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Dear MANA Members,
An error in our email dated 11.01.2023 was sent to you which included a reference to one of our sponsors, Millipore Sigma. The error was with respect to the sponsor logo. We are writing to clarify that there are two different, unaffiliated companies that use the name MERCK. Millipore Sigma’s parent company, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany uses "Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany," as a firm name in the United States and Canada, and also uses "Millipore Sigma" as a brand for its Life Sciences division. The other company, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, US holds the rights in the trademark MERCK in the United States and Canada. Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, US is not affiliated with or related to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its affiliates which own the MERCK trademark in all other countries of the world. The correct version of the email is below.
On Behalf of MANA,
MANA Communication Committee
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- Message from MANA President, Tom Metz
- New MANA Board Members
- 5th Annual MANA Conference News
- News & Updates from MANA Interest Groups
- Key Dates & Resources
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Message from MANA President, Tom Metz | | |
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Happy New Year to all MANA members! A new year brings new opportunities, and I am excited to see what 2023 brings for our membership and all the fantastic things that we are accomplishing together using metabolomics. A new year also brings change and MANA recently elected two new members to the Board of Directors: Professors Facundo Fernández of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Ian Lewis of the University of Calgary. Welcome to both! I also offer deep appreciation and thanks to board members whose terms have recently concluded: Professors Oliver Fiehn of UC Davis and Bob Powers of the University of Nebraska. Thank you both very much for your significant dedication to and volunteer efforts on behalf of the MANA membership! Lastly, it is exciting to see our members step forward to lead and play other significant roles within MANA Interest Groups. This is the level of engagement and participation in the association that was hoped for when MANA was founded – if you would like to know more about how to get involved, then reach out to a member of the board of directors or interest group leads! | |
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5th Annual MANA Conference
October 24-26, 2023
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We are excited to announce that MANA 2023 conference will be hosted by the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO on October 24-26, 2023. Professor Lloyd Sumner heads the local organizing committee. We are working on an inclusive and exciting program in metabolomics and lipidomics research from human health to environmental applications.
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Save The Date!
Expanding the Exposome: The Power of Mass Spectrometry | September 8, 2023
Hosted by UC Davis West Coast Metabolomics Center | Online
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MANA Interest Group Updates | |
WomiX: Womxn in Metabolomics | | |
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WomiX is committed to the advancement of Womxn in Metabolomics. Using “womxn” with an “x” in order to explicitly welcome trans women, transfeminine, genderfluid, and nonbinary participants. All MANA members and allies are welcome to our community! | |
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Starting off the new year with new goals and resolutions brings in fresh new ideas and motivation! What's on the horizon - WomiX Mentorship Program starting its 3rd year, the announcement of the 2023 Womix Mentorship Awardee, virtual webinars, new workshops, celebrating International Women's Week, and so much more!
We would also like to introduce our three new committee members and give a big shout to our outgoing committee members Candice Ulmer and Ivana Blaženović for both their invaluable contributions to WomiX.
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2023 WomiX Mentorship Program – Application Open! Deadline Jan 27, 2023!
We are seeking mentors and mentees to join the WomiX Mentorship Program!
Apply to be a mentor here.
Apply to be a mentee here.
Check out what our previous mentees have to say about their experience:
- "I joined WomiX because I was looking for mentoring programs for underrepresented individuals, seeking answers to several questions about best analytical practices, and experimental design....The WomiX experience exceeded my expectations. I found [my] mentor always willing to share her experience and knowledge. I was able to interact with mentees and learn their stories, as well as face the fear of interacting in another language." - Eleazar Vargas Mena | Ph.D. Student | University of Caldas - Colombia
- "The WomiX Mentorship Program allowed me to expand my professional network and to learn from the experiences of other women that have successful careers in metabolomics. I enjoyed the discussions with my mentor and with other mentees. Thank you for letting me be part of this program." - Elva María Novoa del Toro | Postdoc | INRAE - France
Congratulations to this year's 2023 WomiX Mentorship Award Nominees!
- Dr. Paulina de la Mata | University of Alberta
- Dr. Caroline Johnson | Yale University
- Dr. Tracey Schock | NIST
- Dr. Judith Simcox | University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Keep an eye out for the winner to be announced in February!
Join us on our new LinkedIn page here!
WomiX is still growing! All MANA members are welcome to join.
Join here to get updates about WomiX.
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MANA Early Career Members | | |
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ECM (Early Career Members) strives to empower the next generation of scientists in the field of metabolomics in North America by supporting opportunities for mentorship, networking, training, and career development opportunities. | |
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We are kicking off the New Year with a fresh new commitment to our members! We have new events planned to serve Ph.D. students, postdocs, and those who might be applying to a faculty position in our new Academic Application Workshop! If you are looking for a job don't worry we have two Virtual Job Fairs planned for the year.
