ASMS: Bruker Breakfast Workshops

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ASMS 2025 in Baltimore is rapidly approaching. Discover more as we unveil our latest innovations that are advancing mass spectrometry. Learn from industry experts, including Albert Heck, Valérie Gabelica, Frederic Vaz and Jennifer Van Eyk, at our eXceed Symposia and Breakfast Workshops.

Visit our conference booth #402 and evening Hospitality Suite at Ballroom Key 8, from June 2-4 between 8:00 to 11:00 pm to speak with Bruker experts and discover how our newest advancements will take your research to the next level.

This year's ASMS will be an unforgettable experience that will inspire and empower your scientific research! We can’t wait to see you in Baltimore!

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Breakfast Workshops Monday

Breakfast Workshop Proteomics

• Monday, June 2, 2025
• 7:00 am EDT
• Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Room: 327

Supercharge your day with the power of 4D-Proteomics! Dive into high-sensitivity and high-throughput proteomics, your superpowers for cutting-edge discoveries. Discover how timsTOF is revolutionizing cancer research and enabling new insights in organ pathobiology and neuroscience, making Bruker your ultimate ally in scientific innovation.

Agenda

7:00 am Introduction Bruker

7:10 am Elucidation of protein processing and HLA neoantigen presentation of common cancer mutations through subcellular peptidomics on a timsTOF Ultra 2

• Ana Marcu, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher, Genentech, San Francisco, CA, USA

7:25 am Applying single cell proteomics in organ pathobiology and therapeutics

• Benjamin Orsburn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

7:40 am Integrated patch-proteomic and mass spec imaging approaches for advancing neuroscience

• Brian R. Hoffmann, Ph.D., Director of Protein Sciences and Mass Spectrometry Services, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA

7:55 am MAPPing out Immunogenicity Risk for Protein Therapeutics: An Industrialized Immunopeptidomics Screening Platform

• Michael Pazos, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Johnson & Johnson, Boston, MA, USA

8:10 am Close of Workshop

Breakfast Workshop Multiomics

• Monday, June 2, 2025
• 7:00 am EDT
• Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Room: 347/348

Join us for our breakfast workshop where we dive into the fascinating world of metabolomics and glycobiology, exploring how trapped ion mobility mass spectrometry can unlock new insights and advancements in the world of omics.

Agenda

7:00 am Introduction Bruker

7:10 am From Microbiome to Metabolome: Harnessing Mass Spectrometry for Therapeutic Discovery in Colorectal Cancer

• Jennifer N.T. Nguyen, Ph.D. Candidate in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
• Marcy Balunas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

7:25 am Toward a 5-Million Spectrum Reference Library: Integrating CCS and MS/MS Using timsTOF Pro 2 and MetaboScape

• Julius Agongo, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

7:40 am In-Depth Analysis of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOS) by Robust 3D LC-IM-MS

• Marko Mank, Ph.D., Senior Team Leader, Danone Nutricia Research, Utrecht, Netherlands

7:55 am Optimizing Analytical Figures of Merit for Small Molecules with m/z 50 – 600 in a timsTOF

• Siya Deng, Graduate Student, The McLean Group, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

8:10 am Close of Breakfast Workshop

Breakfast Workshop Contaminant Analysis with timsTOF

• Monday, June 2, 2025
• 7:00 am EDT
• Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Room: 349/350

Advancing Contaminant Analysis: Leveraging timsTOF Mass Spec to Meet the Current and Future Requirements of POP's

Explore groundbreaking techniques in environmental analysis, including the latest advancements in MALDI-MS for rapid, chromatography-free assessment of PFAS and their interactions with bacteria. Learn about a novel workflow combining GC-APCI with TIMS for sensitive and reliable quantification of various persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like dioxins in a single GC run. Enhance your expertise in cutting-edge analytical methods that address critical environmental and health challenges.

