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Introduction to Plant Metabolomics - a joint workshop with CUSO

26-27 January 2012

Speakers

  • Professor Jean-Luc Wolfender, laboratoire de pharmacognosie et phytochimie, Université de Genève
  • Dr Serge Rudaz, laboratoire de chimie analytique pharmaceutique, Université de Genève
  • Dr Gaëtan Glauser, Swiss Plant Science Web - Chemical Analytical Service (CAS), Université de Neuchâtel

Objectives

This short course intends to provide a general overview of the analytical tools as well as the data mining mandatory in plant metabolomics. Examples of different strategies in modern plant biology will be presented as well as practical aspects in MS and data treatment.

Contents

On a first day, the analytical tools, including separative and non separative approaches such as NMR, MS and various mode of chromatography will be presented:

  • 1. Introduction on metabolomics
  • 2. Sample preparation
  • 3. Non-separative analytical methods : spectral and detection techniques, including NMR, IR, MS , MS low high resolution analyser, NMR principle, type of data
  • 4. Separative Techniques : GC, CE and LC including Rapid Analysis in LC
  • 5. Hyphenation to separation techniques (MS)

Day two is dedicated to Knowledge discovery and biomarker ID:

  • 6. Consideration in MS Data Acquisition (Lab visit)
  • 7. Consideration in Data analysis (including PCA demo on Excel)
  • 8. Hyphenation and identification aspect (MS and NMR)
  • 9. General strategy and examples in plant Metabolomics and systems biology

General information

Dates:  26-27 January 2012

Schedule: 8.55 - 17.00

Location: University of Neuchâtel, Faculté des sciences, UniMail, building C (Animalerie), room 001

Credit points: 1.0 credit point (Research tools)

Evaluation: Full attendance and active participation

Information: Please contact J.-L. Wolfender or the doctoral program coordinator Dr. Christiane Bobillier

Travel expenses: participants of the  Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology (University of Neuchâtel) are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class). 

Please send the original tickets (no copies) with the reimbursement form  to Dr. Christiane Bobillier.  No reimbursement for AG, bus, taxi or car travel expenses will be paid.

MAKE SURE you SIGN the ATTENDANCE LIST EACH DAY of the WORKSHOP
and
TAKE your ATTESTATION of ATTENDANCE at the END of the COURSE
(no attestation will be sent by mail)

Registration

  • This course is free and open to all Ph.D. students, however priority is given to "Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology" participants until 30 September 2011.
  • Postdocs are welcome depending on availability.
  • Basic knowledge in chromatography, spectroscopic methods and statistics would be preferable.

Minimum number of participants: 15, maximum: 30.

Registration through the web only: Closed . Course full.

Please note the cancellation policy (CHF 30).

Deadline: 10 January 2012