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Professor Helen J. Cooper is a distinguished academic at the University of Birmingham, holding the position of **Professor of Mass Spectrometry** and serving as **Deputy Head of School** in the School of Biosciences. She is also an **EPSRC Established Career Fellow** and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).
**Education**: BSc (Hons) and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Warwick. **Career Path**: Postdoctoral work at Warwick, followed by a faculty role at Florida State University (2000–2003), before returning to Birmingham as a Wellcome Trust Value-in-People Fellow. She became a Senior Lecturer in 2010 and advanced to her current professorship. Her research focuses on **mass spectrometry techniques**, particularly electron capture dissociation (ECD), and their application in **proteomics**, **peptide chemistry**, and **post-translational modification analysis**. She has established Birmingham as a global leader in mass spectrometry research.
**Research Interests**: Development of advanced mass spectrometry methods for biomolecular analysis, including proteomics, ion mobility spectrometry, and direct surface sampling for clinical diagnostics. Key projects include studies on **post-translational modifications** (e.g., phosphorylation, glycosylation) and **protein structure-function relationships**. Collaborations with institutions like Birmingham Children’s Hospital aim to improve newborn screening via mass spectrometry.
**Awards & Recognition**: EPSRC Established Career Fellowship, FRSC, and leadership roles in national/international committees (e.g., Editorial Board of *Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry*).
**Teaching**: Engages in undergraduate and postgraduate education, emphasizing research-informed teaching and enquiry-based learning. Pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education.
**Labs & Facilities**: Leads the Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility within the School of Biosciences, supporting cutting-edge research in molecular and cell biology.
