Virtual Podium 2020
Social distancing is a MUST, but don't distance the science!
Our Mission
Virtual Podium was established to promote scientific discussion and engagement during a trying time in our global history.
Social distancing is a MUST, but don't distance the science! Due to COVID-19, many of us have been impacted by the cancellation of conferences. We are not only losing the opportunity to present our research, but a chance to connect with our community.
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On March 20th, 2020, as the impact of COVID-19 became very apparent to our community, we launched Virtual Podium—a platform and opportunity to share, present, and challenge the science of mass spectrometry-based biology. Using a virtual platform, we are creating a sense of community and providing opportunities to present and learn about compelling scientific research in fields centered on chemistry, biology, and informatics.
Join us online every Friday to hear innovative lightning talks and expert keynote speakers discuss the latest research on Omics-related studies, including Metabolomics and Lipidomics.
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Meet The Team
Baljit K. Ubhi, PhD
Senior Market Development Manager, Life Science Research – Americas at SCIEX
Has over 15 years of experience of applying metabolomics applications in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Within her roles at SCIEX, she has held technical, scientific, marketing and product management positions. In her spare time, she loves to spend her weekends outdoors going on hikes with her husband and son, enjoying wine, exploring new flavors through cooking, listening to jazz music and road biking!
Arpana Vaniya, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar & Academic Coordinator at the UC Davis West Metabolomics Center
Has been in the field of mass spectrometry-based Metabolomics for 10 years. She has been working on topics related to compound identification, developing mass spectral reference libraries, and studies related to plants & food. As an academic coordinator, she develops Metabolomics content for professional education courses. She has been an instructor at the WCMC for 6 years. Outside of lab, she loves to watch movies, listen to music, dance, and volunteer at events or outreach programs that advocate women and girls in STEM. She considers herself to be a STEMINIST.
Ivana Blaženović, PhD
Senior Metabolomics Scientist at DiscernDx
As a scientist, her interests are in computational mass spectrometry, computational Metabolomics as well as Cheminformatics, focusing especially on structural elucidation of small metabolites and molecules. She has experience in applying Metabolomics and Lipidomics workflows in academia and bioindustry. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her family, run, bike and go to as many Erykah Badu concerts as she can.
Christina M. Jones, PhD
Research Chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
She has led programmatic efforts focused on quality assurance as well as quality control for Metabolomics at NIST. Having joined NIST in 2015, she has over 10 years of experience in the field. She helped start a mass spectrometry-based environmental Metabolomics program and is applying mass spectrometry-based Metabolomics to human health applications such as cancer detection. In her spare time, she loves to read, debate, participate in STEM outreach, watch documentaries, eat Louisiana cuisine, and listen to Beyoncé.
Alice Dalo
Staff Research Associate at the UC Davis West Coast Metabolomics Center
As a Research Associate at the UC Davis West Coast Metabolomics Center, she analyzes the metabolic profiles of an array of clinical and biomedical samples through GC-MS and leads an analysis of in silico fragmentation techniques in maximizing compound identification. She is moving onto medical school this Fall, and hopes to continue contributing to the ‘Omics’ field in Precision Medicine. Outside of the lab, she loves to box, listen to My Favorite Murder, and make puns.
Session 1: General Metabolomics & Lipidomics
March 27, 2020
Session 2: General Omics
April 2, 2020
Prof. Oliver Fiehn
UC Davis NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center
Director of the NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center and Head of the Fiehn Laboratory
Prof. Michael Snyder
Stanford University School of Medicine
Chair of Genetics and Director of Genomics and Personalized Medicine
Session 4: Clinical Mass Spectrometry
April 17, 2020
Session 5: Microbiome
April 24, 2020
Session 3: Compound ID
April 10, 2020
Assoc. Prof. Emma Schymanski
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Associate Professor and Head of the Environmental Cheminformatics Group
Session 6: Precision Medicine
May 1, 2020
Dr. Donald Chace
Medolac Laboratories
Chief Scientific Officer, Medolac Laboratories
Prof. Jack Gilbert
University of California,
San Diego
Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Session 7: Databases and Spectral Libraries
May 8, 2020
Prof. David Wishart
HMBD, University of Alberta
Professor in Biological Sciences and Computing Science and Head of the Wishart Research Group
Prof. Mingxun Wang
University of California,
San Diego
Founder of Ometa Labs, WWomics, and Developer of GNPS
Professor in the Department of Medicine and Co-Director of Precision Medicine
Session 8: COVID-19 Viral Research
May 15, 2020
Prof. Nevan Krogan
University of California,
San Francisco
Principal Investigator of Krogan Lab, Director of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute, and
Session 9: Metabolomics
May 22, 2020
Dr. Annie Evans
Metabolon, Inc.
Director Research and Development of Metabolon
Upcoming Events
Session 9 Agenda
Fri, May 22, 2020
12:00 - 12:05
Welcome and Introduction
12:05 - 12:15
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Annie Evans
12:15 - 1:00
9 x 5 minute Lightening Talks
TBD
1:00-1:30
Live Q & A
Virtual Podium Panelists
Virtual Podium Panelists
Previous Webinars
Session 1: General Metabolomics & Lipidomics - March 27, 2020
Session 2: General Omics - April 3, 2020
Session 3: Compound ID - April 10, 2020
Session 4: Clinical Mass Spectrometry - April 17, 2020
Session 5: Microbiome - April 24, 2020
Session 6: Precision Medicine - May 1, 2020
Session 7: Mass Spectral Libraries and Databases - May 8, 2020
Session 8: COVID-19 Viral Research - May 15, 2020
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