Free-to-Attend Mass Spectrometry Users' Meeting
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Oral Sessions and Exhibition
Confirmed Speaker List

In Order of Speaker Last Name Alphabetically

  • "Non-targeted identification of chemical markers to authenticate honey botanical origin using LC-QTOF-MS" - Presented by Prof. Stephane Bayen, McGill University, Montreal, QC

  • "Bridging non-targeted studies across LC-MS platforms using machine learning: food authentication as a case study" - Presented by Prof. Stephane Bayen, McGill University, Montreal, QC

  • "Proteomics of Extracellular Vesicles" - Presented by Prof. Maxim Berezovski, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

  • "The mleN enzyme in ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae impacts fitness through a putative lysine transport-mediated mechanism" - Presented by Prof. Stephanie Bishop, Western University, London, ON

  • "A Novel Strategy For The Absolute Quantitation Of Human Proteins" - Presented by Prof. Christoph Borchers, McGill University, Montreal, QC

  • "Absolute Quantitative Proteomics - Today and the Future" - Presented by Prof. Christoph Borchers, McGill University, Montreal, QC

  • "Design of Estrogen-Like Molecules with a Potential to Improve Brain Penetration for an Enhanced Memory in Ovariectomized Mouse Model" - Presented by Dr. Julien Brault-Turcot, NuChem Sciences, Montreal, QC

  • "High throughput screening of urinary nicotine metabolites for verification of tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposures in population health" - Presented by Prof. Phil Britz-McKibbin, McMaster Universit, Toronto, ON

  • "Urinary Metabolite Profiling to Non-Invasively Monitor the Omega-3 Index" - Presented by Prof. Philip Britz-McKibbin, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

  • "Strategy for Addressing Specificity Challenges in Quantitation of Etonogestrel in Human Plasma by LC-MS/MS" - Presented by Dr. Benjamin Charron, Altasciences, Laval (Montreal), QC

  • "Mouse model of breast tumor progression shows specific lipid signals linked to Cyp27b1 ablation in the mammary epithelium" - Presented by Prof. Pierre Chaurand, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Mass spectrometry imaging of the gut microbiome" - Presented by Prof. Pierre Chaurand, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Spinal cord remodeling across six mouse mutant strains monitored by mass spectrometry imaging" - Presented by Prof. Pierre Chaurand, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Charging mechanisms of macromolecules in droplet-based ionization methods by linking electrostatic properties of parent solution, microscopic and nanoscopic droplets" - Presented by Prof. Styliani Consta, University of Western Ontario, London, ON

  • "Insight into Matrix Assisted Ionization in Vacuum - Mass Spectrometry by Molecular Modeling" - Presented by Prof. Styliani Consta, Western University, London, ON

  • "Application of machine learning to metabolomics analyses" - Presented by Prof. Jacques Corbeil, Laval University, Quebec City, QC

  • "Development of a targeted PRM assay for the quantitation of nuclear receptors and estimation of copy number through a novel Histone iRT (HiRT) system" - Presented by Prof. Carolyn Cummins, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

  • "Uncovering heart failure patient subgroups with distinctive clinical characteristics using untargeted plasma lipidomics" - Presented by Prof. Christine Des Rosiers, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC

  • "How to make progress toward single-cell proteomics and what to avoid" - Presented by Prof. Leonard Foster, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

  • "Single-cell proteomics and lipidomics to understand sex dimorphism in astrocyte responses to viral infection" - Presented by Prof. Leonard Foster, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

  • "An effective, deep, yet inexpensive mass spectrometry-based fingerprinting system for detecting fraudulent honey" - Presented by Prof. Leonard Foster, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

  • "GC-MS method with reduced solvent consumption for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers quantification in revalorized polymers" - Presented by Dr. Alexandra Furtos, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "DDA- and DIA-PASEF profiling of cross-kingdom infections reveals new mechanisms driving disease" - Presented by Prof. Jennifer Geddes-McAliste, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

