EuPA School on Practical Proteomics (8th-21th October 2017)

The 1st EuPA School on Practical Proteomics is aimed for early-career scientists that do not necessarily have MS instrumentation in their laboratories but are interested in learning theory and practical aspects of sample preparation for MS-based proteomics in order to collaborate with proteomics laboratories or core facilities. The renowned faculty will give lectures on common strategies in MS-based proteomics and their applications in cutting-edge biological research. In dedicated tutorial sessions, the faculty will provide a direct input about possible strategies in participants’ projects.

The practical part of the School will address hands-on protocols for protein extraction, digestion, enrichment of modified peptides, stable isotope labelling, peptide separation, as well as data interpretation after a successful MS measurement. The 1st EuPA School on Practical Proteomics is aimed for early-career scientists that do not necessarily have MS instrumentation in their laboratories but are interested in learning theory and practical aspects of sample preparation for MS-based proteomics in order to collaborate with proteomics laboratories or core facilities. The renowned faculty will give lectures on common strategies in MS-based proteomics and their applications in cutting-edge biological research. In dedicated tutorial sessions, the faculty will provide a direct input about possible strategies in participants’ projects. The practical part of the School will address hands-on protocols for protein extraction, digestion, enrichment of modified peptides, stable isotope labelling, peptide separation, as well as data interpretation after a successful MS measurement.

Abstract and Registration Deadline: 15. August 2017
Registration fee: EuPA member: 250 €, Non-EuPA members: 400 €

https://www.proteomics-academy.org/practical-proteomics-school

2nd Finnish Symposium on Biological Mass Spectrometry

The Finnish Proteomic Society (FinnProt) and the Finnish Mass Spectrometry Society (FMSS) are arranging the

2nd Finnish Symposium on
Biological Mass Spectrometry

30 October – 1 November 2017
Vanajalinna, Hämelinna

Symposium Venue Vanajanlinna

Monday 30 October is reserved for a course program. Tuesday and Wednesday are booked for scientific presentations.
Organizers will provide accommodation for the participants at Vanajanlinna.

More details on the program, arrangements and symposium fees will be posted in the near future, together with the symposium website.

New Board

A new Board was elected at the general FinnProt assembly, March 16, 2017 in Helsinki.

Anne Rokka was elected as the new vice-President.

Santosh Bhosale was elected as a member of the board.

The board wishes to warmly thank Petri Kouvonen for all his contribution to the society’s growth and activities.

Bioinformatics course for Mass Spectrometric data analysis

[16-17/03/2017]

The Finnish Proteomics society, FinnProt, arranges a two-day Bioinformatics course in Biomedicum 1, Helsinki. The course will provide both theoretical and practical training in the use of bioinformatics and statistics tools for mass spectrometric data analysis, with a special focus on proteomics. Participants will get familiarized with the data analysis workflow, starting from the experimental design to functional data analysis. The course comprises both theoretical lectures and hands-on training in computer lab, where participants will be trained in the use of bioinformatics tools.

Audience

This course is aimed at MSc and PhD level students, as well as researchers who want to get a better understanding of bioinformatics and statistical methods, and gain experience in functional bioinformatics data interpretation. To enter the course a basic understanding of mass spectrometry-based proteomics is beneficial.

Schedule [Please note the venue change]

  • 16.3.2017 at 10-17   SEMINAR ROOM 3, P-floor [60 seats]
  • 17.3.2017
    • 9-11       HAARTMAN Institute, LECTURE HALL 2, P-floor [95 seats]
    • 11-17     SEMINAR ROOM 1-2, P-floor [60 seats]

For the hands on part a personal laptop is required

Registration and participation

The course is open to all academic researches and students. Number of participants is limited to 60.
Please register at: https://goo.gl/forms/bnS900s4Qr6f2B203 until March 12th, 2017.

The Oodi code for the course is 921257. Participants will obtain 0.5 ECTS (lectures) + 1 ECTS (practical session)

 

Course will cover:

  • The basics of experimental design,
  • Mass-spectrometry normalization strategies,
  • Principles of statistical tools for MS data analysis,
  • Available tools for MS data interpretation,
  • Tools for functional analysis and data visualization.

 After this course you will be able to:

  • Design your proteomic study,
  • Evaluate the quality of proteomic data sets,
  • Select the appropriate workflow and  software tools for MS data analysis,
  • Easier publish your proteomics data,
  • Get the most out of your proteomic data.

This course is supported by the Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine (DPBM)

Contact info: Maciej Lalowski, maciej.lalowski@helsinki.fi and Giulio Calza, giulio.calza@helsinki.fi