Develops single-cell and mass-spectrometry imaging technologies to discover and map neuropeptides and other small-molecule signaling agents involved in cell-cell communication.

Zare's group develops laser and mass-spectrometric methods -- including single-cell mass spectrometry and mass spectrometry imaging of neuropeptides -- to chemically profile individual cells and tissue sections with high molecular specificity, alongside long-standing work in microdroplet and chiral-selective chemistry.