We'd like to welcome our new committee members who were selected after our elections which were held MANA2022:
- Nicole Prince | Postdoc | Brigham & Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School
- Chathuri Mohottige | Postdoc | University of Maryland
Lastly, we'd also like to thank our outgoing committee members for their hard work and dedication to ECM from the beginning:
- Yuanyuan Li (Inaugural Vice Chair)
- Candice Ulmer (Inaugural Administrative Officer)
- Brianna Garcia (Inaugural Financial Officer)
- Fariba Tayyari (Inagural Council Member)
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ECM Virtual Job Fair
Hiring new lab members? Looking for a new position? Gathering information for the next step in your career? Join the ECM Virtual Job Fair!
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As an employer or recruiter, you’ll get the opportunity to meet potential candidates.
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As someone who is in the market, this is a great opportunity for you to meet potential employers from different tracks (i.e., Academia, Industry, or Government/Nonprofit).
- We will help employers and potential candidates meet effortlessly in a virtual capacity via Zoom!
- Upcoming Job Fair: March 2, 2023 at 9 am PT - bit.ly/3k0BAch
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If you’re not already part of the email list, please send us an email with your name, the year of the last degree, and what email address you would like to use. We can be reached at earlycareer@metabolomicsna.org.
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MANA Microbiome Interest Group | | |
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MANA MIG will resume its popular monthly seminar series on January 9th, 2023. | | |
The MANA Microbiome Interest Group has started back up again. We are having our first seminar in our series on January 9th at 11 am EST. Our seminar series now highlights exciting new papers in the field and the labs that create the science, including a ‘behind the paper’ story that features how the paper came to be. The Jan 9th seminar is by the Zakular Lab at U Penn and their new paper on interactions between enterococci and C. difficile. Our Interest group meets monthly after the seminar, where we discuss plans for our group of over 100 scientists and how to attract interest to our field. If you are interested in joining MANA MIG contact Dr. Rob Quinn quinnrob@msu.edu. | |
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MANA NMR Interest Group
In a response to a Request for Information (RFI): Soliciting Input on the Use and Reuse of Cancer Metabolomics Data from NIH/NCI, the NMR Special Interest group completed a document providing a detailed list of experiences and recommendations from the MANA NMR Special Interest Group. The document was provided to Dr. Kristine Willis, Program Director, Division of Cancer Biology at NCI/NIH. She was grateful for the effort and found the consensus recommendations very helpful. You can find the document on our home page here.
For more information about the MANA NMR Interest Group including where to find their policy document, click here.
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The goal of SODA is to provide a community-driven resource of actively maintained software, test datasets used for software benchmarking, and results produced by software. | |
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SODAMeets - Save the dates & sign up to present!
SODAMeets is a platform where data generators and computational scientists can share their use of software/data. For each meeting, we will have at least two speakers present on software or data they would like to share with the community, emphasizing how these software/data are used. Save the date for the next SODAMeets and if you are interested sign up to be a speaker here!:
- Feb 14, 2023 3-4 pm ET | Speaker TBD
- April 11, 2023 3-4 pm ET | Speaker TBD
- June 13, 2023 3-4 pm ET | Speaker TBD
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Corporate Member Highlights | |
Thank you to our Corporate Members for supporting MANA and whose technologies and involvement help drive the field of metabolomics forward. | |
If you are interested in being our next corporate member to be highlighted submit your content to our email mana@metabolomicsna.org! | | |
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New Year, New Metabolites
Our new year's resolution is to bridge the gap between untargeted and targeted metabolomics with the help of SCIEX ZenoTOF 7600 system. We are offering our in-demand Lightening Demo Series starting January 9th, 2023 and will focus on the high sensitivity, speed and selectivity of the ZenoTOF 7600 system to identify and quantify metabolites in your samples. Simply send us your samples and we'll show what the ZenoTOF 7600 system can do for your research. Please contact Dr. Melanie Juba, melanie.juba@sciex.com to reserve your spot.
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Metabolite Libraries
Check out our wide range of metabolite libraries covering key metabolic pathways, including Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis, Pentose Phosphate, TCA Cycle, and Urea Cycle.
- Bile Acid – Carnitine – Sterol Metabolite Library of Standards (BACSMLS)
- Fatty Acid Metabolite Library of Standards (FAMLS)
- Organic Acid Metabolite Library of Standards (OAMLS)
Avanti Bile Acid SPLASH offers a convenient mixture of bile acid mass spectrometry internal standards to incorporate into your research work flows.
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Metabolomics Related Events | |
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Have instructional courses to offer?
If you are interested in submitting content regarding instructional courses email us at mana@metabolomicsna.org!
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MANA 2023 Conference
October 24-26, 2023 | University of Missouri in Columbia, MO | In-person
MANA Summer Symposium
Expanding the Exposome: The Power of Mass Spectrometry | September 8, 2023
Hosted by UC Davis West Coast Metabolomics Center | Online
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