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University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2N 1N4
Faculty and Research Associates
Dr. Michael Wieser (he/him)
Mike Wieser investigates the interactions of metals in living and non-living systems by studying changes in the isotopic compositions of biochemically significant elements. Developing analytical methods in isotope ratio mass spectrometry is the foundation of Mike’s research. He may be found adventuring into disciplines including nuclear physics, analytical chemistry and sometimes biology and the environmental sciences.
Dr. Kerri Miller (she/her)
Kerri Miller’s research focuses on metal isotopes in the body (Cu, Zn, Pb) and how the amounts and isotopic composition of these metals change due to metabolic interruptions or environmental exposure. Currently she is working on the development of methods to push the limits of multicollector ICP-MS detection to enable the quantification of femtogram amounts of isotopes in biological samples.
Dr. Anika Retzmann (she/her)
Anika Retzmann specializes in in elemental and isotopic analyses and their application to address research questions in the fields of archaeometry and biomedicine. To this end, she develops and applies advanced analytical methods based mainly on (multicollector) ICP-MS and TIMS. Currently she is working on the automation of analyte purification to increase the sample throughput in isotopic analyses (i.e., Ca, Cu, Zn, Pb) for clinical settings.