Lisandra, a fellow student studying for her PhD in chemistry, discussed a review paper on proteomics biomarker discovery with Eduardo Rivera Cintron and other students. The paper explained that discovering biomarkers requires more than just mass spectrometry. Biomarkers could enable earlier disease diagnosis and improved treatment. New proteomics technologies developed over the past decade, such as shotgun proteomics, plasma/tissue analysis, and cell-based assays, have intensified the search for biomarkers. Lisandra emphasized the importance of biomarkers for medicine and the benefits they could provide through earlier disease detection.