Parul Mittal

Parul Mittal is a Researcher at the University of South Australia (UniSA), affiliated with the Health and Biomedical Innovation School and the Clinical & Health Sciences Department. Her work focuses on advanced mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) techniques applied to biomedical research, particularly in cancer biomarker discovery and glycosylation analysis.

Research Interests:

• Development of MALDI-MSI protocols for spatial mapping of lipids, N-glycans, and peptides in tissues
• Cancer biology, including endometrial and ovarian cancers
• Glycobiology and metabolic profiling
• Applications of MALDI-MSI in clinical diagnostics and pharmacology

Recent Articles Overview:

• 2025 Review on MALDI-MSI advancements, emphasizing multi-omics integration and instrumentation
• 2024 Protocols for murine lung tissue analysis linking lipid/N-glycan/peptide spatial mapping
• 2020 Study identifying N-glycan biomarkers for endometrial cancer metastasis prediction

Grants & Collaborations: Supported by Bioplatforms Australia and other Australian government initiatives. Collaborates with institutions like Griffith University and Royal Adelaide Hospital on translational research projects.

Labs/Teams: Active in UniSA’s Clinical & Health Sciences and Future Industries Institute groups, specializing in proteomics, glycomics, and mass spectrometry instrumentation.