Agenda

7:00 am MALDI-TIMS-MS analysis of PFAS with timsTOF fleX

• Tian (Autumn) Qiu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

7:30 am The versatility of GC-APCI-tims-TOF for sub-ppt measurement of targeted POPs to non-targeted analysis of chemicals of emerging concern   

• Gauthier Eppe, Ph.D., Full Professor and Director of the MSLab and the Molecular Systems (MolSys) Research Unit, Université de Liège, Belgium

8:10 Close of Workshop

Breakfast Workshops Tuesday

Breakfast Workshop Structural Proteomics

• Tuesday, June 3, 2025
• 7:00 am EDT
• Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Room: 327

The rapid advancement in instrumentation and software for structural biology enables increasingly sophisticated analysis at the proteoform and protein complex level. Multi-stage and multi-modal fragmentation strategies can dissect molecules more deeply than ever, revealing modifications of high biological significance. Optimized software provides more confident identification and quantification, allowing the analysis of more complex samples and higher throughput data processing. This workshop will introduce how the application of new technologies can enhance insights into monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), enzymes, and membrane proteins.

Agenda

7:00 am Introduction Bruker

7:10 am Native and top down mass spectrometry of membrane proteins on the timsOmni platform

• Weston Struwe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

7:25 am A Hybrid Proteomics Approach Captures the Extent and Dynamics of Phosphorylation of AMP-activated kinase Complex

• Boris Krichel, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

7:40 am Biotransformations Under the Spotlight: Pushing the Limits of Biotherapeutic Characterization with the timsOmni

• Lucile Kogey-Fuchs, Doctoral Student, Sanofi & Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

7:55 am High Resolution HDX-MS for Drug Discovery with a timsTOF Mass Spectrometry

• Yangling Yang, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Pfizer, San Diego, CA, USA

8:10 am Close of Breakfast Workshop

Breakfast Workshop Toxicology Screening

• Tuesday, June 3, 2025
• 7:00 am EDT
• Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Room: 349/350

Chrom-Free Innovative Solutions for the Drug Abuse Crisis: Moving Mass Spec into the Frontlines of Toxicology Screening

Discover the rapid, chromatography-free detection and characterization of novel nitazene analogs using DART-MRM, a highly effective tool in forensic drug analysis. Learn about DART-MS for high-throughput screening of various novel psychoactive substances (NPS), with a focus on its sensitivity, selectivity, and practical applications in public health and law enforcement. Enhance your expertise in cutting-edge forensic techniques and stay ahead in the evolving landscape of synthetic opioids and NPS detection.

Agenda

7:00 am Rapid Detection of Novel Nitazene Analogs: Presumptive Identification of N-Pyrrolidino Butonitazene via DART-MRM

• Josh DeBord, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education, Horsham, PA, USA

7:30 am Rapid Screening of Emerging NPS Using DART-MS: Sensitivity, Selectivity, and Easy Target Adaptation  

• Terry Bates, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Quantera Analytical, Ithaca, NY, USA

8:10 Close of Workshop

Breakfast Workshops Wednesday

Breakfast Workshop Spatial Multiomics

• Wednesday, June 4, 2025
• 7:00 am EDT
• Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Room: 327

Supercharge your research with Bruker's spatial multiomics capabilities, the secret weapon behind groundbreaking discoveries. Harness the power of cutting-edge solutions and technology that makes Bruker your ultimate partner in scientific innovation.

Agenda

7:00 am Introduction Bruker

7:10 am Mass Spectrometry Imaging with iprm-PASEF and Single Cell MS with HiPLEX to understand unusual neurochemistry

• Jonathan Sweedler, Ph.D., Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA

7:30 am Unraveling molecular complexity at cellular resolution with MALDI TIMS FT-ICR IMS

• Madeline E. Colley, Postdoctoral Scholar, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

7:50 am Advancing spatial metabolomics with on-target chemical derivatization, ion mobility, and in-silico prediction of derivatized analyte

• Chris Anderton, Ph.D., Mass Spectrometry Imaging Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA

8:10 am Close of Breakfast Workshop

Breakfast Workshop Chrom-Free

• Wednesday, June 4, 2025
• 7:00 am EDT
• Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Room: 349/350

Bringing Chromatography-Free to the Masses

Learn about efficient extraction and isolation of small molecules from complex samples using SPME technology, optimizing device design for specific applications. Explore rapid, chromatography-free screening of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) with DART, TIMS, and mass spectrometry, focusing on differentiating challenging synthetic opioids and enhancing high-throughput screening of emerging drug threats.

Agenda

7:00 am Efficient Chemical Biopsy Sample Prep Approach for Optimized DART-MS Workflows

• Janusz Pawliszyn, Ph.D., Professor, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

7:30 am High-Throughput Chromatography-Free Screening of Illicit Drugs with DART-timsTOF  

• Francisco Alberto Fernandez Lima, Ph.D., Professor, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

8:10 am Close of Workshop