Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this video, I talk to Taufika Islam-Williams about her research at the Molecular, Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center (METRIC).
Taufika Islam Williams, originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a dedicated analytical scientist with a passion for advancing research infrastructure and interdisciplinary science. She earned her BA in Chemistry and Mathematics from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. She went on to receive her MS in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University, working under the guidance of Dr. R. Graham Cooks, where her thesis explored gas-phase ion chemistry using advanced mass spectrometric techniques. Taufika completed her PhD in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Kentucky in 2005, summa cum laude, under Dr. Bert C. Lynn. Her dissertation focused on Alzheimer's disease research within the small molecule space and biofuels production through proteomics-based approaches. She continued her research trajectory through a postdoctoral fellowship supported by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center–Kenan Institute at NC State University (NCSU), where she worked with Dr. David C. Muddiman to apply advanced mass spectrometry techniques to glycomics and ovarian cancer biomarker discovery. Following her postdoctoral fellowship, Taufika joined the NCSU Department of Chemistry as Director of the Mass Spectrometry Facility. She now holds a joint appointment as a Senior Research Scholar at the Molecular Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center (METRIC) and as Research Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry. At NCSU, she also serves as the Proteomics Section Leader for the Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) and the METRIC Lead at the Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI). Taufika’s work centers on bioanalytical mass spectrometry, with expertise in proteomics, glycomics, and volatile analysis. At METRIC, she leads research efforts in these areas, as well as in high-resolution mass spectrometry to support synthetic chemistry. She is deeply committed to collaborative science and mentoring, contributing to research across disciplines while also teaching graduate-level courses in proteomics and training students and collaborators in cutting-edge mass spectrometry techniques. Beyond the laboratory, Taufika is an advocate for equity and inclusion in academia. She currently serves as Chair of the NC State Council on the Status of Women (CSW), where she works to advance gender equity and institutional transformation.
#measurement #molecular #science #research
In this video, I talk to Taufika Islam-Williams about her research at the Molecular, Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center (METRIC).
Taufika Islam Williams, originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a dedicated analytical scientist with a passion for advancing research infrastructure and interdisciplinary science. She earned her BA in Chemistry and Mathematics from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. She went on to receive her MS in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University, working under the guidance of Dr. R. Graham Cooks, where her thesis explored gas-phase ion chemistry using advanced mass spectrometric techniques. Taufika completed her PhD in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Kentucky in 2005, summa cum laude, under Dr. Bert C. Lynn. Her dissertation focused on Alzheimer's disease research within the small molecule space and biofuels production through proteomics-based approaches. She continued her research trajectory through a postdoctoral fellowship supported by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center–Kenan Institute at NC State University (NCSU), where she worked with Dr. David C. Muddiman to apply advanced mass spectrometry techniques to glycomics and ovarian cancer biomarker discovery. Following her postdoctoral fellowship, Taufika joined the NCSU Department of Chemistry as Director of the Mass Spectrometry Facility. She now holds a joint appointment as a Senior Research Scholar at the Molecular Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center (METRIC) and as Research Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry. At NCSU, she also serves as the Proteomics Section Leader for the Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) and the METRIC Lead at the Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI). Taufika’s work centers on bioanalytical mass spectrometry, with expertise in proteomics, glycomics, and volatile analysis. At METRIC, she leads research efforts in these areas, as well as in high-resolution mass spectrometry to support synthetic chemistry. She is deeply committed to collaborative science and mentoring, contributing to research across disciplines while also teaching graduate-level courses in proteomics and training students and collaborators in cutting-edge mass spectrometry techniques. Beyond the laboratory, Taufika is an advocate for equity and inclusion in academia. She currently serves as Chair of the NC State Council on the Status of Women (CSW), where she works to advance gender equity and institutional transformation.
