Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
Metabolomics 2020
July 6 — 10, 2020
Shanghai, China
The 16th Annual International Conference of the Metabolomics Society will be held in Shanghai, China from July 6-10, 2020. Check back for updates in the coming months at http://metabolomics2020.org.
CTD / Mastering the preparation of the CTD quality module for a chemical drug
March 23-24, 2020
Paris, France
This training is intended for people, managers and technicians, who participate in the quality development (CMC) of chemical drugs.
For more information, view the PDF or click on the link https://white-tillet.com/fr/formations-aux-produits-de-sante-inter
Human Brain Project Education Programme: Measuring and Modelling Brain States
March 28 - 29, 2020
Das Central Solden, Austria
The final workshop of the 3rd HBP Curriculum Workshop Series invites researchers interested in measuring and modelling brain states at multiple scales. At the cellular level, the appearance of different brain states (such as wake, sleep, anesthesia) is reviewed at the scale of neurons, from extracellular recordings in both human and animal models. From a modelling perspective, workshop participants will learn how cellular data can be used to build model networks of spiking neurons and how mean-field techniques are used to derive population models of different brain states from these network models.
For more information, view the PDF.
Continuing education: Research, development and production of monoclonal antibodies and other drugs
March 30 – April 1, 2020
Villejuif, France
Like every year the IFSBM at Gustave Roussy organizes its course on monoclonal antibodies (R&D and bioproduction) - and immunotherapy, open to continuing education under the aegis of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris Sud- Paris Saclay.
The next session (brochure attached) will be held in Villejuif from March 30 to April 1, 2020 This training is intended for executives or technicians engaged in the research and development programs of biomedicines: project managers, personnel involved in production, analytical controls, preclinical studies, regulatory affairs.
Those interested can register with Ms. Heurtaut This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For more information, view the PDF.
Metabolomics with the Q Exactive
March 30 - April 1, 2020
Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Overview
This 3-day course introduces you to using the Q Exactive mass spectrometer in your metabolomics investigations. The course is led by experts in the field of metabolomics and includes lectures, laboratory sessions and computer workshops to provide a detailed overview of the metabolomics pipeline applying the Q Exactive mass spectrometer.
Topics covered
- Introduction to Metabolomics on the Q Exactive, the metabolomics workflow, and case studies using the Q Exactive
- Using the Q Exactive family of instruments in your metabolomics investigations
- Experimental design and the importance of quality control samples
- Sample preparation including polar and non-polar preparation methods on biofluids (urine and plasma) and tissue samples
- Preparation of samples for profiling and targeted analyses on the Q Exactive
- Hands-on data acquisition for profiling and targeted studies, setting up the Vanquish UHPLC coupled to the Q Exactive MS
- Data processing workshop
- Data analysis workshop (univariate and multivariate analysis)
- Introduction to metabolite identification applying Data Dependent Analysis and Data Independent Analysis
- Question and answer session with a panel of experts
- Tips and tricks
- Problem solving
Introduction to Metabolomics Analysis
March 30 - April 2, 2020
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) - Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, United Kingdom
Date: Monday 30 March - Thursday 2 April 2020
Venue: European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) - Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, United Kingdom
Application opens: Monday 23 September 2019
Application deadline: Friday 29 November 2019
Participation: Open application with selection
Contact: Meredith Willmott
Registration fee: £650 - Including meals and accommodation
Learn more at https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/events/2020/introduction-metabolomics-analysis-1
Metabolite identification with the Q Exactive and LTQ Orbitrap
April 2 - 3, 2020
Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Overview
This 2-day course will provide a hands-on approach to teach the attendees about the latest techniques and tools available to perform metabolite identification in non-targeted metabolomics studies. The course will be led by experts working within the fields of metabolomics and chemical analysis and will include a significant proportion of hands-on experience of using mass spectrometers, software tools and databases. A maximum of four people will be working on each mass spectrometer in a session. We will apply these tools on the Q Exactive and LTQ-Orbitrap family of mass spectrometers.
Topics covered
- Importance of mass spectral interpretation
- Types of data which can be collected on the QE and LTQ-Orbitrap (m/z, retention time, MS/MS, MSn)
- Conversion of raw data to molecular formula and putative metabolite annotations
- MS/MS experiments in metabolic phenotyping for on-line data acquisition using the QE (DDA, DIA, all-ion)
- MS/MS and MSn experiments for sample fractions using the LTQ-Orbitrap
- Mass spectral libraries (using mzCloud)
- Searching mass spectral libraries
- Tools for mass spectral interpretation
- Reporting standards for metabolite identification
- Question and answer session with the experts
Hands-On Date Analysis for Metabolic Profiling
April 21-24, 2020
Imperial College London
This 4 day course provides a comprehensive overview of data analysis for metabolic profiling studies with data acquired from NMR spectroscopy and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. It combines lectures and tutorial sessions to ensure a thorough understanding of the theory and practical applications.