  • "Stable Isotope-Labeled Mice Unlock SysQuan: An Affordable Solution for Absolute Quantification of the Human Proteome" - Presented by Dr. Timon Geib, McGill University, Montreal, QC

  • "Monitoring M-Protein levels in multiple myeloma using Microsampling devices coupled with Intact Mass High Resolution Mass Spectrometry" - Presented by Dr. Luca Genovesi, Cellcarta, Montreal, QC

  • "High Throughput Quantitative Algal Toxin Analysis by Paper Spray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (PS-MS/MS)" - Presented by Prof. Chris Gill, Vancouver Island University/Applied Environmental Research Laboratories, Nanaimo, BC

  • "Structural Elucidation of Lipopolysaccharides using Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Kendrick Mass Defect Plots" - Presented by Prof. David Goodlett , University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

  • "Targeted Metabolite Quantification in Trace Cancer Cell Samples" - Presented by Prof. David Goodlett , University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

  • "Pregnancy-associated protein isoforms identified through peptide-level quantification of serum: a tractable model system for cancer biomarker discovery?" - Presented by Dr. Jennifer Hill, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON

  • "Parameter optimization of FAIMS nano-LC-MS/MS methods for improved detection of small protein expression differences on an Orbitrap Exploris 480" - Presented by Dr. Jennifer Hill, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON

  • "Multi-Staged Transfer Learning Using A Small Spectral Dataset of Metabolites" - Presented by Prof. Scott Hopkins, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

  • "From RP to HILIC: Graph Transformers Power Method-Independent Prediction of Retention Times for Metabolomics Annotation" - Presented by Prof. Scott Hopkins, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

  • "Coupling Ion Mobility Separation with Ion Trap Spectroscopy" - Presented by Prof. W. Scott Hopkins, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

  • "A Mechanistic Understanding of Post-Acquisition Sample Normalization for Untargeted Metabolomics" - Presented by Prof. Tao Huan, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

  • "Isotopic Ratio and Collision Cross-section Space: An Efficient Approach to Non-targeted Screening of Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances" - Presented by Prof. Karl Jobst, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

  • "Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Tomography and Photodissociation in Trapping Mass Spectrometers" - Presented by Prof. Rebecca Jockusch, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Pan-cancer N-glycoproteomic atlas of patient-derived xenografts for therapeutic target discovery" - Presented by Prof. Thomas Kislinger, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Prostate Cancer Reshapes the Secreted and Extracellular Vesicle Urinary Proteomes" - Presented by Prof. Thomas Kislinger, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

  • "Integrating Charge Detection with Slow Mixing Mode (SLOMO) Native Mass Spectrometry to Quantify Biomolecular Interactions" - Presented by Prof. John Klassen, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

  • "Absolute Affinities from Quantitative Shotgun Glycomics Using Concentration-Independent (COIN) Native Mass Spectrometry" - Presented by Prof. John Klassen, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

  • "Modeling an ESI Emitter Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations: From Bulk Solution to Gaseous Ions" - Presented by Prof. Lars Konermann, Western University, London, ON

  • "Cluster Formation During ESI" - Presented by Prof. Lars Konermann, University of Western Ontario, London, ON

  • "Atomistic Modeling of the ESI Process: From Taylor Cones to Biomolecular Ions and Magic Number Clusters" - Presented by Prof. Lars Konermann, Western University, London, ON

  • "Advances in Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry: Enabling high throughput analysis of tire wear toxins in urban waters" - Presented by Prof. Erik Krogh, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC

  • "Advancing spatial and single cell proteomics to characterize personalized cancer phenotypes, predict drug sensitivities and guide treatment" - Presented by Prof. Philipp Lange, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

  • "RIDA – Result-Informed Data Acquisition: Novel software to optimize data collection in mass spectrometry-based proteomics" - Presented by Prof. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

