Re-examining 5-HT2A–mGluR2 Heterodimerization
2026-03-16 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | 6004 Marsico Hall and virtual
Presented by:
Blake Fordyce
Ph.D. Candidate in Bryan Roth’s lab; Neuroscience program

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Sponsored by: Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC)

2026 UNC NORC Call for Applications - $50K
2026-02-20 - 2026-03-02
The UNC-CH NORC has opened a special $50K call for Pilot and Feasibility applications with a deadline of March 2nd, 2026. The UNC-CH NORC has particular interest in projects related to Nutrition Across the Lifespan and Precision Nutrition, however we welcome proposals from all topic areas relevant to nutrition and obesity. For more information about the Pilot and Feasibility Program, please contact the UNC-CH NORC Managing Director, Ashley Irwin. Please see below for links to the online application form and the full proposal guidelines.
Apply here: https://norc.unc.edu/pilot-and-feasibility-program/call-for-applications/
Deadline to apply: March 2nd, 2026.

Multi-Omics Signatures of Long COVID in Saliva during Early SARS-CoV-2 Infection
2026-01-12 11:30 - 12:30 | 3116 Mary Ellen Jones Bldg
Presented by:
Laura Jacox, Ph.D., Assistant Professor for Research in Orthodontics; and her student Kasey Linton.
Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Orthodontics.

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Elucidating and targeting metabolic reprogramming in pancreatic cancer
2025-12-08 11:30 - 12:30 | Marsico 2004 and Virtual
Presented by:
Seamus Degan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology

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2025 Thermo Fisher Mass Spectrometry Symposium
2025-10-10 09:00 - 15:00 | MBRB G-202, Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Chapel Hill, 27514
*Paid parking available in the Dogwood Deck or the Ambulatory Care Center Visitor Lot
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Schedule
9:00– 9:30 am
Registration, coffee & networking

9:30 – 10:00 am
Updates from the UNC Metabolomics & Proteomics (MAP) Core
Laura Herring, Director, UNC MAP Core; Whitney Stutts, Associate Director-Metabolomics, UNC MAP Core

10:00 – 11:00 am
Precision Medicine: the role of proteomics in individualized diagnostics and therapeutics.
Jenny Van Eyk Ph.D., Director, Cedars-Sinai Advances Clinical Biosystems Research Institute

11:00 – 11:15 am
Break

11:15 – 12:15 am
Lightning talk session
Various presenters. Click here to submit your lightning talk abstract before September 5th

12:15 – 1:15 pm
Catered lunch & networking

1:15 – 2:00 pm
Go beyond targeted lipid profiling at the species level with the Thermo ScientificTM StellarTM mass spectrometer approach
Susan Bird, Ph.D., Metabolomics Program Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

2:00 – 2:45 pm
Systems Metabolism and Signaling: bridging biochemistry and physiology to understand metabolic dysregulation
Tigist Tamir, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics, UNC School of Medicine

2:45 – 3:00 pm
Q&A session & open networking

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Lightning Talk Application - 2025 Thermo Fisher Mass Spectrometry Symposium
2025-10-10 09:00 - 15:00 | MBRB G-202, Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Chapel Hill, 27514
We are now accepting applications for the Lightning Talk session at the 2025 UNC Thermo Fisher Mass Spectrometry Symposium. See the full event details. This session will highlight exciting mass spectrometry-based research and innovation happening across UNC’s campus. The event will take place on UNC’s campus, in room MBRB G-202. The top lightning talk will be awarded a prize!
Who Can Apply:
We welcome abstract submissions from:

Graduate students
Postdoctoral researchers
Early-career faculty
Core facility scientists and staff

You do not need to be using a Thermo instrument in your research to participate. All talks are welcome!
Talk Format:

Lightning talks are expected to be ~5 minutes in length
Presentations should focus on original research, novel applications of mass spectrometry, or methodological advances
Talks should be accessible to a broad scientific audience

Application Deadline:

Abstracts must be submitted by September 10, 2025
Notification of acceptance will be sent by September 20, 2025

We encourage a diversity of presenters and topics, including:

Emerging MS-based technologies and methods
Application of mass spectrometry in biomedical, clinical, environmental, and other research areas
Work performed in or supported by core facilities

This is a great opportunity to share your work, build visibility, and connect with fellow UNC scientists!

