Workshop in Introduction to Metabolomics
The workshop will be held as part of the 2016 joint South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) and
South African Society for Systematic Biology (SASSB) conference that will be held from 10 to 13
January 2016 on the campus of the Free State University (UFS) in Bloemfontein. The workshop itself
will be presented from 13 to 15 January 2016 under the auspices of the University of South Africa
(UNISA), College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences,.
Metabolomics involves the rapid, high throughput characterization of the small molecule
metabolites found in an organism. Since the metabolome is closely tied to the genotype of an
organism, its physiology and its environment, metabolomics offers a unique opportunity to
investigate the genotype-phenotype as well as genotype-envirotype relationships. The workshop is
particularly aimed at researchers investigating the biological mechanisms, physiological processes
and medicinal activity of plants to isolate and identify primary and secondary metabolites changed
or altered in the organisms’ composition.
Date:
Wednesday January 13th to Friday January 15th, 2016
Venue:
UFS Business School, University of the Free State campus, Nelson
Mandela Drive, Bloemfontein.
Presenting organization:
University of South Africa
Presenters:
Prof Jacques Vervoort (Wageningen University, The Netherlands),
Dr Gerhard Prinsloo (UNISA)
Contact person:
Gerhard Prinsloo (Prinsg@unisa.ac.za)
Registration details:
The registration form should be completed and returned to Marion
Gaffney (gaffnmj@unisa.ac.za) by 30 November 2015 (all details
on the registration form).
Costs:
R 2 200
Banking details:
Account Name
Account Number
Type of account
Account held at
Branch Code
VAT Number ( if needed)
Reference for payment
UNISA Conferences
01 153 058 8
Business Current Account
Sunnyside
01 0645
4360102869
31704/1155X Initials and Surname
Other relevant information:
Travel, accommodation, lunch and refreshments will not be covered
by the workshop and is the responsibility of the attendee.
More information on metabolomics can be obtained at:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID
=22688
Program:
Date
Wednesday 13 January
Thursday 14 January
Friday 15 January
Topic
Introduction to metabolomics,
why is this indispensable for
future botanical research
Sample preparation
Equipment criteria to perform
metabolomics research
Basics on LC-MS and the use in
metabolomics
Basics on NMR and the use in
metabolomics
Annotation of known and
unknown compounds
Databases for compound
identification
De Novo identification
Generating data, processing
and alignment
Multivariate analysis using
software tools
Pathway analysis and
integration of metabolite and
gene expression data
Biological interpretation of the
data
Presenter
Dr Gerhard Prinsloo
Prof Jacques Vervoort
Prof Jacques Vervoort
Prof Jacques Vervoort