  • "Ending brute force mass spectrometry-based proteomics data acquisition using machine learning" - Presented by Prof. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

  • "Mass spectrometry enabling studies of arsenic metabolites and biomarkers of susceptibility to arsenic-induced diseases" - Presented by Prof. Chris Le, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

  • "Harnessing LC-MS as a tool for understanding the dynamics of bloodstream pathogens on a city-wide scale" - Presented by Prof. Ian Lewis, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

  • "Development of LC-FAIMS-MS and its application to lipidomics study of bacterial infection" - Presented by Dr. Jianjun Li, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON

  • "Development of Highly Sensitive and Robust Microflow and Nanoflow LC-MS for Comprehensive Metabolomic Profiling of Samples of Limited Amounts" - Presented by Prof. Liang Li, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

  • "Enhancing discovery of unknown disinfection byproducts using nontargeted analysis and machine learning" - Presented by Prof. Xing-Fang Li, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

  • "Selected ion extraction of peptides with heavy isotopes and hydrogen loss reduces the type II error in plasma proteomics" - Presented by Prof. John Marshall, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto ON

  • "Achieving a temporal interactome of a co-chaperone by combining pulse SILAC to bioID proximity labeling" - Presented by Prof. Thibault Mayor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

  • "Cannabis Matrix Certified Reference Materials: Challenges and Benefits" - Presented by Dr. Garnet McRae, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON

  • "Expediting metabolomics-based discovery with the Human Metabolome Atlas" - Presented by Prof. J. Rafael Montenegro Burke, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Mapping the human metabolome for functional metabolomics" - Presented by Prof. J. Rafael Montenegro Burke, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

  • "The Human Metabolome Atlas unveils metabolic heterogeneity across cell types and stratifies" - Presented by Prof. J. Rafael Montenegro Burke, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Cancer metabolism insights through mass spectrometry" - Presented by Prof. Michael Moran, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Surface and Global Proteome Profiling Reveals Actionable Immunotherapy Targets in Medulloblastoma" - Presented by Prof. Gregg Morin, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

  • "Breathomics for the early detection of lung cancer" - Presented by Dr. Renelle Myers, VCH Research Institute, Vancouver, BC

  • "Probes to enable multiparameter spatiotemporal measurements with mass cytometry" - Presented by Prof. Mark Nitz, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Plumb and Play, Modification of an Ambient Ionization Probe for Automated Sampling" - Presented by Prof. Richard Oleschuk, Queen's University, Kingston, ON

  • "An Ambient Ionization Approach to Tissue Analysis, and Natural Products Discovery" - Presented by Prof. Richard Oleschuk, Queen's University, Kingston, ON

  • "Coaxial Conductance Probe for Uneven Clinical/Biological Sample Investigation with Mass Spectrometry" - Presented by Prof. Richard Oleschuk, Queen's University, Kingston, ON

  • "Using deep neural networks to predict small molecule mass spectra" - Presented by Prof. Hannes Röst, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Artificial intelligence combined with LC-MS enables rapid identification of pathogens in urinary tract infections" - Presented by Dr. Florence Roux-Dalvai, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec City, QC

  • "Tackling Cannabinoids Ion Suppression Issues in Biological Matrices Using Chromatographic Tools" - Presented by Ms. Stephanie Savard, Laboratory of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Montreal, QC

  • "Harnessing evolution for the treatment of prion diseases" - Presented by Prof. Gerold Schmitt-Ulms, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

  • "Click-linking: achieving high in situ crosslinking efficiency by orthogonal 2-step-linking on fixed and stabilized cells" - Presented by Prof. David Schriemer, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

  • "CITES listed wood species Identification based on biomarkers, GC/QToF, and machine learning" - Presented by Dr. Dayue Shang, Environnement and Climate Change Canada, Vancouver, BC

