Practical - D'Angelo Lab
BIO-639 / 1 crédit
Enseignant(s): Crotta Asis Agostina, D'Angelo Giovanni, Haj Abdullah Alieh Leila, Ho Sylvia
Langue: Anglais
Remark: 3-day Block course, every year in January. To register, contact EDMS Administration
Frequency
Every year
Summary
Cells produce thousands of lipids that impact biological processes in ways we are only starting to characterize. In this course we will introduce MALDI imaging mass spectrometry to study lipid composition in a space resolved fashion.
Content
Imaging of lipids bi MALDI - IMS
- Introduction to lipid biology
- Introduction to MALDI-IMS
- Introduction to the neurochemistry of lipids
Practical
- Sample preparation for MALDI-IMS experiments
- Sample fixation
- Acquisition of correlative image (IHC or IF)
- Matrix deposition
- Data acquisition
- MALDI-MSI acquisition
- Data analysis
- Lipid image extraction
- Image alignment
- single pixel analysis
Note
Please note that you cannot register in your own group Practical!
Note that 3 practical courses are mandatory for all EDMS students and that they have the priority; each course has between 2 to 4 possible slots.
Therefore, please do not register by yourself to this course, this will be done by the EDMS program administrator!
Keywords
Lipid biology, imaging mass spectrometry
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Basic Biochemistry courses
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- understand the principles of MALDI-IMS
Assessment methods
Oral presentation
Dans les plans d'études
- Nombre de places: 4
- Forme de l'examen: Exposé (session libre)
- Matière examinée: Practical - D'Angelo Lab
- Cours: 6 Heure(s)
- TP: 18 Heure(s)
- Type: optionnel