Welcome

Dear colleagues and friends,

Proteomics technologies have become an integral part of modern-day scientific research.  It is an essential component of systems biology alongside the genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics. Furthermore, proteins are, by far, the most ‘reactive’ part of the cell as they execute and control the majority of biological processes. The advent of high-performance proteomics makes it possible to study protein expression and regulation on a systems-wide scale. The technological developments made over the past decade have allowed the development of tools to interrogate the primary protein sequence, post-translational modifications and secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure. Advances in mass spectrometry and protein chemistry now allow the characterisation of the proteome, its interactions with other biomolecules within cells and tissues, in a quantitative manner with temporal and spatial resolution.

The FEBS Advanced Lecture Course 'Advanced proteomics' (the 2026 instalment of the Brixen Proteomics Summer School) contains educational talks, interactive tutorials, and workshops covering technological basics, current best practices, and future developments given by leading academic and industry experts.  The extracurricular activities and the social events in the gothic cellar vault at our venue have proven to be an excellent environment for student and speaker interactions. The registration fee includes access to all lectures, workshops and social activities, accommodation (two people sharing a room) as well as all meals. Our summer school is designed to provide graduate students and young postdoctoral scientists from academia and industry with deep insights into state-of-the-art proteomic technologies and applications in the life sciences.

With our best wishes,

Kathryn Lilley, Britta Eggers, Christina Ludwig, Caroline May, Shabaz Mohammed, Jesper Olsen
(Course organizers)

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