This 2-day course will provide a comprehensive theoretical and hands-on approach to teach the latest techniques and tools available to perform metabolite identification applying mass spectrometry in non-targeted metabolomics studies. The course is targeted towards students and researchers who are actively applying metabolomics and want to fully understand the mass spectrometry tools and software applied for metabolite identification.

The course will be taught by experts in the fields of metabolomics and chemical analysis and will include significant hands-on experience using both the Q Exactive and LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometers and related software/databases/libraries. The course will focus on:

• Conversion of raw data to molecular formula and associated difficulties
• Data Dependent Acquisition (DDA) and Data Independent Acquisition (DIA)
• MS/MS and MSn data acquisition to construct spectral trees
• Current software, databases and libraries applied in metabolite identification

The course will finish with a session on the tips and tricks from the experts and an opportunity to ask questions.

For further information and registration details, please visit http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/metabolite-identification.aspx or contact Dr Cate Winder (C.L.Winder@bham.ac.uk).