May Institute continues IN PERSON!
Computation and statistics for mass spectrometry and proteomics
April 28 – May 11, 2025, Northeastern University, Boston MA in person
Organizer: Olga Vitek and Michael Shortread
Sponsor: Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University
The May Institute focuses on computational and statistical aspects of quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics. The course combines keynote presentations, introductory lectures, practical training, and informal personal discussions. The 2025 instance of the Institute is returning in person!
Instructors of the course are leading experts, who contributed numerous experimental and computational methods and software. The target audience are both beginners and experienced scientists, who would like to strengthen their computational and statistical expertise. We also welcome computer scientists, bioinformaticians, data scientists, statisticians and engineers interested in learning about working with data from modern biotechnologies. The participants will have many opportunities to ask questions, and will be able to present their research.
Contact: mayinstitute@ccs.neu.edu
Below is the overview of the 2024 program. An updated program will be posted here soon.
| April 29, 9:00am-May 1, 12:30pm | Quantitative proteomics with Skyline
Lead instructors: Tina Ludwig, Brendan MacLean and Lindsay Pino |
2.5 days | Docs |
| May 1, 1:30pm – May 3, 5:00pm | Beginners R and beginners statistics
Lead instructor: Ryan Benz |
2.5 days | Docs |
| May 1, 1:30pm – May 3, 5:00pm | Intermediate R, data visualization and statistics
Lead instructor: Kylie Bemis |
2.5 days | Docs |
| May 6, 9am – May 8, 1:30pm | Statistics for quantitative mass spectrometry: methods and case studies
Lead instructors: Olga Vitek and Devon Kohler |
2.5 days | Docs |
| May 6, 9:00am – May 6, 5:00pm | Analysis of mass spectrometry images with Cardinal
Lead instructor: Kylie Bemis |
1 day | Docs |
| May 7, 9:00am – May 7, 5:00pm | Modern software development practice with Python
Lead instructor: Charles Tapley Hoyt |
1 day | Docs |
| May 8, 9:00am – May 8, 12:30pm | Scientific writing
Lead instructor: Alicia Williams |
0.5 day | Docs |
| May 8, 12:30pm – May 10, 5pm | Interpretation of proteomic experiments in the context of biomolecular networks with INDRA
Lead instructor: Ben Gyori |
2.5 days | Docs |
| May 10, 10:00am – May 10, 6:00pm | Barnett Institute 50th Anniversary and Karger Medal Celebration
Featured speakers: Jenny Van Eyk and Nikolai Slavov |
1 day(no cost) | More info |
Videos of some of the previous May Institute programs can be found at this YouTube channel
Featured Speakers
Clockwise: Lindsay Pino, Tina Ludwig, Brendan MacLean
