MALDI-TOF Mass-spectrometry in medical and environmental microbiology

15. (afternoon) -17. November

Mauro Tonolla

Mauro Tonolla, PD Dr., Unité de Microbiologie, BIVEG, University of Geneva

Sophie De Respinis, UniGe/SUPSI

Nicola Storelli, UniGe/SUPSI

Guido Vogel, Mabritec, Basel

Dominik Ziegler, Mabritec, Basel

René Brunisholz, ETHZ

Marco Cantù, Hospitals Canton Ticino

Dr Mauro Tonolla, UniGe/SUPSI

 Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is becoming the platform of choice for the identification of bacteria in clinical laboratories throughout much of Europe. It is also considered as a valuable tool for the identification of environmental microbes and higher organisms (mosquitoes, fungi, …) provided the reference spectra are available. During this activity the students will learn the basis of MALDI-TOF MS having the possibility to work with different systems on the market (Bruker, VitekMS, and also different databases SARAMIS, Mabritec).

Bellinzona

Organizer: Dr. Sophie De Respinis, PhD

Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana

Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design

Laboratorio microbiologia applicata

Via Mirasole 22A

6501 Bellinzona

sophie.derespinis(at)supsi(dot)ch

www.supsi.ch/lma

Reimbursements

CUSO Microbiology students: Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity; meal expenses (lunch & dinner) up to 25CHF/meal.

For your lodgment during the course for the nights 15^th and ^16st of November the costs will be covered by CUSO (up to 90.-CHF per night).

Reimbursement form attached with original tickets has to be sent to: CUSO Microbiologie, Aline Kopf, Institut de Biologie, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2000 Neuchâtel

e-mail: microbiologie[@]cuso.ch

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