2018 Toronto Spring Mass Spectrometry Group Meeting
Free-to-Attend Mass Spectrometry Users' Meeting
April 30, 2018 (Monday), from 3:45pm to 9pm, Toronto
Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport

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Program Agenda
03:45pm-04:30pm: Registration and Welcome Refreshment
Oral Session 1 - Chair: Dr. Eric Reiner

04:30pm-04:50pm: Prof. Derek Wilson, York University, Toronto, ON
"Tales of Accelerated Drug Development Using Native Mass Spectrometry, Ion Mobility and Millisecond Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange"
04:50pm-05:10pm: Prof. Ken Yeung, Western University, London, ON
"My Love-Hate Relationship with the Matrix in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) MS for Tissue Imaging"
05:10pm-05:30pm: Prof. X. Chris Le, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
"Identification of unknowns: toward studies of arsenic metabolism and health effects"
05:30pm-06:30pm: Networking Hot Buffet Dinner Dinner Good Food & Good Science!


Oral Session 2 - Chair: Prof. Jeff Smith

06:30pm-06:50pm: Prof. Pierre Chaurand, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC
"Detection of exogenous substances in latent fingermarks bysilver-assisted LDI imaging MS: perspectives in forensic sciences"
06:50pm-07:10pm: Dr. Yuyong Ke, Endoceutics, Quebec City, QC
"Characterization and analysis of minor impurities in API and intermediate (natural compounds) by UPLC-MS/MS"
07:10pm-07:30pm: Prof. Christoph Borchers, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC / McGill University, Montreal, QC
"Targeted and untargetd MS-based assays in proteogenomics for analyzing cancer tumor tissues"
07:30pm-08:00pm: Networking Dessert Break Desserts Time for something sweet!


Oral Session 3 - Chair: Prof. Demian Ifa

08:00pm-08:20pm: Prof. Jeff Smith, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
"In situ TrEnDi: enhancing the sensitivity and safety of MS-based quantitative lipidomics analyses via novel chemistry on a new device"
08:20pm-08:40pm: Dr. Daina Avizonis, McGill Metabolomics Core Facility, Montreal, QC
"Going beyond the steady state with mass spectrometry based stable isotope analysis to better understand metabolism in disease states"
08:40pm-09:00pm: Dr. Rob O'Brien, Supra THC Services / Valens AgriTech, Kelowna, BC
"The Role of Mass Spectrometry in the Evolving Cannabis Sector"
 
 
09:00pm:
And Finale of the Evening - Raffle TimeGiftCard3 Winners will be Drawn, and Each Winner will Receive a Best Buy Gift Card of $100
Please make sure you drop your business card in the box at the registration desk. If you don't have a business card, we will have the name card available for you to write your name.