Date/Time
Date(s) - 12 Mar 2013
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
U of A, Keating Research Building/BIO5 Institute
You are invited to the sixth meeting of the Arizona Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 starting at 1PM in the Keating Research Building, at the BIO5 Institute on the University of Arizona campus.
This year we will feature six speakers from Tucson Bioindustry and the University of Arizona who will be talking about their research using Mass Spectrometry.
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This meeting is free of charge thanks to our mass spectrometry related vendors who will have display tables and/or posters at the event.
Participating vendors include AB Sciex, Advion, Bruker, JEOL, LECO, Peak Scientific, Rainin Instrument, Thermo Scientific, and Waters.
Sponsorship is also provided by Southwest Environmental Health Science Center.
EVENT PROGRAM
12:30PM -1:00PM Vendor & Poster Set-up
1:00PM – 1:15PM Welcome and Introduction
1:15PM – 2:15PM Speaker Group 1 – Biological Mass Spectrometry
Jon DeGnore, Staff Scientist, Technology & Applied Research, Ventana Medical Systems
Characterization of BioTherapeutics using Mass Spectrometry
Qingfen Zhang, Research Investigator, Sanofi-Aventis
An exometabolomic approach for characterizing chemically induced differentiation pathways in HL60 Cells
Fiona McCarthy, Associate Professor and James K Pendarvis, Senior Engineer, Veterinary Science and Microbiology
The next ENCODE: using mass spectrometry for genomic annotation
2:15PM – 3:30PM Poster Session and Vendor tables
3:30PM – 4:30PM Speaker Group 2 – Small Molecule Mass Spectrometry
Michael Heien, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Chemical modification for structure determination and high-throughput chemical analysis of neurotransmitters
Kristen Keck, Director of Analytical Chemistry, Bio5 Oro Valley
HPLC/MS Analysis and Purification at BIO5 Oro Valley
Shane Snyder, Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Co-Director ALEC & WEST Center
Demystifying the Great Unknown: Characterization of Complex Environmental Mixtures
4:30PM Closing Remarks
Posters, vendor tables will be available throughout the event, as will drinks and snacks
Arizona Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group Committee:
Leif Abrell, Manager of Organic Analyses, Arizona Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants
Linda Breci, Associate Director, Arizona Proteomics Consortium
Danielle Corbett, Analytical Chemist, Pima County CRAO Laboratory
Cynthia David, Assistant Staff Scientist, Arizona Proteomics Consortium
Arpad Somogyi, Associate Staff Scientist, Chemistry & Biochemistry Mass Spectrometry Facility
George Tsaprailis, Director, Arizona Proteomics Consortium
CALL FOR POSTERS
This meeting is free of charge thanks to our mass spectrometry related vendors who will have display tables and/or posters at the event.
Participating vendors include AB Sciex, Advion, Bruker, JEOL, LECO, Peak Scientific, Rainin Instrument, Thermo Scientific, and Waters.
Sponsorship is also provided by Southwest Environmental Health Science Center.
This event is being held during spring break to allow off-campus visitors easier access and parking. Complimentary parking will be available upon request in the Highland Avenue Garage under the name “AZ Mass Spec Discussion Group.”
To learn more about the event, please visit the website at
http://proteomics.arizona.edu/2013_arizona_mass_spectrometry_discussion_group