the ASMS Emerging Talent Program in 2020, and lecturing on top-down proteomics in ASMS short courses. She is currently an editor of the Journal of Mass Spectrometry (JMS) and serves on the editorial board of JASMS.