Dr. David Beale from CSIRO Visits UofA Nodes
Date: April 17, 2024
Venue: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
We had the pleasure of hosting Dr. David Beale from The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Canberra. During his visit, Dr. Beale took a tour of our laboratories led by Dr. Wishart, Dr. Harynuk, and Dr. Li, exploring the state-of-the-art equipment and technologies that support our metabolomics research. They also engaged in discussions about the latest advancements and existing challenges within the field.
We look forward to Dr. Beale’s upcoming oral presentation at the Canadian Metabolomics Conference, CanMetCon 2024 in Vancouver next week, where he will discuss his recent work on Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).
Welcoming NeuroPosium Students at TMIC Li's Lab
Date: March 26, 2024
Venue: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Visiting students participating in the Neuroposium program are welcomed to TMIC Li’s laboratory at the University of Alberta, where they engage in immersive learning experiences aimed at deepening their understanding of TMIC as Canada’s national metabolomics core facility and technology development centre and exploring cutting-edge technologies developed by Li’s node. The Neuroposium program is designed with the mission of promoting neuroscience education among high school and junior high school students, aiming to ignite a passion for neuroscience and inspire the next generation of neuroscientists.
Society of Toxicology Conference and ToxExpo 2024
Date: March 10 – 13, 2024
Venue: Salt Lake Convention Centre, SLC, Utah
The Society of Toxicology’s 63rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo was held on 10-14 March 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, with about ~5000 attendees. TMIC team was showcasing the key technologies in metabolomics to empower research projects in toxicology and exposomics, exploring the cutting-edge field that examines the cumulative impact of environmental exposures on our health throughout our lives.
TMIC 2.0 Board Orientation Day
Date: August 02, 2023
The event was graced by esteemed guests from Canada Foundation for Innovation/Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation, Genome Alberta, and the University of Alberta RSO (Research Services Office) fostering valuable connections for advancing metabolomics research. The day kicked off with a captivating tour of the TMIC UofA Nodes Facility in the morning. We proudly welcomed our new Board Members to the TMIC family.
TMIC at the 19th Annual International Conference of Metabolomics Society
Date: June 18 – 22, 2023
Venue: Niagara Falls, Ontario
The 19th Annual International Conference of the Metabolomics Society was held on June 18-22 in downtown Niagara Falls, Canada. This conference was attended by ~725 attendees from about 40 different countries. The science display was fantastic with 5 plenary speakers, 10 keynote speakers, 4 session keynote speakers, nearly 130 oral presentations in 3 parallel sessions, 12 workshops, 13 lunch presentations by sponsors, and also displaying 376 posters. There were four Metabolomics Society awards and series of travel awards from different international affiliates.
TMIC 2.0 Launch
Date: April 13, 2023
With the generous support of CFI’s Major Science Initiatives program and Genome Canada’s Technology Development funding, TMIC is pleased to announce the launch of TMIC 2.0 in April 2023. The new TMIC will feature nine research and service nodes across Canada, and welcome three new Node Leaders, Dajana Vuckovic (Concordia), Tao Huan (UBC), and Jeff Xia (McGill) to its network of the country’s top metabolomics experts.
