To develop an electrospray tandem mass spectral library of over 5000 natural products.
To develop a user friendly software integrated with the library data with online and offline searching facilities
To study the ESI-MS/MS spectra of different natural products and analyze the characteristics of these spectra for determination of spectral features of these classes of compounds
To identify characteristic tandem mass spectrometric fragments for the rapid identification in the crude extract.
To publish the research findings in the international peer-reviewed journals.
Academic Objectives
To publish a book based on the research findings mainly on electrospray tandem mass spectral pattern of various classes of natural products.
To design a 3 credit hours course on modern mass spectrometry application in natural product chemistry for Ph. D. students
To enable researchers, working in the field of natural product chemistry, to analyze the compounds by the developed facility.
To enable fast detection/identification of compounds in drug research/discovery from natural products.
Industrial Objectives
To develop a marketable ESI-MS/MS library and search software.
To contribute towards quality improvement of goods exported from Pakistan through the introduction of batch testing by mass spectrometry.
To provide a solution for the herbal industry based on natural products.
To create connection between industry and academia through software that can help analyze FMCG product ingredients.
Human Resource Development
To strengthen the mass spectrometry research in Pakistan by the capacity development of the institute.
To produce scholars capable of performing research in the field of cutting edge mass spectrometry technology.
To produce M. Phil. and Ph. D. scholars in the field of Computational Mass Spectrometry.
Other Objectives
To conduct nationwide mass spectrometry workshop to enlighten the importance of mass spectrometry in natural products chemistry.
To highlight Pakistan’s contribution in the field of Science and Technology at the international forum of MassBank.