LU-CAEHS Research Seminar
“Advanced Bioanalysis and Metabolomics via the UHPLC-MS/MS System”
Over the past three years, Dr. Yang and his research group have conducted extensive and systematic work in areas including foodborne pathogen detection, fiber-optic sensing, high-throughput metabolomics, and nanotoxicology. As PI or Co-PI, he has received research funding support from multiple major agencies, including the USDA, NSF, and NASA. His team has developed a series of UHPLC–MS/MS analytical methods and successfully led or participated in several frontier and mission-driven projects, such as:- Characterizing the nutritional differences between organically and conventionally grown elderberries;
- Investigating the uptake and translocation of emerging contaminants (PFAS) in mung bean sprouts;
- Profiling the nutritional variation in native edible plants such as Golden Glow at different maturity and harvest stages;
- Exploring and optimizing the nutritional composition of hydroponically grown collards; and
- Conducting external collaborations on diverse topics such as metabolomic assessment of glaucoma drug efficacy and microplastic degradation by mealworm gut microbiota.
Through this Department Seminar, Dr. Yang and his group will share their recent research progress and achievements. He also hopes to promote the use of high-throughput chromatography and mass spectrometry technologies across the department, providing faculty members with technical support and collaborative opportunities to advance their own research using this cutting-edge platform.
Presented by Dr. Qingbo Yang, Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
Dr. Yang’s research focuses on developing advanced small-molecule sensing systems and high-throughput chromatographic–mass spectrometric platforms to support a wide range of studies and applications — from rapid detection of foodborne pathogens to comprehensive metabolomic analyses.
Before joining Lincoln University, Dr. Yang served as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). Before that, he earned his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Missouri S&T, completed two years of postdoctoral training at the University of California, Davis, and later engaged in short-term biomedical entrepreneurship in Southern California.