  • "What makes a good CAR? Probing the functional significance of clinically relevant CAR-T epitopes using structural MS" - Presented by Dr. Joey Sheff, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON

  • "A novel workflow for measuring endogenous steroids in low-volume serum samples applied to studying polycystic ovary syndrome in mouse and human" - Presented by Prof. Lekha Sleno, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Untargeted metabolomics workflows using correlation analysis to uncover links between metabolic pathways" - Presented by Prof. Lekha Sleno, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "A targeted workflow for investigating the tear proteome from healthy volunteers by LC-MS/MS" - Presented by Prof. Lekha Sleno, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Electrospray ionization forms alkylated ammonium species that interfere with lipidomics analyses" - Presented by Prof. Jeff Smith, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

  • "Enhancing our understanding of viroceuticals using an optimized mass spectrometry-based lipidomics approach" - Presented by Prof. Jeff Smith, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

  • "Improved LCMS detection of opioids, amphetamines, psychedelics, and metabolites using TrEnDi" - Presented by Prof. Jeff Smith, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

  • "Targeted Quantification of Human and Mouse Kv7.2 and Kv7.3 Ion Channels in Stably Transfected HEK293 Cells, Mouse and Rat Brains using MS with Multiple Reaction Detection " - Presented by Dr. Luis Sojo, Xenon Pharma

  • "Lipidomic Profiles of Common Dietary Sources of Long-Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids" - Presented by Prof. Ken Stark, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

  • "Tumor antigens for cancer vaccines" - Presented by Prof. Pierre Thibault, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Identification of tumor antigens for cancer immunotherapy against non-small cell lung cancer" - Presented by Prof. Pierre Thibault, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Uncovering the mechanisms of peptide natural product biosynthesis with structural mass spectrometry approaches" - Presented by Prof. Chris Thibodeaux, McGill University, Montreal, QC

  • "Measurement of protein turnover in models of Parkinson’s disease" - Presented by Prof. Jean-François Trempe, McGill University, Montreal, QC

  • "Fluorinated ethylamines as ESI-friendly neutral pH buffers for native mass spectrometry" - Presented by Prof. Siavash Vahidi, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

  • "A decision tree approach for triacylglycerol annotation of data-independent acquisition based lipidomics data" - Presented by Prof. Thomas Velenosi, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

  • "Expanding coverage and reproducibility of LC-MS lipidomics studies" - Presented by Prof. Dajana Vuckovic, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

  • "Internal standard selection and adduct formation as confounding factors in lipidomics" - Presented by Prof. Dajana Vuckovic, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

  • "Profiling polyphenols in honeybee propolis" - Presented by Prof. Karen Waldron, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

  • "Quantitative Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Validation and Characterization of Drug Candidates from Small Molecule Libraries" - Presented by Prof. Derek Wilson, York University, Toronto, ON

  • "High throughput dynamic structural biology in therapeutics development and manufacturing" - Presented by 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" - Presented by Prof. Derek Wilson, York University, Toronto, ON

  • "MALDI MS Imaging of Small Neurochemicals in Rodent Brain Tissues with Two Complementary Matrices" - Presented by Prof. Ken Yeung, Western University, London, ON

  • "Accelerating relative and absolute quantitative proteomics using broad specificity proteases" - Presented by Prof. Rene Zahedi, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

  • "A Decision Support Scheme for Clinical Implementation of Mass Spectrometry-Based Tissue Pathology Determination to Guide Patient Care" - Presented by Prof. Arash Zarrine-Afsar, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

  • "Integrated morphometric and molecular classification of central nervous system cancers using a unified platform with picosecond infrared laser mass spectrometry" - Presented by Prof. Arash Zarrine-Afsar, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

  • "Epitope mapping and protein dynamics analysis by HDX-MS to characterize the antigenicity maturation effect of SARS CoV-2 Beta spike protein" - Presented by Dr. Shaolong Zhu, Sanofi, Toronto, ON