About Wishart Lab
We focus on Computing & Bio Sciences, Medicine, Chemistry & Nanotech. We develop databases and run The Metabolomics Innovation Centre.
Wishart Lab Description
Wishart Lab is an innovative research group led by Dr. David Wishart. Located at the University of Alberta, Wishart Lab is composed of an interdisciplinary group that focuses in the areas of Computing Science, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Chemistry, and Nanotechnology.
Wishart Lab is proudly supported by a number of Albertan, Canadian and International agencies such as Genome Canada /Alberta /British Columbia, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Alberta Innovates, the Alberta Prion Research Institute (APRI), Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA), The Gates Foundation, Hershey’s, the National Institutes of Health, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to name a few.
Wishart Lab has developed a number of freely available databases such as HMDB, ECMDB, and Drug Bank that analyzes features of more metabolites than ever before. Wishart Lab also runs The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC). The goal of TMIC is to collect scientific data that will help to effectively disseminate metabolite information for more quantitative, quicker, faster and cheaper results. Obtaining more detailed information about tissue, serum, milk, and cerebral spinal fluid samples has helped to improve the overall health, diet and knowledge of the Canadian and Global Community.
For more information about our databases go to: wishartlab.com
For more information about TMIC and metabolomics analysis go to: metabolomicscentre.com
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The Metabolomics Innovation Centre is looking forward to welcoming talented visiting researchers from all over the world again this year. TMIC has just launched its first competition for a stay at its Research Hotel. Applications will be accepted from researchers seeking a chance to land one of the coveted spots at the Hotel.
TMIC’s Research Hotel has been gaining popularity since the program began in 2011. The hotel gives visiting scientists, students and postdoctoral fellow...s office and bench space at TMIC’s central facility at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. They conduct their own experiments, expand their knowledge of metabolomics, receive one-on-one mentoring, and share in-person in the TMIC experience.
Applicants will be chosen based on the proposal they submit. The application deadline is September 30th and the online application form can be found at https://www.metabolomicscentre.ca/researc h_hotel/application
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Seattle hosts the Metabolomics 2018 International Conference
The Metabolomics Societys 14th International Conference will be held on June 24-28, 2018 at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle. The scientific program comprises 27 oral sessions, 10 plenary and keynote talks, multiple poster sessions, sponsored luncheons, and networking events. There are satellite workshops and a range of social activities, including a welcome reception, an early-career resea...rcher mixer, a conference dinner at an exciting Seattle venue, and more.
Our very own Dr. David Wishart, an Honorary Fellow of the Metabolomics Society, is on the International Organizing Committee (IOC) which is responsible for development of the scientific program including speakers, session topics, workshops and abstract selection.
The keynote speakers are: Ute Roessner (University of Melbourne) Hannele Ruohola-Baker (University of Washington) Gary Siuzdak (The Scripps Research Institute) Age Smilde (University of Amsterdam) Masaru Tomita (Keio University)
Registration is still open with discounted early rates available until March 30, regular rates apply after that. The fees are available on their website.
To find out more please visit metabolomics2018.org
#wishartlab #metabolomics #metabolomics2018 #metabolomicssociety
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Dr. Wishart is featured on UAlberta's front page as part of University of Alberta's Changing Lives Week! A donor opens door to disease prediction, find out more at https://shar.es/1NwgoC
Starting April 1, @TMIC_Canada will be holding a competition for spots in its coveted "research hotel". Since 2011, this program has been hugely popular, drawing some of the best and talented minds from around the world. Find out more: https://www.metabolomicscentre.ca/researc h_hotel
Retweeted Metabolomics Centre (@TMIC_Canada):
There's still room to register for Metabolomics in Precision Medicine: From Theory to Practice in Toronto, June 8th. https://t.co/CZ7UXAcY90
Retweeted Metabolomics Centre (@TMIC_Canada):
Join us in Toronto on June 8th for a 1-day symposium on Metabolomics in Precision Medicine: From Theory to Practice https://t.co/CZ7UXAuz0y
The new year has had an exciting start for TMIC with the announcement of over $6 million in research funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
The investment is part of a Canada wide $328.5 million funding package through CFI's Major Science Initiatives (MSI) Fund. It will help to ensure the long term stability of TMIC as a world leader in the cutting-edge metabolomics field.
We are honoured to have won a place in the prestigious MSI funding envelope alongside... 16 other national research facilities across Canada. And we are determined to use these added resources in the support and enrichment of the ever advancing scientific community that we are pleased to be a part of.
Read more details on this award in the University of Alberta Faculty of Science news article "Diagnosing, detecting, and predicting diseases just got six million times easier".
For a wider look at the CFI's funding announcement, see the article "Essential government funding announced for some of Canada’s leading national research facilities" on the CFI's newsroom page.
@innovationincanada @InnovationCA #wishartlab #tmic #metabolomics
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Retweeted Daniel Himmelstein (@dhimmel):
Kudos to @OMxInc & @cknoxrun for fixing the #DrugBank licensing. The #CC0 subset will be great for data integration! https://t.co/lHve7Nrsz5
The installation of an ICP-MS in the lab is a welcomed addition to TMIC. The ICP-MS is a PerkinElmer NexION 350XX equipped with a patented Universal Cell Technology. ICP-MS is the gold standard for trace metal analysis in the world. The instrument detection limits are at or below part per trillion and the productivity is superior to other techniques. The ICP-MS is used to analyze metals in wide range of matrices at TMIC ranging from environmental, plant, animal and human samples. #TMIC #metabolomics
Retweeted Reza Salek (@metaboknight):
David Wishart, @WishartLab is giving an overview of #metabolomic resources at @EBItraining @EMBOevents @emblebi https://t.co/t4SUlRocuv
Mosaic Science has published an article featuring our very own Dr. Wishart entitled "Why the calorie is broken". The authors rethink the calorie and provide their readers with some food for thought.
Dr. Wishart's comments and some very impressive stats from the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) were featured! If you haven't already, check it out...
mosaicscience.com/story/why-calorie-broke n
... hmdb.ca
#mosaicscience #hmdb
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Retweeted themodernscientist (@modernscientist):
The metabolomics research of the @WishartLab has been featured in this Wired article on rethinking the calorie. https://t.co/JtCEGNGgBC #NMR
We are pleased to announce that we have published a paper highlighting the exciting advancements made with the ECMDB, now v2.0!
Improvements since the previous version: • 13x the number of metabolic pathway diagrams • 3x the number of compounds linked to pathways... • added dozens of operon/metabolite signalling pathways • 44% increase in the number of compounds in the database • 7x the number of compounds with NMR or MS spectra • a massive increase in the number of external links to other E. coli or chemical resources
These additions, along with many other enhancements aimed at improving the ease or speed of querying, searching and viewing the data within ECMDB should greatly facilitate the understanding of not only the metabolism of E. coli, but also allow the in-depth exploration of its extensive metabolic networks, its many signalling pathways and its essential biochemistry.
www.ecmdb.ca
nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/44/D1/D495
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ECMDB 2.0 is here! Pathway improvements, increased coverage, enhanced spectral info, richer data, improved UI! ---> https://t.co/THG7fFfneo