Overview
The Translational Proteomics Center at Boston Children’s Hospital, directed by Professor Hanno Steen, delivers high-throughput, automated proteomics analysis for human body fluids, including plasma, serum, urine, saliva, and tracheal aspirates from patients ranging from neonates to adults. Using state-of-the-art Bruker timsTOF mass spectrometers and Opentrons liquid handling robots, the Center performs deep proteomic profiling while requiring only small microliter sample volumes, preserving precious clinical material. By combining advanced instrumentation, reproducible workflows, and expert training, it enables large-scale cohort studies, pilot projects, and collaborative research, accelerating translational discoveries and standardizing data generation across diverse clinical and research applications.
Hanno Steen, PhD, Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Director of Proteomics at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hanno Steen has worked in the field of proteomics for over 15 years, which has resulted in over 200 publications in international peer-reviewed journals within a total of more than 24,000 citations. Hanno.Steen@childrens.harvard.edu
Saim
a Ahmed, PhD is a postdoctoral fellow in the Steen Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, trained entirely under Dr. Hanno Steen. With 17 years of experience in high-throughput, robotics-enable proteomics of human body fluids, she has authored 19 publications and developed sample-sparing workflows for large-scale pediatric, neonatal, and prenatal studies. Saima.Ahmed@childrens.harvard.edu