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A Gift to Science

Lorna Shaw lost her entire family to cancer. To honour their legacy, she has decided to donate into research which furthers studies into disease prevention. “I felt that this is the kind of research that needs to be done… I know from my experience working in research many years ago that it takes a long …

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ASMS Annual Conference – Booth #712

TMIC staff would be pleased to welcome you at the Booth #712 at the 69th ASMS (American Society for Mass Spectrometry) Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. The conference is held in person and in virtual format in Philadelphia (PA, USA) during October 30th – November 4th. Metabolomics: General and Untargeted Profiling Metabolomics: Targeted and Quantitative Analysis …

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Canada Foundation for Innovation awards TMIC millions in funding!

On January 9, 2017, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced an investment of $328 million in 17 national research facilities. The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC) received $6 million in funding through CFI’s Major Science Initiatives (MSI) Fund thus ensuring its continued status as a cutting-edge, world-class facility. “This new funding will give TMIC the …

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Canadian Government announces new federal funding for metabolomics!

$3 million of new federal funding – that’s how much the Canadian government values the cutting-edge metabolomics research being done at Genome Alberta and the University of Alberta, world leaders in the emerging metabolomics market. The money will buy a 700 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance machine and a Quadrupole-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer. This equipment …

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Dr. Wishart receives University of Alberta’s Alumni Award and Distinguished Professor award!

Dr. David Wishart’s ground-breaking contributions to the scientific community, his dedication to education, and his positive influence as a mentor have not gone unnoticed. The University of Alberta has awarded Dr. Wishart the title of Distinguished University Professor and the Alumni Award. TMIC congratulates Dr. Wishart on these accomplishments. The title of Distinguished University Professor recognizes exceptional faculty …

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Lu Deng receives coveted Mitacs Award

Our very own Lu Deng, postdoctoral fellow with University of Alberta’s Department of Computing Science and Department of Biological Sciences, has been rewarded for her achievements. She has won the Mitacs & National Research Council-IRAP Award for Commercialization 2016. Lu’s research was conducted during her Mitacs Elevate fellowship with Edmonton-based Metabolomic Technologies Inc. (MTI). She …

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Multiplexed LC–ESI–MRM‐MS‐based Assay for Identification of Coronary Artery Disease Biomarkers in Human Plasma

Featured on the back cover of Proteomics – Clinical Applications, Dr. Christoph Borchers’ newest publication focuses on the identification of biomarkers specific to coronary artery disease (CAD). Along with a group of BC scientists, including researchers from the University of Victoria and University of British Columbia, Dr. Borchers helped develop an LC-ESI-MS based assay that …

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Publication spotlight: Metabolic Signatures of Cystic Fibrosis Identified in Dried Blood Spots For Newborn Screening Without Carrier Identification

Dr. Britz-McKibbin, one of TMICs core-scientists, and his team at McMaster University have discovered several new biomarkers from a single drop of blood that could allow earlier and more definitive detection of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which strikes both children and adults, causing chronic problems with the digestive system and the lungs. The …

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