Kurt Dejgaard

Managed and operated a mass spectrometry based Proteomics platform, partly as a basic complex proteomics and phosphoproteomics research entity and partly as a fee-for-service platform.

Interacted with and supervised multiple research groups and facilities on experimental design in order to optimize the proteomics data output/bioinformatics for their needs.

Initiated and organized 1 week practical courses on the topics of complex proteomics and phosphoproteomics (BIOC605 (2014-), Annual summer Workshops on "Basic and Specialized Techniques in Protein Chemistry and Proteomics" (2014-2020)) scaffolded over the popular European FEBS and EMBO practical courses.

Lectured grad courses on the topics of protein chemistry, mass spectrometry and bioinformatics (BIOC600, EXMD510).

• Supervised staff of research assistants in day-to-day activities.
• Oversaw all aspects of equipment purchase, installation, maintenance, and service of mass spectrometers in the initial phase of building a clinical proteomics platform at the RI-MUHC
• Supervised staff and clients in tailored protein chemistry solutions to optimize quality and reproducibility of their data
• Supervised postdoctoral researchers on their proteomics and lipidomics projects at the facility.

• Oversaw the construction and instrument purchases for a proteomics core facility at the Department of Biochemistry.
• Initiated industrial collaborations with mass spectrometry instrument manufacturers aimed at developing improved GUI for data visualization and analyses (protein interactomics)
• Supervised data-driven decision-making for students and postdocs of client research facilities.
• Enhanced user experience for platform clients through strategic expansion of the facility with complementary techniques and instruments.

Awarded a private Richard Thomlinson postdoctoral fellowship and a CIHR postdoctoral fellowship.

Worked on complex protein interactomics in yeast and higher eukaryotes, in the lab of Dr. David Y. Thomas, Department of Biochemistry.

Was involved in two major projects on the development of a Yeast 2-Hybrid system for membrane proteins and the development of High Resolution Native Electrophoresis of intact protein complexes.