The Virtual Education Project Pakistan Vepp Offering Professional Courses

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (ICCBS) LATIF EBRAHIM JAMAL NATIONAL SCIENCE INFORMATION CENTER UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI
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The Virtual Education Project Pakistan (VEPP), working under the auspices of the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) and Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center (University of Karachi), is launching an on-line course entitled, "Survey of Mass Spectrometry", which will be offered by Prof. Dr. David Smith, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Former Director, Nebraska Center for Mass Spectrometry, University of Nebraska, USA. This course has been designed to help graduate and post graduate students in Life Sciences and Applied Sciences to understand the concept and application of modern mass spectrometry. The course will start from March 17, 2014 for a term of one month. The field of mass spectrometry has grown rapidly in recent years. This technique is useful for the analysis and identification of both small and large molecules and has found extensive applications in the fields of drug development, metabolomics, proteomics, structural biology, environmental science, functional genomics, etc. Introduction of the Speaker: Prof. Dr. David Smith obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Kansas, U.S.A. He has over 180 publications in the field of mass spectrometry. He designed and constructed specialized mass spectrometers for studies of gas phase ion-molecule reactions. He also developed high sensitivity methods for exact mass measurements, chemical derivatization, advanced instrumentation for field desorption ionization, and GCMS interfaces optimized for highly polar compounds. Dr. Smith has also completed several research programs based on applications of mass spectrometry for analysis of biomaterials. Major areas include structure elucidation of proteins and natural products, development of stable isotope tracer methodology for calcium and magnesium, and initial development of methods for studying the folded structures of proteins. Many of the protein structure studies focused on the causes of cataract and involved proteins isolated from the eye lens. During his professional career he also worked on biological mass spectrometry. Course Delivery: The course will be transmitted on-line through Video Conferencing facility at the L.E.J. National Science Information Center, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi. COURSE OUTLINE:  • Electron Impact Ionization and Fragmentation • Fast Atom Bombardment Ionization • Elemental Composition • Natural Products Structure • Electrospray Ionization; LCMS • Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization • Collision Induced Fragmentation; CID MS/MS • Quantitation Registration Fee: FREE, there are only a limited number of seats available and registration will be done on first come first basis. Registration Deadline: The deadline to register in the course is March 10, 2014. Kindly visit http://vvwvv.iccs.edu / or ht-tp://vvvvw.vepp.edu.pk "News & Highlights" section for details. For more information write to us at: iccbs.vepp@gmail.com Days and Time: Monday to Thursday (11:00 am - 01:00 pm) Venue: Video Conferencing room of the Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi. Certificates: Successful students will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course. "d