Associated Meetings
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LC-MS based metabolomics and metabolite identification with the Q Exactive™ Plus and Orbitrap ID-X™ Tribrid™
Date: 18th-21st May 2026
Venue: Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre, University of Birmingham
Meeting Details:
We’re delighted to share that the Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre has opened registration its upcoming course. Please see the course details below, and don’t hesitate to contact our operations team if you have any questions: bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Course Topics:
- Introduction to QE+ and ID-X mass spectrometers and the metabolomics workflow
- Experimental design and the importance of quality control (QC) samples
- Sample preparation including extraction of polar metabolites and lipids from biofluids (urine and plasma) and tissue samples
- Hands-on data acquisition for untargeted metabolomics and hybrid metabolomics, the latter combining targeted and untargeted measurements
- Setting up the Vanquish UHPLC coupled to the QE+
- Types of data which can be collected on the QE+ and ID-X (m/z, retention time, MS/MS, MSn)
- MS/MS and MSn experiments
- Data processing workshop
- Data analysis workshop (univariate and multivariate analysis)
- Introduction to metabolite identification applying Data Dependent Analysis
- Conversion of raw data to molecular formula and putative metabolite annotations
- Mass spectral libraries (using mzCloud), and how to search them
- Tools for mass spectral interpretation
- Reporting standards for metabolite identification
- Question and answer session with a panel of experts
Event Cost: Standard: £1,810
Further Information: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/2026/lc-ms-based-metabolomics-and-metabolite-identification
Contact: bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Hands-on Data Analysis for Metabolomics Training Course
Date: 15-19th June 2026
Venue: Hammersmith campus, Imperial College London
Meeting Details:
This 5 day course offers a comprehensive, hands-on training in processing and analysing metabolomics data from LC-MS and NMR technologies.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
> Learn directly from internationally recognised leaders in the field;
> Benefit from practical training in computational techniques and statistical methods;
>Enjoy excellent networking opportunities with IIPTC specialists and fellow trainees
Further Information: www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/hands-data-analysis
Contact: Kathryn Gresty k.gresty@imperial.ac.uk
18th Mass Specctrometry School in Biotechnology & Medicine (MSBM)
Date: 5-10th July 2026
Venue: Centre for Advanced Academic Studies, Dubrovnik
Meeting Details:
The MSBM Summer School is once again being hosted in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, Croatia from 5th to 10th July 2026. The event is led by a series of world leading faculty and representatives from major industrial mass spectrometry focused businesses.
Over the course of the week, participants will be introduced to core principles of mass spectrometry, as well as current developments and practical applications. Teaching is delivered through a combination of didactic lectures, research lectures, workshops and discussions.
In addition to the scientific programme, MSBM provides a great opportunity for informal exchange between students, early-career researchers, and faculty.
Further Information: https://msbm.org/
Contact: Prof. David Goodlett, msbm.dubrovnik@gmail.com
BSPR Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
Date: 13th-15th July 2026
Venue: Hinxton Hall Conference Centre on the Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
Meeting Details:
We are excited to announce that the next annual meeting of the British Society for Proteome Research (BSPR) will be held at the Hinxton Hall Conference Centre on the Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, home to a thriving community of world leading scientific institutes such as the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Sanger Institute.
The meeting aims to bring together delegates from academia, industry, and core facilities to discuss the latest advances in proteomics technology, cutting edge research discoveries and developments in data analysis and computational approaches.
Further information: https://www.bspr.org/annual-meetings
Contact: Juan Vizcaino, juan@ebi.ac.uk
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