Fiehn Laboratory

The Fiehn laboratory at UC Davis develops metabolomics technologies in cheminformatics and analytical chemistry and applies these methods in biomedical projects and basic science.

The Fiehn laboratory leads the UC Davis West Coast Metabolomics Center and engages in collaborative NIH and NSF research projects, specifically aiming at genomics integration, interpretation of data sets, advanced statistics and collaboration in food and microbiome research, human and animal health, ageing and cancer metabolism projects. 

Our Work

We make extensive use of accurate mass spectrometry in both LC-MS and GC-MS technologies, currently using 13 different mass spectrometers. We develop tools and databases for the scientific community such as MassBank of North America, the Chemical Translation Service for database integrations, MassCube and MS-DIAL software for LC-MS/MS data processing, and MassWiki for compound identification and data reporting. We use additional in-house software such as BinBase for primary metabolism profiling and BinView as LIMS system to help the West Coast Metabolomics Center's service providing data for over 20,000 samples per year.

Graduate Students in the Fiehn laboratory

In the U.S., especially at UC Davis, Professors do not directly enroll graduate students themselves. Rather, prospective students apply to one of the University's graduate group programs. If admitted, they participate in laboratory rotations to find mutual interests with Professors, and then conduct their thesis program along with courses taught in the graduate degree requirements. Whether I will enroll new graduate students in my laboratory depends on funding and on the outcome of the laboratory rotations. I am member of the following graduate programs:

• Pharmacology / Toxicology
• Chemistry
• Integrated Pathobiology
• Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry
• Forensics
• Biostatistics