Course Date: Monday, 28 October, 4 hours, 11.00-16.00 
Aim: To reach a sufficient level of knowledge about working principles, procedures, aspects to be considered and application areas of mass spectrometry.

Course Outline:
1.    Liquid chromatography principles, Prof Dr. Dobrin A. Svinarov
2.    Mass Spectrometer (MS) techniques Prof Dr. Dobrin A. Svinarov
3.    Setting up a clinical mass spectrometer lab, calibrator and reagent selection in MS methods, quantitative result evaluation. Prof Dr. Dobrin A. Svinarov
4.    MS applications in clinical laboratories, comparison with immunassays. Prof Dr Ali Ünlü
5.    “In house” method development, method validation and verification commercial kits (CLSI 62-A) in MS. Prof Dr Sedat Abuşoğlu
6.     Maintenance of mass spectrometry and troubleshooting, maintenance of quality in mass spectrometry analysis. Prof Dr Ali Ünlü
7.    Discussion

Participation Portfolio:
Medical biochemistry specialists, PhD students, research assistants, graduate students, device users.

Faculty:
Prof. Dr. Dobrin A. Svinarov Alexander University, Sofia
Prof. Dr. Ali Ünlü, Selçuk University, Konya
Prof. Dr. Julieta Hristova Alexander University, Sofia
Prof. Dr. Sedat Abuşoğlu, Selçuk University, Konya

Course Language: English
Maximum Number of Participants: 20
Fee: EUR 25,00