Welcome to the 2024 Japanese–German Research Symposium !
This symposium is free of charge and open to all
About the Symposium
The 2024 Japanese–German Research Symposium "Advancement and Application of Methods for Proteoform-Centric Proteomics" will welcome leading Japanese and German researchers in the cutting-edge field of proteomics who will discuss some of the latest exciting developments in proteoform research using top-down/bottom-up proteomic techniques.
The symposium has been designed to appeal not only to proteomics researchers but also to participants who are interested in learning more about proteoforms. All lectures are easy to understand and require no prior knowledge. Lectures will be presented in a style that is welcoming to both experts and newcomers alike.
Our hope is that attendees will find this seminar to be a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn the appeal of proteoform-centric biology and be inspired to start protoform research in their own laboratories.
Symposium Organizers:
Nobuaki Takemori (Ehime University, Japan) & Andreas Tholey (Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Germany)
Proteoforms: A New Frontier in Proteomics
Proteoform is a term used to describe a variety of protein chemical structures produced from a single gene in living organisms. Since the presence of proteoforms causes diversity in the physiological functions of proteins, the importance of analysis of proteoforms in cells has become increasingly more recognized in recent years. The detection of the vast number of proteoforms, estimated to be several million in humans, however, is an extremely difficult technical challenge.
The scientific challenges involved in understanding proteoforms in their entirety require highly interdisciplinary research, ranging from analytical chemistry and biochemistry to bioinformatics and engineering, and offer high potential for innovation. The technologies developed will have a strong impact on our understanding of the molecular processes of various life phenomena and can be applied in all areas of the life sciences, including basic biology, biomedicine and biotechnology. In particular, the understanding of proteoforms will provide crucial insights into disease mechanisms and the development of biomarkers.
Organized by
Ehime University & Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Funded by
