Prof. Ana Akrap
Physical sciences, Experimental condensed matter physics
Physical sciences
biophysical chemistry, mass spectrometry
gas phase structures of proteins and nucleic acids
electron-ion reactions
mechanisms of biomolecular dissociation
ionization processes
Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS)
START Award (Y372) from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), 2008 – 2014
Elise Richter Fellowship (V59) from the FWF, 2007 – 2010
Novartis Award for Chemistry, 2006
Hertha Firnberg Fellowship (T229) from the FWF, 2004 – 2007
English, German
B. Ganisl, T. Valovka, M. Hartl, M. Taucher, K. Bister, K. Breuker (2011): Electron detachment dissociation for top-down mass spectrometry of acidic proteins. In: Chemistry – A European Journal, 17, 4460-4469.
K. Breuker, S. Brüschweiler, M. Tollinger (2011): Electrostatic stabilization of a native protein structure in the gas phase. In: Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 903-907; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 873-877.
M. Taucher, B. Ganisl, K. Breuker (2011): Identification, localization, and relative quantitation of pseudouridine in RNA by tandem mass spectrometry of hydrolysis products. In: Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 304, 91-97.
M. Taucher, K. Breuker (2010): Top-down mass spectrometry for sequencing of larger (up to 61 nt) RNA by CAD and EDD. In: J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 21, 918-929.
K. Breuker, F.W. McLafferty (2008): Stepwise evolution of native protein structure with electrospray into the gas phase, 10^-12 to 10^2 s. In: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 105, 18145-18152.
K. Breuker, F.W. McLafferty (2005): The thermal unfolding of native Cytochrome c in the transition from solution to gas phase probed by native electron capture dissociation. In: Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 4989-4992; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 4911-4914.
K. Breuker, F.W. McLafferty (2003): Native electron capture dissociation for the structural characterization of noncovalent interactions in native Cytochrome c. In: Angew. Chem. 2003, 115, 5048-5052; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 4900-4904.
Tiroler Wissenschaftsfonds (TWF, Province of the Tyrol Science Fund, Austria) research project UNI-0404/158, 2005 – 2007
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) research project (P15767, independent applicant), 2002 – 2004
American Society for Mass Spectrometry
European Journal of Mass Spectrometry (Editorial Advisory Board)
ChemistryOpen (Editorial Advisory Board)
Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI)
Member of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
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