Multi-Omics Technologies in Medical and Clinical Research: The Present and The Future

Guest speaker: Prof. Catherine Wong, Director of the Center for Precision Medicine Multi-Omics Research (CPMMR) at Peking University Health Science Center

Mass spectrometry has been developed to become a unique technology after a century of continuous innovation. It has been applied to a wide range of researches. The discovery of electrospray (ESI) and MALDI ionization methods allowed mass spectrometry to leap out of traditional physical chemistry into biology. The complex organism itself and the multivariate research scope of modern biology provide the unquestionable space of technological innovation for the development of mass spectrometry technology. At the same time, it also makes the biology research more thorough and extensive. In recent years, "precision medicine" has become one of the hot spots of global attention and provides a new direction and model for future biomedical research. Mass spectrometry-based multi-omics technology will play even more important role in discovery of accurate biomarkers for early diagnosis, pathological classification, and physio-biological mechanisms. This presentation will illustrate the cutting-edge mass spectrometry technologies we are developing and their contributions and applications in the life sciences.

Hosts: The Genomics Centre and Prof. Christer Hogstrand