Katharina Kronenberg is an analytical chemist and postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. David Clases at the University of Graz (Austria). She began her academic career studying Chemistry at the University of Münster (Germany), where she developed a keen interest in Analytical Chemistry. Her initial research focused on laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) bioimaging. After earning a Master's degree in 2020, she joined Prof. Uwe Karst's research group at the University of Münster as a PhD student. Her approach combined molecular and elemental analysis techniques and provided comprehensive insights into cancer tissue. In these studies, she integrated diverse imaging techniques, including LA-ICP-MS, micro-X-ray fluorescence, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)-MS, and infrared microspectroscopy. In 2024, she completed her PhD and joined the University of Graz, where she expands her expertise in bioimaging by employing time-of-flight-based ICP-MS and single particle ICP-MS. Additionally, her research emphasizes collaborative and interdisciplinary studies at the intersection of life science, computer science, and analytical chemistry to address current biological questions.
A recent study provides a detailed introduction to uniform manifold approximation and projection (UMAP) for analyzing LA-ICP-TOF-MS data. By converting high-dimensional MSI data into two-dimensional spaces, UMAP facilitates automated visualization to identify spectral clusters. Spectroscopy spoke to the paper’s lead author, Katharina Kronenberg of the University of Graz, about her group’s work.
Published: December 15th 2025 | Updated:
