23rd Toronto Post-ASMS Symposium
Free-to-Attend Mass Spectrometry Users' Meeting
October 27, 2025 (Monday), from 3:00pm to 9:30pm
Four Points by Sheraton Toronto Airport
Parallel Oral Sessions and Exhibition
Program Agenda
03:00 pm -
04:00 pm:
Registration & Welcome Refreshment Dinner Coffee and Tea and Cookies and Fruits
Parallel Sessions Before Dinner

Session 1A Chaired by Prof. Philip Britz-McKibbin
(Windsor C)
Session 1B Chaired by Dr. Ahmed Aman
(Georgian)
04:00 pm -
04:20 pm:
Prof. Scott Hopkins, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
"From RP to HILIC: Graph Transformers Power Method-Independent Prediction of Retention Times for Metabolomics Annotation"
Prof. Lars Konermann, Western University, London, ON
"Modeling an ESI Emitter Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations: From Bulk Solution to Gaseous Ions"
04:20 pm -
04:40 pm:
Prof. J. Rafael Montenegro Burke, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
"Expediting metabolomics-based discovery with the Human Metabolome Atlas"
Prof. Rebecca Jockusch, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
"Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Tomography and Photodissociation in Trapping Mass Spectrometers"
04:40 pm -
05:00 pm:
Prof. Leonard Foster, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
"Single-cell proteomics and lipidomics to understand sex dimorphism in astrocyte responses to viral infection"
Prof. Derek Wilson, York University, Toronto, ON
"Site specific HDX-MS for characterization of drug-target interactions reveals divergent binding modes for same-site binders"
05:00 pm -
05:20 pm:
Prof. Jeff Smith, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
"Enhancing our understanding of viroceuticals using an optimized mass spectrometry-based lipidomics approach"
Prof. Mark Nitz, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
"Probes to enable multiparameter spatiotemporal measurements with mass cytometry"
05:20 pm -
06:20 pm:
Networking Buffet DinnerDinner Good Food & Good Science!
Parallel Sessions After Dinner

Session 2A Chaired by Prof. Jeff Smith
(Windsor C)
Session 2B Chaired by Prof. Leonard Foster
(Georgian)
06:20 pm -
06:40 pm:
Prof. Hannes Röst, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
"Using deep neural networks to predict small molecule mass spectra"
Dr. Jennifer Hill, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON
"Pregnancy-associated protein isoforms identified through peptide-level quantification of serum: a tractable model system for cancer biomarker discovery?"
06:40 pm -
07:00 pm:
Dr. Benjamin Charron, Altasciences, Laval (Montreal), QC
"Strategy for Addressing Specificity Challenges in Quantitation of Etonogestrel in Human Plasma by LC-MS/MS"
Prof. Carolyn Cummins, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
"Development of a targeted PRM assay for the quantitation of nuclear receptors and estimation of copy number through a novel Histone iRT (HiRT) system"
07:00 pm -
07:20 pm:
Prof. David Goodlett , University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
"Targeted Metabolite Quantification in Trace Cancer Cell Samples"
Prof. John Klassen, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
"Integrating Charge Detection with Slow Mixing Mode (SLOMO) Native Mass Spectrometry to Quantify Biomolecular Interactions"
07:20 pm -
07:40 pm:
Prof. Michael Moran, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
"Cancer metabolism insights through mass spectrometry"
Prof. Gerold Schmitt-Ulms, University of Toronto, Toronto ON
"Harnessing evolution for the treatment of prion diseases"
07:40 pm -
08:10 pm:
Networking Dessert Break Desserts Time for something sweet...
Plenary Session Finale

Session 3 Chaired by Prof Denina Simmons
(Georgian)
08:10 pm -
08:30 pm:
Dr. Joey Sheff, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON
"What makes a good CAR? Probing the functional significance of clinically relevant CAR-T epitopes using structural MS"
08:30 pm -
08:50 pm:
Prof. Stephanie Bishop, Western University, London, ON
"The mleN enzyme in ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae impacts fitness through a putative lysine transport-mediated mechanism"
08:50 pm -
09:10 pm:
Prof. Pierre Chaurand, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC
"Mass spectrometry imaging of the gut microbiome"
09:10 pm -
09:30 pm:
Prof. Arash Zarrine-Afsar, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
"A Decision Support Scheme for Clinical Implementation of Mass Spectrometry-Based Tissue Pathology Determination to Guide Patient Care"
 
09:30 pm:
Raffle TimeGiftCard3 Winners will be Drawn - Each Winner will Receive a VISA Gift Card of $100
Please make sure you drop your name card in the bowl at the registration desk.