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Characterizing Immune-12, a complex marine-derived nutraceutical that exhibits anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo with minimal toxicity
2025-09-08 11:30 - 12:30 | Marsico 2004 and Virtual
Presented by:
Andrew Satterlee, Ph.D.
Screening Live Cancer Explants Program, Eshelman Innovation
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics

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Seer Technology Lunch-N-Learn Seminar
2025-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Marsico 2004 and Virtual
Presented by:
Pierre Mbarushimana, Ph.D.
Sr Field Applications Scientist, Seer

Attending the Seer seminar will provide researchers with insights into an advanced nanoparticle technology that enables researchers to enrich both low- and high-abundance proteins across various sample types (biofluids, tissue, cells, conditioned media) from human, mouse and other species, requiring as little as 10µL of sample. By coupling Seer’s automated nanoparticle enrichment platform with mass spectrometry, researchers can measure and quantify thousands of proteins, that were previously undetectable. Additionally, we will present research and clinical studies that have leveraged this technology to identify novel biomarkers and drug targets.

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Sponsored by: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) &
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MS Seminar by Tigist Tamir - Deciphering the convergence of cellular signaling & metabolism in obesity
2025-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | 6004 Marsico Hall and virtual
Presented by:
Tigist Tamir, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

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Chemo-proteomic approaches for studying myogenesis at the cellular and organismal levels
2025-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Marsico 2004 and Virtual
Presented by:
Rae Cho, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

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MS approaches for studying protein glycosylation in the brain
2024-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Marsico 2004 and Virtual
Presented by:
Robert Mealer, M.D., Ph.D.
Departments of Psychiatry and Genetics

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Mass Spectrometry Imaging Workshop
2024-11-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Marsico 2004 and Virtual
The UNC MAP Core is pleased to invite you to our Mass Spectrometry Imaging Workshop, sponsored by Bruker!
Location: Marsico Hall, Room 2004; Virtual
To register, contact Laura Herring

Agenda
11:00 AM: Introduction & Opening Remarks
Laura Herring, Ph.D. & Whitney Stutts, Ph.D.; UNC MAP Core
11:10 AM: Introduction to Mass Spectrometry Imaging
Sumankalai Ramachandran, Ph.D.; Bruker
11:30 AM: Mass Spectrometry Imaging Reveals Hidden Biological and Clinical Insights
Erin Seeley, Ph.D., MS Imaging Facility Director, Chemistry Department University of Texas at Austin
12:15 PM: Lunch Served / Networking
1:15 PM: Unveiling the Molecular Landscape of Human Disease using Multimodal Mass Spectrometry (virtual)
Angela Kruse, Ph.D.; Research Assistant Professor, MS Research Center Vanderbilt University
2:00 PM: Concluding Remarks
Laura Herring, Ph.D. & Whitney Stutts, Ph.D.; UNC MAP Core

Multi-omics and the quest to answer why we sleep
2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Marsico 2004 and Virtual
Presented by:
Graham Diering, PhD
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

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Mass Spectrometry Symposium
2024-09-18 09:00 - 15:00 | Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Room G-202, 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, 27599, United States
*Paid parking available in the Dogwood Deck or the Ambulatory Care Center Visitor Lot
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Schedule
9:00– 9:30 am
Registration, coffee & networking

9:30 – 9:50 am
Introduction to the UNC Metabolomics & Proteomics (MAP) Core and its expanding capabilities
Laura Herring, Director, UNC MAP Core; Whitney Stutts, Associate Director-Metabolomics, UNC MAP Core

9:50 – 10:30 am
Topic: Novel ZipChip ACETM metabolomics workflow
Will Thompson, Principal Scientist, R&D 908 Devices

10:30 – 11:10 am
Topic: Metabolomics
Scott Peterman, Product Marketing Manager, Mass Spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific

11:10 – 11:20 am
Break

11:20 – 12:00 pm
Topic: Proteomics
Lilian Heil, Application Scientist, Thermo Fisher Scientific

12:00 – 1:00 pm
Catered lunch & networking

1:00 – 1:40 pm
Topic: Proteomics
Fernanda Salvato, Senior Application Scientist, Thermo Fisher Scientific

1:40 – 2:20 pm
Topic: A multi-omics approach to understanding resistance to targeted therapies in cancer
Clint Stalnecker, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, UNC School of Medicine

2:20 – 3:00 pm
Q&A session & networking

Directly after the symposium, please join us for an Open House at the MAP Core in Glaxo Building. We will have signs directing you from MBRB to Glaxo. Come check out our newly renovated lab space and newest mass spectrometer, the Thermo Astral!
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