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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7867
Email
torsten.kleffmann@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department
Department of Biochemistry
Qualifications
MSc PhD
Research summary
Mass spectrometry-based proteomics and protein analysis

Research

My research interests are mostly in mass spectrometry-based protein analysis and proteome research on various biological systems. At present my main function is the management of the Centre for Protein Research.

Therefore my major focus is on method establishment and method development rather than on individual research projects.

However I am involved in various research projects in the field of mass spectrometry-based proteome/protein research and new collaborations are emerging at present which will result in more definable projects and research interests in the future.

Publications

Rogers, L. M., Halcrow, S. E., Kleffmann, T., & King, C. L. (2024). Comparing Walker's (2008) skull trait sex estimation standard to proteomic sex estimation for a group of South Asian individuals. Forensic Science International: Synergy, 8, 100450. doi: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2023.100450 Journal - Research Article

Hawkins, S., Zetika, G. A., Kinaston, R., Firmando, Y. R., Sari, D. M., Suniarti, Y., … Stirling, C., Reid, M., Barr, D., Kleffmann, T., Kumar, A., … O'Connor, S. R. (2024). Earliest known funerary rites in Wallacea after the last glacial maximum. Scientific Reports, 14, 282. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-50294-y Journal - Research Article

Major, G., Simcock, J., Kumar, A., Kleffmann, T., Woodfield, T. B. F., & Lim, K. S. (2024). Comprehensive matrisome profiling of human adipose tissue for soft tissue reconstruction. Advanced Biology, 8, 2300448. doi: 10.1002/adbi.202300448 Journal - Research Article

Peppercorn, K., Edgar, C. D., Kleffmann, T., & Tate, W. P. (2023). A pilot study on the immune cell proteome of long COVID patients shows changes to physiological pathways similar to those in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 22068. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-49402-9 Journal - Research Article

Sudron, E. L., Kinaston, R. L., Cawte, H., Kleffmann, T., Kumar, A., Kramer, R., Stirling, C., Reid, M., Barr, D., … King, K., & Halcrow, S. E. (2023). Extracting the truth through chemical analyses: Early life histories of Victorian-era dental patients in Aotearoa New Zealand. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.24863 Journal - Research Article

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