His research interests are focused upon Bio-Analytical Chemistry in the fields of Metabolomics and Spatial Metabolomics, including the mapping of plant secondary metabolites and defense molecules, eco-metabolomics, host-parasite interactions including investigating life stages of the malaria parasite within the mosquito vector and impacts of parasitism on the Florida Scrub Jay, design and synthesis of new MALDI matrices and ultra-high mass resolution Fourier Transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

A new peak detection algorithm for MALDI mass spectrometry data based on a modified Asymmetric Pseudo-Voigt model. BMC Genomics. 16. 2015 Metabolic profiling of a transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans Alzheimer model. Metabolomics. 11. 2015 Non-protein amino acids in Australian acacia seed: Implications for food security and recommended processing methods to reduce djenkolic acid. Food Chemistry. 179. 2015 Imaging Mass Spectrometry for Spatial Metabolomics. Australian Biochemist. 46. 2015 Degradation of Curcuminoids by in Vitro Pure Culture Fermentation. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 62. 2014 Metabolite profiling of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) phloem exudate. Plant Methods. 10. 2014 Metabolomic study reveals a selective accumulation of L-arginine in the D-ornithine treated tobacco cell suspension culture. Process Biochemistry. 49. 2014 Postnatal stability, and tissue, and time specific effects of methylation change in response to maternal smoking throughout pregnancy. Epigenetics. 9. 2014 Synthesis, Structure and Cation-Binding Properties of Some 4+4 Metallocyclic MO22+ (M = Mo or W) Derivatives of 9-Phenyl-2,3,7-trihydroxyfluor-6-one. Inorganic Chemistry. 53. 2014