For more information, click on the link Hands On Data Analysis for Metabolic Profiling, 21-24 April 2020
Introduction to Metabolomics for the Microbiologist
April 27 - 29, 2020
Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Overview
This three-day course introduces how untargeted metabolomics can be applied to study microbial systems in academic and industrial research. The course provides an overview of the metabolomics pipeline, experimental design, sample preparation and data acquisition. The course is led by experts in the field of metabolomics and will include lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions in sample preparation and data acquisition and computer workshops focused on data processing and data analysis.
Topics covered
- Introduction to metabolomics, both targeted and untargeted approaches
- Experimental design and the importance of quality control samples in untargeted metabolomics
- Analytical strategies applied in metabolomics with a focus on mass spectrometry
- Hands-on laboratory sessions focused on sample preparation and to include metabolic quenching and extraction procedures, intracellular and exometabolome samples and polar and non-polar extraction methods
- Hands-on laboratory sessions focused on sample analysis for untargeted metabolomics studies using an Acquity UPLC coupled to a Xevo QToF mass spectrometer
- Hands-on workshop focused on data processing and data analysis
- Hands-on workshop focused on an introduction to metabolite identification
- Question and answer session with the experts
Course link: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/2020/Introduction-to-Metabolomics-for-the-Microbiologist-April-2020.aspx
Hands-On LC-MS for Metabolic Profiling
April 27-May 1, 2020
Imperial College London
This week long course aims to cover how to perform a metabolic profiling experiment, from start to finish. It will cover study design, sample preparation, the use of mass spectrometry for global profiling and targeted methodologies and data analysis.
For more information, click on the link Hands On LC-MS for Metabolic Profiling, 27 April – 1 May 2020
Environmental interactions in metabolic health and disease
May 6 - 7, 2020
Berlin, Germany
We are arranging an interesting program and we hope you can join us for two days of exciting science. There will be opportunities to network and to further the aims of the working groups of the society. We will also have flash talks at which you can present your own research. We hope some of our early career researchers may also be inspired into forming an early career network! Please contact us if interested. For further details and to register, please see our website at https://www.mdc-berlin.de/dgmet-2020
Scientific program will be conducted in English language Society business and working group discussions will be conducted in German or a mixture of German and English.
National Metabolomics Workshop and Symposium
May 6 - 8, 2020
University of Florida
Metabolomics is a fast-growing area in modern biological and medical sciences. To keep up with the technological development and the frontier research, we are organizing a National Metabolomics Workshop and Symposium at University of Florida in early May, 2020. One day and a half will be a hands-on workshop to teach students and postdocs the art and science of metabolomics and mass spectrometry. Immediately following the workshop, we will hold a symposium with talks from world leaders and from students. The topics include single-cell metabolomics, imaging metabolomics, and disease biomarker discovery.
For more information, click on the link https://sites.clas.ufl.edu/proteomics/
Data analysis for Metabolomic
June 4 - 5, 2020
Wageningen Campus, The Netherlands
Metabolomics experiments based on mass spectrometry (MS) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) produce large and complex data sets. This course will introduce approaches to process and analyze data and design high-quality experiments. Through hands-on workshops and lectures highlighting the different concepts you will get a thorough basis for tackling the challenges in metabolomics data analysis.
For information and registration click here.
Cancer and Immuno-Metabolism Symposium
July 24, 2020
University of Kentucky’s Center for Environmental & Systems Biochemistry
Hear and meet researchers who use stable isotope labeling and other approaches to investigate metabolism in many physiological systems – such as immune cells, cancers and brain metabolism. Poster sessions and exhibitors will offer additional learning and networking opportunities.
For more information, contact Alicia Colliver at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Multiple Biofluid and Tissue Types, From Sample Preparation to Analysis Strategies for Metabolomics
September 23 - 25, 2020
Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Overview
This 3-day course provides a theoretical overview and hands-on training to apply multiple sample preparation and UPLC-MS methods to characterise the metabolomes of complex biological samples using the mass spectrometer (Xevo QToF G2-XS - a maximum of 4 people working on the instrument in a session). The course is led by experts in the field who have experience of the analysis of microbial, plant and mammalian samples, and illustrates the different approaches that are available to analyse a range of biological samples and applying complementary liquid chromatography approaches to maximise the coverage of the metabolome.
