Expert staff means expert research
AIT scientists thrive on conducting research, tweaking methodologies, and developing unique applications for the lab’s powerful instrumentation. Their passion for discovery and knack for problem-solving gives them plenty of material when attending conferences, seminars, and other industry functions. Learn more about our staff’s collective experience by reviewing their published works below.
Compliance Monitoring and Clinical
"Compliance Monitoring and Effective Risk Mitigation Strategy"
By Michael Evans, Ph.D.; Scott Kriger, Ph.D.; Joshua Gunn, Ph.D.; and Eugene Schwilke, Ph.D.
Published in the June 2010 issue of Practical Pain Management
"Choosing a sample prep method for your clinical LC-MS/MS drug assay"
By Andrea R. Terrell, Ph.D., DABCC
Presented at "Workshop W111: Practical LC-MSMS for Clinical Drug Analysis-sponsored by the TDM/Toxicology Division of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry" for the 11th International Congress of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Clinical Toxicology conference October 3-8, 2009
"The Role of the Laboratory in Chronic Pain Management"
By Andrea Terrell, Ph.D., DABCC
Presented at the Clinical Pathology Case Conference at the University of Michigan, September 25, 2009
"Anomalous Opiate Detection in Compliance Monitoring"
By Michael Evans, Ph.D.; Scott Kriger, Ph.D.; Joshua Gunn, Ph.D.; and Eugene Schwilke
Published in the September 2009 issue of Practical Pain Management
"Effective Monitoring of Opiates in Chronic Pain Patients"
By Michael Evans, Ph.D., Scott Kriger, Ph.D., Joshua Gunn, Ph.D., and Eugene Schwilke
Published in the July/August 2009 issue of Practical Pain Management
"The Prevalence of Maternal Drug Use During Pregnancy"
By Joshua Gunn, Ph.D. and Scott Kriger, Ph.D.
Published in the spring 2009 issue of AIT's client newsletter Engage
"Unknown Screening Using UPLC/TOF MS"
By Scott Kriger, Ph.D.
Presented at the annual MSACL conference (Mass Spectrometry Applications to the Clinical Laboratory) November 1-5, 2008
"Simultaneous Quantification of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine in Meconium Using ISOLUTE® HM-N Supported Liquid Extraction Columns and GC/MS"
By Josh Gunn, Brenda Sweeney, Tim Dahn, Suzanne Bell, Rebecca Newhouse, and Andrea Terrell, Ph.D./DABCC
Published in the September 2008 issue of the
Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Volume 32, No. 7
“A UPLC-MS/MS Method for Analyzing Eight Drugs: A Sixty Percent Reduction in Runtime vs. HPLC-MS/MS”
By Tim Dahn, Marcie Larson, Andrea Terrell, Ph.D., DABCC
Presented at AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) Annual Meeting July 27-31, 2008
“A Rapid, General Unknown Screen in Blood by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography – Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-TOF)”
By Kevin Shanks, Tim Dahn, Marcie Larson, and Andrea Terrell, Ph.D., DABCC
Presented at AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) Annual Meeting July 27-31, 2008
Forensics
"The Analysis of Benzodiazepines in Forensic Specimens Using UPLC/MS/MS"
By Timothy D. Dahn and Angela Coric
Presented at the annual SOFT conference October 22, 2009
"A Sensitive Method for Quantification of Buprenorphine and Norbuprenorphine in Human Whole Blood and Serum by UPLC/MS/MS"
By Joseph F. Ervin; Joanna Askwith; Tim Dahn; and Andrea R. Terrell, Ph.D., DABCC
Presented at the annual SOFT conference October 21, 2009
"What to Expect from Your Forensic Toxicology Lab"
By Andrea Terrell, Ph.D., DABCC
Presented at the Forensic Pathology Case Conference at the University of Michigan, September 24, 2009
"Unknown Screening Using UPLC/TOF MS"
Andrea Terrell, Ph.D., DABCC
Presented at annual SOFT (Society of Forensic Toxicologists) conference October 26-31, 2008
"Detection and Quantification of Cocaine and Benzoylecgonine in Meconium Using Solid Phase Extraction and UPLC/MS/MS"
By Scott Kriger, Ph.D., Josh Gunn, and Andrea Terrell, Ph.D./DABCC
Presented at annual SOFT (Society of Forensic Toxicologists) conference October 26-31, 2008
"Simultaneous Quantification of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine in Meconium Using ISOLUTE®HM-N Supported Liquid Extraction Columns and UPLC/MS/MS"
By Josh Gunn, Scott Kriger, Ph.D., and Andrea Terrell, Ph.D./DABCC
Presented at annual SOFT (Society of Forensic Toxicologists) conference October 26-31, 2008
"Achieving Lower Limits of Detection Using Pre-Existing Immunoassay-Based Screening Techniques"
By Joel Bailey, Josh Gunn, Scott Kriger, Ph.D., and Andrea Terrell, Ph.D./DABCC
Presented at annual SOFT (Society of Forensic Toxicologists)conference October 26-31, 2008
"Analysis of Prilocaine in Postmortem Whole Blood and Vitreous Fluid Utilizing UPLC®/TOFMS (Screening) and UPLC®/MS/MS (Confirmation)"
By Marissa Klebs, Kevin Shanks, and Andrea Terrell, Ph.D./DABCC
Presented at the annual MAFS (Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists) conference September 28-October 3, 2008
"Simultaneous Quantification of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine in Meconium Using ISOLUTE® HM-N Supported Liquid Extraction Columns and GC/MS"
By Josh Gunn, Brenda Sweeney, Tim Dahn, Suzanne Bell, Rebecca Newhouse, and Andrea Terrell, Ph.D./DABCC
Published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology, September 2008 issue, Volume 32, No. 7