Proteomics & Metabolomics

6th Annual Introduction to Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics

March 18, 2026 9:00 am

UConn PMF is excited to announce the sixth iteration of our hands-on proteomics workshop!  This 3-full day course will include lecture and laboratory tutorials featuring hands-on sample preparation, instrument operation, and software analysis designed to educate scientists in the latest methodologies and analysis options for quantitative proteomics using state-of-the-art mass spectrometry (MS) in PMF.  The course will be co-taught by UConn PMF scientists Jeremy Balsbaugh, Ph.D. and Jen Liddle, Ph.D.

When: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Wednesday March 18, 2026 through Friday March 20, 2026

Where: Pharmacy/Biology Building Rooms 131 (Lecture) and 511/513 (Lab), UConn Storrs Campus

Cost: $440 per person (Internal UConn rate, subject to change, inquire regarding external academic rates if applicable)

What I will learn: The full agenda will be announced in the coming weeks, but intended topics to be covered will include

  • Introduction to ultra-high performance liquid chromatography
  • Introduction to high resolution tandem mass spectrometry
  • Label-free and Label-based methods for quantitative MS-based proteomics
  • Data-Dependent vs Data-Independent Acquisition Methods
  • Bioinformatics analysis and options currently available to UConn/UConn Health researchers
  • Proteomics sample preparation
  • In-gel digestions
  • In-solution digestions (e.g. Co-immunoprecipitations, whole cell lysates)
    • Applications of MS-proteomics outside of standard protein identification/quantitation
    • Data analysis tutorials for our in-house analytic platform in R msDiaLogue featuring the UConn Statistical Consulting Services group (Director, Timothy Moore, Ph.D.)

Admission to the workshop will be strictly limited to 20 participants due to space restrictions and access to instrumentation.  Attendance will be evenly split between UConn Storrs and UConn Health researchers to allow equal participation between both campuses.  In addition, a restriction of one attendee per laboratory may be instituted to provide access for a wider range of participants across departments and research groups.  A waitlist will be created once the number of interested attendees surpasses the 20 attendee slots.  Following successful registration, you will receive confirmation as to your standing on either the attendance list or waitlist.  Any non-UConn scientists will be added to the attendance list only if slots remain (registration fee will vary for external attendees).