DMMC COURSES & WORKSHOPS

PROTEOMICS: METHODS & APPLICATIONS
30 May - 13 Jun 2006; 1330-1700 weekly (Tuesdays)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin (location)

Online application is closed
Online application period: 8 - 26 May 2006 (at 1200)
Application for this course is open to researchers throughout Ireland.

The wealth of genomic data now available for a wide variety of organisms provides us with the opportunity to perform comprehensive protein profiling studies of complex biological systems. Application of the science of proteomics will result in new insights into cellular functions in health and disease, and lead to the discovery of new diagnostic agents and therapeutic targets. This course is designed to give an overview of the main workflows that are currently being used for protein profiling:

1) two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
2) liquid chromatography coupled either on- or off-line
    to mass spectrometry
3) protein and antibody micro-arrays

The applications of these complementary approaches to biomedical research will be discussed. The course is designed to equip participants with the level of knowledge required to assess the potential applicability of proteomics to their research.

Tue 30 May; 1315-1700
Course Overview & Gel-Based Proteomics
Session Coordinator: Dr Achim Treumann (RCSI)

1315 Course Overview (see outline above)
         Prof Mike Dunn, UCD
1330 2-D Electrophoresis in Proteomics
         Prof Mike Dunn, UCD  abstract
1415 Medical Applications of Gel-based Proteomics
         Prof Stephen Pennington
1500 Coffee/Tea
1530 Biological Mass Spectrometry: Overview
         Dr Achim Treumann, RCSI
1615 MALDI-TOF and Peptide Mass Fingerprinting
         Dr Achim Treumann, RCSI

Tue 6 Jun; 1330-1700
In Silico & Quantitative Proteomics
Session Coordinator: Dr Patricia Maguire (UCD Conway
Institute)

1330 Tandem Mass Spectrometry & Peptide
         Sequencing Dr Achim Treumann, RCSI
1415 In Silico Proteomics Dr Andrew Lyall, RCSI
1500 Coffee/Tea
1530 Shotgun Proteomics & Quantitative Proteomics
         Dr Connie Byrne, UCD  abstract
1615 Practical Applications of Liquid Chromatography
         & Gel Based Proteomics Dr Patricia Maguire, UCD
         abstract

Tue 13 Jun; 1330-1700
Array-Based Proteomics
Session Coordinator: Prof Dolores Cahill (UCD Conway
Institute)

1330 High-throughput Protein Expression and
         Generation of Protein and Antibody Arrays
         Prof Dolores Cahill, UCD  abstract
1415 Bioinformatic Analysis of Array Data
         Dr John O'Brien, CHP, RCSI
1500 Coffee/Tea
1530 Diagnostic & Medical Applications of Protein
         Biochips Prof Dolores Cahill, UCD  abstract
1615 Protein-Ligand Interactions of Medical
         Relevance Dr Alejandro Merino, UCD abstract