530038 SE Lipidomics-state of the art techniques (2024W)

Lipidomics is the science that deals with the concentration-dependent description of hydrophobic biomolecules in space and time in a specific system. The students are taught analytical procedures in mass spectrometry-based lipidomics. Lipidomics applications are explained using accessible examples. This will give you a broad understanding of mass spectrometric strategies, which you can also apply in other fields of chemistry such as food chemistry, biochemistry or organic chemistry.
You acquire the ability to work out the knowledge of different modules of complex analytical experiments and therefore you will develop an understanding how to design experimental workflows e.g. used in different studies.
In this course, the following topics (areas) are presented or jointly developed: lipid structure and function, lipid nomenclature, extraction and sample preparation, separation techniques in lipid analysis, mass spectrometric methods, evaluation strategies for identification and quantification. Critical examination of this topics, followed by a scientific discussion of research results.
The contents of the courses are worked out through lectures, discussions, oral presentations and minutes. The presentation includes a lecture with presentation slides (20 min) and a subsequent discussion (10 min). Current publications in the scientific literature with an analytical-chemical focus on lipidomics are discussed by students studying chemistry with a focus on analytical chemistry. The discussion takes place in the group as well as with the other participants from related disciplines.