BePa@VIB Proteomics Summer School

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BePa@VIB Proteomics Summer School

Target Audience:
All VIB staff
Location:

Ghent

General context

Many researchers use proteomics as a research tool. BePA (Belgian Proteomics Association) is organizing workshops for these users in collaboration with VIB. A broad selection of proteomics experts from Ghent will go through the entire workflow from sample preparation, over data acquisition to data analysis. At the end of the course, attendees will better understand the dos and don’ts in proteomics and be able to design their own experiment in order to find an answer to their protein-related questions. 

Objectives

The workshop will show researchers what the capabilities of proteomics are. By focusing on the different steps of a robust experimental design, they will learn the shortest route to answer their biological questions on proteins. 

Trainers

An Staes
VIB Proteomics Core

An Staes is mass spectrometry proteomics expert at the Proteomics Core at VIB and VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology. Her research focuses on implementing and developing mass spectrometry driven methodologies in proteomics. 

Contact An Staes :
Francis Impens
VIB Proteomics Core

Dr. Francis Impens is Professor of Protein Chemistry at Ghent University and Group Leader and Head of the Proteomics Core at VIB. His research focuses on functional proteome analysis by mass spectrometry and its application to study host-bacteria interactions.

Contact Francis Impens :
Gerben Menschaert
UGent BioBix lab

Dr. Gerben Menschaert is Guest Professor at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering within the BioBix Lab for Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics. His research focusses on integration of mass spectrometry and sequencing in a proteogenomics setup. 

Kris Gevaert
VIB CMB

Dr. Kris Gevaert is Senior Full Professor of Proteomics at Ghent University, and Group Leader at the VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology.

Lennart Martens
VIB CMB

Dr. Lennart Martens is Senior Full Professor of Systems Biology at Ghent University, and Group Leader at the VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology. His research focuses on advanced (machine learning) algorithms for proteomics data interpretation and exploration.

Contact Lennart Martens :
Lieven Clement
UGent

Lieven Clement is Associate Professor of Statistical Genomics at Ghent University. His research focuses on developing statistical methods and open source tools for differential omics data analysis.

Contact Lieven Clement :
Maarten Dhaenens
UGent ProGenTomics

Dr. Maarten Dhaenens is Executive PI at ProGenTomics (Lab of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology) and President of the Belgian Proteomics Association

Contact Maarten Dhaenens :
Sven Eyckerman
VIB CMB

Dr. Sven Eyckerman is Associate Professor at Ghent University and Expert Scientist at the VIB. His team focuses on tools and technologies for the study of human protein complexes.   

Program

8h00-8h45 Registration and good morning coffee

8h45-9h00 Welcome (Maarten Dhaenens)

9h00-10h00 Proteomics applications: an overview (Francis Impens, Kris Gevaert, Gerben Menschaert, Sven Eyckerman)

10h00-10h30 BREAK

10h30-12h00 Proteomics applications: an overview (Francis Impens, Kris Gevaert, Gerben Menschaert, Sven Eyckerman)

12h00-13h00 LUNCH

13h00-14h00 Sample preparation PART 1: do's and don'ts (Francis Impens)

14h00-15h00 Flash presentation (1min/person)

15h00-15h30 BREAK

15h30-16h45 Sample preparation PART 2: do's and don'ts (Bart Devreese)

16h45-17h30 Q&A session

8h00-8h45 Registration and good morning coffee

8h45-10h00 Shotgun 1: Data dependent acquisition: the basics and instrument design (Francis Impens, An Staes)

10h00-10h30 BREAK

10h30-12h00 Visit to the VIB Proteomics core

12h00-13h00 LUNCH

13h00-15h00 Shotgun 2: Data Independent acquisition: the basics (Maarten Dhaenens)

15h00-15h30 BREAK

15h30-17h30 Other acquisitions: MRM/PRM/… (An Staes)

8h00-8h45 Registration and good morning coffee

8h45-10h00 DDA: The theory of identification (Lennart Martens, Lieven Clement)

10h00-10h30 BREAK

10h30-12h00 DDA ID: practical

12h00-13h00 LUNCH

13h00-14h00 DDA ID: practical ctd

14h00-15h00 Q&A session

15h00-15h30 BREAK

15h30-17h30 DIA: Data structure and analysis (Maarten Dhaenens)

8h00-8h45 Registration and good morning coffee

8h45-10h00 DDA: Quantification I - Background on preprocessing (Lieven Clement)

10h00-10h30 BREAK

10h30-12h00 DDA: Hands-on quantification - preprocessing (Lieven Clement)

12h00-13h00 LUNCH

13h00-15h00 DDA: Quantification II - Background on differential analysis and experimental design + Hands-on (Lieven Clement)

15h00-15h30 BREAK

15h30-16h15 DDA: Hands-on quantification of complex designs (Lieven Clement)

16h15-17h00 Overall Q&A

17h00-17h30 Concluding remarks

Practical info

Location & Venue

30 August 2022 - 02 September 2022

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II

Technologiepark 75
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium

Public transport

30 August 2022 - 02 September 2022

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Public transport

From Ghent Sint-Pieters station, you can take bus 49, 50 or 70 to Technologiepark. Please check Routeplanner De Lijn for schedules.

Route description

30 August 2022 - 02 September 2022

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Parking

Route description

There is only one entrance to Technologiepark. You need to take a ticket at the entrance that can be validated at the reception desk of the FSVM building. Parking will only be allowed on regular parking spots (for instance in front of the building) and in the new parking tower. Parking alongside the roads or in other places where there is no regular parking is prohibited and after initial warnings, fines will be issued (50 euros).

Venue contact

30 August 2022 - 02 September 2022

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II