Date: April 30th – May 1st, 2026
Location: Second Student Centre, York University, Toronto, Canada
The 7th Annual Canadian Metabolomics Conference hosted at the Second Student Centre (York University), bought together the Canadian Metabolomics Community including senior and early career researchers, and industry experts. Organized by The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC), the conference highlighted key advanced in Metabolomics, Proteomics, and Lipidomics.
Program Highlights
Themed “Metabolomics in Health and Disease” the two day conference featured Speakers in a variety of sessions including:
- Decoding the Metabolome
- Dr. Tao Huan
- Dr. David Goodlett
- Improving the Toolbox: Metabolomics Assay Development
- Dr. Dajana Vuckovic
- Dr. Evgeniy Petrotchenko
- Dr. James Harynuk
- Metabolomics in Medicine
- Dr. Philip Britz-Mckibbin
- Dr. Jeff Xia
- Dr. Jason Acker
- The Big Picture: Where is Metabolomics Headed?
- Dr. Liang Li
- Dr. David Wishart
- Clinical Frontiers
- Dr. Daina Avizonis
- Dr. Mohit Kapoor
- Oncometabolomics
- Dr. Thmoas Velenosi
- Dr. Rafa Montenegro Burke
- Dr. Hartland Jackson
- Metabolomics of the Microbial Universe
- Dr. Rachel Gregor
- Dr. Courtney Toth
- Dr. Derek Wilson
Additionally, each day featured a plenary speaker including Dr. Oliver Fiehn (UC David), presenting “Fast, Quantitative, Open & Confident: Merging Targeted and Nontargeted Methods for Biomedical Research” and Dr. Sebastian Böcker (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena) presenting “SIRIUS 6: New developments, and adding retention time prediction to the mix”.
CanMetCon Awards
The 7th Annual Canadian Metabolomics Conference (CanMetCon) 2026 brought together emerging researchers from across Canada and beyond to showcase advances in metabolomics and multi-omics research. This year’s award recipients were recognized for exceptional oral and poster presentations spanning diverse applications in health, computational biology, environmental science, and translational research. Their work reflects the interdisciplinary spirit of the metabolomics community and highlights the next generation of scientists driving discovery and innovation in the field.
Best Oral Presentation:
Simona Indzhova (McMaster University) for “Plasma Metabolomic Profiling to Predict Mortality in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging”
First Place Poster Presentation:
Alyss McPherson (McMaster University) for “Comparing the Nontargeted Chemical Profiles of Firefighters, Office Workers, and Paramedics”
Second Place Poster Presentation:
Constanca Silva (University of Toronto) for “Characterization of a Metabolomic Signature of Almonds in Trials of the Portfolio Diet”
Third Place Poster Presentation:
Zachary Kroezen (McMaster University) for “Fructose-linked plasma metabolomic signatures reveals early biomarkers of metabolic syndrome in obese Mexican children”
Congratulations to all of the winners!
The 8th Annual Canadian Metabolomics Conference
The CanMetCon organizing committee is excited to announce that #CanMetCon2027 will be taking place in Alberta.
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