Alienke van Pijkeren

Alienke van Pijkeren is a Researcher at the Analytical Biochemistry department within the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Groningen. Her work focuses on advanced proteomic and metabolomic techniques, particularly using mass spectrometry for protein characterization and epigenetic analysis.

Her research interests span Proteomics, Mass Spectrometry, Histone Acetylation, and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. She specializes in developing methodologies for proteome coverage enhancement and site-specific histone modification analysis. Recent work examines protein dynamics in hibernation models and COPD pathophysiology.

Analysis of her publications (2021-2025) reveals consistent focus on multi-omics integration, with strong emphasis on technical innovation in mass spectrometry applications. Key trends include development of CoMetChem labeling for epigenetic studies and simultaneous proteo-metabolome extraction techniques.

She actively participates in academic knowledge exchange through events like GlycoScienceNL (attendee, 2024) and Zpannend Zernike (organizer, 2024), demonstrating engagement with both national and international research communities.

Her laboratory work centers on Analytical Biochemistry methodologies within the University of Groningen's research infrastructure, with particular focus on histone modification dynamics and proteome-metabolome interactions.