Mass spectrometry

Held at University of Glasgow, Co-ordinator: Dr Karl Burgess

Taught:

• Theory, Description and History of mass spectrometry instrumentation
  • Ionisation methods: EI, CI, FAB, MALDI, electrospray, photospray
  • Analysers: ToF, quadrupole, ion trap, FTICR, orbitrap
  • Hyphenated methods – interfacing with separation
• Applications:
  • MS for Metabolomics
  • MS for Proteomics
  • MS in the Clinical Environment
  • MS in Pharma
  • Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Practical:

• Mass Spectrometry: Matrix assisted laser
• desorption/ionisation (MALDI) and Electrospray ionisation (ESI) mass spectrometry and chemometrics.