2024 Symposium “Biomarkers in Industry, Health and Disease”

24th of June, Lecture Theatre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh

Booking link: Symposium “Biomarkers in Industry, Health and Disease” Tickets, Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite

Programme

9.20 Welcome and Introduction

Natalie Homer (TEAMS)

9.30 - 11.00 Metabolic Biomarkers

Chair Alex von Kriegsheim

Bart Pander, CHO online biomarker monitoring for biopharma, (Burgess Group, Edinburgh)

Rene Rivera Diazgranados, Identifying novel senescence biomarkers using spatial and temporal mass spectrometry-based proteomics (Tony Ly-lab, University of Dundee)

Natalie Homer, TBC (Clinical Research Facility, QMRI)

Break

11.20 - 12.50 Models and Markers for Drug Discovery

Chair Natalie Homer

Agata Makar, High-throughput Proteomics to determine target engagement (CRUK Scotland Centre, IGC, Edinburgh)

Ilaria Puoti, Confounding factors in targeted degradation of short-lived proteins (Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee)

Sarantis Chlamydas, Unlocking Precision Medicine: The Role of High-throughput Proteomics (Olink Biosciences)

Break for Lunch

1.30 - 3.00 Biomarker Discovery in Cancer Research

Chair Tessa Moses

Marta Canel, Understanding the impact of mutational heterogeneity in the early detection of pancreatic cancer (CRUK Scotland Centre, IGC, Edinburgh)

Manal al Harbi, Identification of a novel Biomarker Signature for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer (CRUK Scotland Centre, IGC, Edinburgh

Sergio Lilla, MS-Redox Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery, (CRUK Scotland Institute, Glasgow)

Break

3.20 - 4.50 Biomarkers in Blood and Tissue

Chair Bart Pander

Angela Paul, Plasma Biomarker Discovery (Bruker UK)

Sphamandla Ntshangase, Spatial Lipidomic Profiles of Atherosclerotic Plaques: Mass Spectrometry Imaging Study (Centre for Cardiovascular Research, QMRI, Edinburgh)

Samantha Eaton, Biomarker discovery in blood - investigations in a model of childhood dementia (Roslin Institute, Edinburgh)

5PM Closing Remarks

Alex von Kriegsheim