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September 2024 Meeting and Vendor Night

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Speaker: Neil L. Kelleher, Northwestern University

Topic: Digitizing Proteoform Biology with Single Molecule & Single Cell Mass Spectrometry

Date: Monday, September 16, 2024

Time: 6:00 pm Dinner and Vendor Night, 7:15 pm Presentation

Location: Shimadzu Scientific Instrument, Inc. Training Center 7100 Riverwood Drive, Columbia, MD 21046 (Directions) This will be an in-person meeting.

Dinner: Please RSVP to Dingyin Tao (owendtao@gmail.com) by Friday, September 13 if you will be attending the dinner.

Abstract: Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, much has been made of the need to bridge the gap from genes and traits. As a key nexus for the many interacting ‘-omes’ (genome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, etc.), the proteome should offer a tight link between genotype and phenotype. Proteoforms, or all of the precise molecular forms of a protein, capture all sources of variability in protein composition (i.e., SNPs, isoforms, post-translational modifications), and thus provide crucial insights into regulation and function. Now, “single ion” mass spectrometry is poised to convert genes to proteoform signatures at a far faster rate. Recently we developed proteoform imaging mass spectrometry (PiMS), with individual ion mass spectrometry. This platform has been extended now to single-cell Proteoform imaging Mass Spectrometry (scPiMS), boosting cell processing rates by >20-fold in the field while detecting proteoforms from single cells.

FeMS+ “Out of the Shadows” Leadership Development Program

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Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS+) is hosting a one-day leadership event in Rockville, MD for women scientists.

FeMS+ is a community-led initiative to create a worldwide network of support for women in mass spectrometry. “Out of the Shadows” is our premiere Leadership Development program for women in mid- to senior-level positions aiming to advance their career. Since 2023, we have held four “Out of the Shadows” events, in San Jose, US; Munich and Hamburg, Germany; and Singapore.

The “Out of the Shadows” event will be held on Tuesday September 10, 2024 in Rockville, MD, co-sponsored by CASSS and SCIEX. Registration is free. Application is now open and will close on July 30, 2024. To apply, please visit https://femalesinms.com/out-of-the-shadows-leadership-development-program/ The September leadership event focuses on powering up executive presence. There will be interactive professional coaching, practical exercises, and group discussion.

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Chemical Tags for Quantitative Omics Workshop

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August 2, 2024
University of Wisconsin – Madison on Zoom

This interactive workshop will cover the fundamentals of chemical tagging for quantifying -omics on a mass spectrometer.
This is a beginner level workshop, open to anyone who has at least six months of mass spec experience. This workshop will be a mix of lectures, demos, and discussion, topics include:
· Fundamentals and overview of chemical labeling approaches to quantitative proteomics
· Data Analysis Lecture
· Research Lecture on High-throughput quantitative top-down proteomics using intact protein-level tandem mass tag (TMT) labeling
· Applications of DiLeu tags for quantitative PTM analysis and biomarker discovery
· Development and application of isobaric tags for quantitative glycomics and lipidomics
· Research Lecture on Unlocking the secrets of complex proteotypes with sample multiplexing-based quantitative proteomics

Registration can be found at https://www.ncqbcs.com/resources/training/tagging-training/

There is no cost to attend due to generous support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Quantitative Biology of Complex Systems (P41 GM108538).
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June 2024 Meeting

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Topic: Post-ASMS Poster Night and ASMS Travel Award Presentations
All attendees are invited to put up an ASMS poster

Date: Monday, June 17, 2024

Time: 6:15 pm Dinner and ASMS posters, 7:30 pm Presentations

Location: Shimadzu Scientific Instrument, Inc. Training Center 7100 Riverwood Drive, Columbia, MD 21046 (Directions)

Dinner: Please RSVP to Jonathan Ferguson (jonathan.ferguson33@gmail.com) by Friday, June 14 if you will be attending the dinner.

ASMS Travel Award Recipients:

    • Melissa Leyden, University of Virginia

: “Characterization of Insect Sperm Nuclear Basic Proteins by Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry”

    • Juliet Obi, University of Maryland Baltimore

: “A Structural and Dynamic Basis for the Interactions of the Dengue Nonstructural (NS5) Protein with Stem Loop A (SLA)”

    • Bay Xu, Johns Hopkins University

: “SPOT: Spatial Proteomics through On-site Tissue-protein-labeling”

2024 Washington-Baltimore MSDG Young Investigator Travel Award Recipients

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Congratulations to the following recipients of the WBMSDG Young Investigator Travel Awards traveling to ASMS:

Melissa Leyden, University of Virginia (Advisor: Don F. Hunt), 1st place: “Characterization of Insect Sperm Nuclear Basic Proteins by Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry”

Juliet Obi, University of Maryland Baltimore (Advisor: Daniel Deredge), 2nd place: “A Structural and Dynamic Basis for the Interactions of the Dengue Nonstructural (NS5) Protein with Stem Loop A (SLA)”

Bay Xu, Johns Hopkins University (Advisor: Hui Zhang), 3rd place: “SPOT: Spatial Proteomics through On-site Tissue-protein-labeling”