IJMS Webinar | Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Based Omics
IJMS Webinar | Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Based Omics
Part of the IJMS Webinar Series series
19 June 2026
Mass spectrometry, proteomics, metabolomics, glycomics, lipidomics
Welcome from the Chair
9th IJMS Webinar
Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Based Omics
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the webinar entitled “Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Based Omics”, a scientific event dedicated to exploring recent developments and innovative applications of mass spectrometry in biomedical and life sciences research.
Mass spectrometry has become an indispensable analytical platform in modern omics sciences, enabling unparalleled insights into the molecular complexity of biological systems. From metabolomics and proteomics to glycomics, glycoproteomics and lipidomics, these technologies continue to improve our understanding of health and disease, opening new research directions in biomarker discovery, precision medicine, and translational research.
This webinar brings together distinguished researchers from Croatia, Romania, and the United States, who will present cutting-edge studies addressing diverse aspects of mass spectrometry-based omics. The program covers topics ranging from diet-induced metabolomic alterations and advanced proteomics methodologies to glycoproteomics of melanoma cells, lipid membrane remodeling, structural analysis of proteoglycans, and glycolipid profiling in neurological diseases.
The diversity of the presentations reflects both the remarkable versatility of mass spectrometry and the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary omics. Beyond highlighting technological advances, this event aims to promote scientific dialog, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas among researchers, clinicians, and students interested in analytical and biomedical sciences.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all speakers for their valuable contributions and to all participants for joining us today. I hope this meeting will provide an inspiring and stimulating scientific experience for everyone involved.
I wish you a successful and enjoyable webinar.
Alina D. Zamfir
Date: 19 June 2026
Time: 3:00 PM CEST | 9:00 AM EDT | 9:00 PM CST Asia
Webinar ID: 879 9846 7215
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Event Chairs
National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara, Romania & Department of Technical and Natural Sciences, ''Aurel Vlaicu'' University of Arad, Romania
Prof. Dr. Alina Diana Zamfir, PhD in Physics, 2001, habilitation in Biophysics (2006, University of Münster, Germany), habilitation in Physics (2014, West University of Timișoara), leads the Biological Mass Spectrometry Group at the National Institute for R&D in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timișoara, Romania, and is also an appointed full professor at the “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Romania. Her research centers on advancing mass spectrometry methodologies for biomedical applications, with particular expertise in MS-based clinical glycomics. Under her leadership, the group has pioneered the integration of microfluidics–mass spectrometry in glycomics on a global scale, as well as of ion mobility mass spectrometry in human brain ganglioside research. Prof. Zamfir authored over 140 Web of Science-indexed publications in leading journals and has received several prestigious national and international awards. So far she has successfully coordinated 17 research projects, delivered over 350 presentations at international scientific conferences, and contributed 15 book chapters to esteemed publishing houses such as Humana Press, Springer, Wiley, Elsevier, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and CRC Press.
Invited Speakers
Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Croatia
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y., USA
Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia
National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara, Romania & Department of Technical and Natural Sciences, ''Aurel Vlaicu'' University of Arad, Romania
With a PhD in Physics, 2001, habilitation in Biophysics (2006, University of Münster, Germany), and habilitation in Physics (2014, West University of Timișoara), Prof. Zamfir leads the Biological Mass Spectrometry Group at the National Institute for R&D in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timișoara, Romania and is also an appointed full professor at the “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Romania. Her research centers on advancing mass spectrometry methodologies for biomedical applications, with particular expertise in MS-based clinical glycomics. Under her leadership, the group has pioneered the integration of microfluidics–mass spectrometry in glycomics on a global scale, as well as of ion mobility mass spectrometry in human brain ganglioside research. Prof. Zamfir authored over 140 Web of Science-indexed publications in leading journals and has received several prestigious national and international awards. So far, she has successfully coordinated 17 research projects, delivered over 350 presentations at international scientific conferences, and contributed 15 book chapters to esteemed publishing houses such as Humana Press, Springer, Wiley, Elsevier, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and CRC Press.
National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Timisoara, Romania
Dr. Mirela Sârbu, PhD in Physics—Summa cum Laude—in 2015 (West University of Timisoara), is a member of Dr. Zamfir's research team, with whom she has collaborated since as early as 2007 as an undergraduate student. Dr. Sârbu has published over 40 articles (WOS) in the field of MS and IMS of glycoconjugates in prestigious journals and five book chapters (Springer), as well as holding over 100 oral or poster presentations at international conferences held in Europe, USA and Japan. Dr. Sârbu has had several research stays at Indiana and Oregon State Universities in the USA and Universities of Münster and Konstanz, Germany. Her research is dedicated to advancing and refining MS and allied methods for the in-depth characterization of glycans and glycocojugates, with a strong emphasis on the identification and validation of disease-associated molecular species in diverse pathologies.
Registration
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Program
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CEST |
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Alina D. Zamfir Chair Introduction |
3:00 - 3:05 pm |
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Marija Heffer Diet-induced changes in the metabolome-an MSI study |
3:05 - 3:35 pm |
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Costel C. Darie Mass spectrometry-based proteomics for biomedical research |
3:35 – 4:05 pm |
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Cristian Munteanu Probing the early secretory route of a melanoma cell line using mass spectrometry-based glycoproteomics |
4:05 - 4:35 pm |
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Break |
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Svjetlana Kalanj-Bognar Deficiency of Toll-like receptor 2 is associated with compositional and structural changes of membrane lipids
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4:50 – 5:20 pm |
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Alina D. Zamfir Application of ion mobility tandem mass spectrometry for structural analysis of chondroitin/dermatan sulfate proteoglycans
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5:20 – 5:50 pm |
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Mirela Sarbu Exploring the gangliosides expressed human brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid in health and neurological diseases
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5:50 – 6:20 pm |
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Alina D. Zamfir Closing of Webinar
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6:20 - 6:25 pm |
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