Topics covered
- Introduction to dealing with the complexity of biological samples using UPLC-MS
- Overview of different sample collection, sample quenching and sample extraction methods
- The challenges of working with cellular and tissue samples
- Overview of different UPLC methods including HILIC and reversed phase methods
- Hands-on sample preparation of plasma, urine, cell and tissue samples
- Monophasic and biphasic solvent extraction methods to target polar and non-polar metabolites
- SPE and liquid-liquid sample clean-up methods
- Hands-on HILIC and reversed-phase liquid chromatography
- Hands-on UPLC-MS analysis for untargeted studies (maximum of 4 people)
- Overview of data analysis and metabolite identification
- Problem solving and tips and tricks session with the experts
Introduction to Metabolomics for the Microbiologist
October 7 - 9, 2020
Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Overview
This three-day course introduces how untargeted metabolomics can be applied to study microbial systems in academic and industrial research. The course provides an overview of the metabolomics pipeline, experimental design, sample preparation and data acquisition. The course is led by experts in the field of metabolomics and will include lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions in sample preparation and data acquisition and computer workshops focused on data processing and data analysis.
Topics covered
- Introduction to metabolomics, both targeted and untargeted approaches
- Experimental design and the importance of quality control samples in untargeted metabolomics
- Analytical strategies applied in metabolomics with a focus on mass spectrometry
- Hands-on laboratory sessions focused on sample preparation and to include metabolic quenching and extraction procedures, intracellular and exometabolome samples and polar and non-polar extraction methods
- Hands-on laboratory sessions focused on sample analysis for untargeted metabolomics studies using an Acquity UPLC coupled to a Xevo QToF mass spectrometer
- Hands-on workshop focused on data processing and data analysis
- Hands-on workshop focused on an introduction to metabolite identification
- Question and answer session with the experts
Course link: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/2020/Introduction-to-Metabolomics-for-the-Microbiologist-October-2020.aspx
Metabolomics with the Q Exactive
November 2 - 4, 2020
Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Overview
This 3-day course introduces you to using the Q Exactive mass spectrometer in your metabolomics investigations. The course is led by experts in the field of metabolomics and includes lectures, laboratory sessions and computer workshops to provide a detailed overview of the metabolomics pipeline applying the Q Exactive mass spectrometer.
Topics covered
- Introduction to Metabolomics on the Q Exactive, the metabolomics workflow, and case studies using the Q Exactive
- Using the Q Exactive family of instruments in your metabolomics investigations
- Experimental design and the importance of quality control samples
- Sample preparation including polar and non-polar preparation methods on biofluids (urine and plasma) and tissue samples
- Preparation of samples for profiling and targeted analyses on the Q Exactive
- Hands-on data acquisition for profiling and targeted studies, setting up the Vanquish UHPLC coupled to the Q Exactive MS
- Data processing workshop
- Data analysis workshop (univariate and multivariate analysis)
- Introduction to metabolite identification applying Data Dependent Analysis and Data Independent Analysis
- Question and answer session with a panel of experts
- Tips and tricks
- Problem solving
Course link: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/2020/Metabolomics-with-the-Q-Exactive-November-2020.aspx
Metabolite identification with the Q Exactive and LTQ Orbitrap
November 5 - 6, 2020
Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Overview
This 2-day course will provide a hands-on approach to teach the attendees about the latest techniques and tools available to perform metabolite identification in non-targeted metabolomics studies. The course will be led by experts working within the fields of metabolomics and chemical analysis and will include a significant proportion of hands-on experience of using mass spectrometers, software tools and databases. A maximum of four people will be working on each mass spectrometer in a session. We will apply these tools on the Q Exactive and LTQ-Orbitrap family of mass spectrometers.
Topics covered
- Importance of mass spectral interpretation
- Types of data which can be collected on the QE and LTQ-Orbitrap (m/z, retention time, MS/MS, MSn)
- Conversion of raw data to molecular formula and putative metabolite annotations
- MS/MS experiments in metabolic phenotyping for on-line data acquisition using the QE (DDA, DIA, all-ion)
- MS/MS and MSn experiments for sample fractions using the LTQ-Orbitrap
- Mass spectral libraries (using mzCloud)
- Searching mass spectral libraries
- Tools for mass spectral interpretation
- Reporting standards for metabolite identification
- Question and answer session with the experts