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Course Description
The field of cancer metabolism has grown tremendously in the past decade, contributing major advancements in our understanding of how to diagnose and treat tumors. Despite this, some of the tools required to study cancer metabolism remain out of reach for many labs. This is particularly true for metabolomics, as it requires deep prior knowledge and sophisticated instrumentation.
This course is designed to acquaint participants with principles and practice of cancer metabolism from the perspective of metabolomics. This course will introduce a major tool in the cancer metabolism field - metabolomics by LC-MS. Participants will get first-hand theoretical knowledge and practical experience on designing, analyzing, and presenting mass spectrometry-based metabolomics experiments. The course will have a “hands-on” component and will provide an opportunity to incorporate participants’ own samples.
Course Objectives
- Understand the fundamental concepts of LC-MS metabolomics
- Collect, analyze, and visualize LC-MS metabolomics data
- Compare targeted and untargeted LC-MS workflows
- Use the tools to visualize and communicate your data effectively
Enrollment limit
This course is limited to 8 participants.
Session dates, times & location
Priority will be given to graduate students taking the course for credit. In order to receive credit, students must attend all sessions and complete all assignments. Postdocs can register, too and they will be granted access to the course as space allows. The course will take place in person.
Session One
Monday March 27, 9am-4pm, lunch will be provided
Enders 10th floor conference room (please bring ID, restricted access to building)
Session Two
Wednesday March 29, 1pm-5pm, coffee and snacks will be provided
Countway Library L2-025 & 505 Ware Conference room
Session Three:
Thursday March 30 1pm-5pm, coffee and snacks will be provided
Countway Library L2-025 & 505 Ware Conference room
For more detail about the sessions, see attached PDF.
Course Directors | Boryana Petrova, PhD and Naama Kanarek, PhD
Curriculum Advisor | Jelena Patrnogić, PhD
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