OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY / SUMMER 2026
Mass spectrometry
& bioanalysis.
A laboratory experience in rapid disease detection, connecting analytical chemistry with questions about human health.
Badu-Tawiah Research Lab
Columbus Academy Applied Science Program
Role / Student researcher
Paper-spray ionization
Immunoassays
Biomarker analysis
01 / THE QUESTION
From a sample to a signal.
How can a biological sample become information that helps identify disease? My work at the Badu-Tawiah Research Lab focused on mass-spectrometry diagnostics and biomarker analysis.
02 / METHODS IN PRACTICE
Precision begins with the process.
The experience brought together paper-spray ionization and immunoassay techniques. Developing experimental protocols meant attending to the sequence of steps that makes an assay usable.
03 / CONTRIBUTION
Building the experimental groundwork.
I formulated protocols for paper-spray ionization and contributed to disease-detection bioassays, gaining experience in the experimental groundwork behind diagnostic research.
Zier Wang.
The story is still unfolding.
A PERSONAL JOURNAL OF GROWTH & DISCOVERY
© Zier Wang 2026