Graduate Research Assistant
Purdue University
Lafayette, Indiana
Mousumi Saha is a Ph.D. candidate in Analytical Chemistry at Purdue University, where she works in Professor R. Graham Cooks’ laboratory on ambient mass spectrometry for high-throughput synthesis and bioanalysis. Her research focuses on developing high-throughput DESI-MS platforms for rapid studies of phase I drug metabolism kinetics, drug-drug interactions, and small-molecule quantitation, as well as exploring microdroplet-accelerated reactions for enzymatic metabolism and synthetic chemistry. Her work has involved collaborations with major industrial partners including AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Corteva, Takeda, Merck, Evonik, ExxonMobil, and others, highlighting the applied impact of her research.
Before joining Purdue, Saha earned her B.Sc. in Chemistry, with minors in Physics and Mathematics, from the University of Dhaka, where she also gained research experience in computational chemistry, deep eutectic solvents, and catalyst development for electrochemical water oxidation. She has authored publications in leading journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Science, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Her accomplishments have been recognized with honors including the Thomas W. Keough Graduate Scholarship, the Eli Lilly and Company/ACS Analytical Graduate Fellowship, and multiple poster awards. Saha is also a dedicated mentor, teacher, and science outreach leader with substantial international engagement.
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N-Nitrosamine Quantitation in Pharmaceticals by Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM East Coast USA Time