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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Florida
Faculty Member UF Department of Chemistry

UF Department of Chemistry

Chemistry Laboratory Building 101A

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Kari Basso

Scientist & Director of MSREC

Mass Spectrometry Research and Education Center

Research and Education Focus

MSREC Mission: To provide comprehensive mass spectrometry support in an open learning environment. Our goal is to provide a valuable resource to complex research needs through access to a wide variety of mass spectrometry instruments, bioinformatic tools, and highly trained staff. We offer both routine services and advanced research based projects. Services include accurate mass analysis, proteomics, lipidomics, metabolomics, polymer analysis, GC-MS, and training.

Education and Training

1994–1999: PhD. Chemistry, Louisiana State University (lab of Patrick Limbach)

1990–1994: B.A. Chemistry Major, Biology and Norwegian Minor, Concordia College, Moorhead MN

Selected Awards

Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Young Investigator Award (2007)

LSU Superior Performance and Productivity in Chemical Research (1999)

Selected Activities

Chair for Florida Local Section of the American Chemical Society Mentorship Committee for Females in Mass Spectrometry NIH/NSF Review Panelist

Selected Publications

Blight, S. K., Larue, R. C., Mahapatra, A., Longstaff, D. G., Chang, E., Zhao, G., Kang, P. T., Green-Church, K. B., Chan, M. K., and Krzycki, J. A. Direct charging of tRNA(CUA) with pyrrolysine in vitro and in vivo, Nature 2004 431, 333–335.

Madi, N., Cato, E. T., Abu Sayeed, M., Creasy-Marrazzo, A., Cuenod, A., Islam, K., Khabir, M. I. U., Bhuiyan, M. T. R., Begum, Y. A., Freeman, E., Vustepalli, A., Brinkley, L., Kamat, M., Bailey, L. S., Basso, K. B., Qadri, F., Khan, A. I., Shapiro, B. J., and Nelson, E. J. Phage predation, disease severity, and pathogen genetic diversity in cholera patients, Science 2024 384.

Bhar, S., Prajapati, D. V., Gonzalez, M. S., Yoon, C. S., Mai, K., Bailey, L. S., Basso, K. B., and Butcher, R. A. Comparative Metabolomics Identifies the Roles of Acyl-CoA Oxidases in the Biosynthesis of Ascarosides and a Complex Family of Secreted N-Acylethanolamines, ACS Chem. Biol. 2025, 20, 1298–1308.