An interview with Dr. Ruedi Aebersold of the of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle is available in text format on the Bio.com site. There is also text and audio for a panel discussion on Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics with Ken Standing, Scot Weinberger, and Don Hunt that was held September 20, 2001.
Agilent now has an AP-MALDI Source for the Agilent 1100 Series LC/MSD Trap SL ion trap mass spectrometer.
Listen to a RealAudio interview with the CEO of Millbrook Instruments, manufacturer of a desktop SIMS instrument.
The Ciphergen Videos/Animations page has on-line movies explaining the protein chip (SELDI) technology.
October 16, 2002, BlogTV: Nobel Prize
Streaming Quicktime video of Japanese television coverage of Koichi Tanaka, Japan’s latest Nobel Laureate.
National Public Radio : 2002 Nobel Prize Winners [Chemistry]
Includes a link to the audio report (RealMedia).
Chemistry Nobel Crosses the Spectrum
Nature, 10 October 2002
Carter and Fenn: ‘Forced’ to retire, but they win Nobels
USA Today, 10/18/2002.
From Libération.com. Click on the following link for an English translation.
Shimadzu to Honor Tanaka with Research Center
Shimadzu Corp. will establish a research institute as early as the end of the year in honor of Koichi Tanaka.
Shimadzu stock up 34% since Nobel announcement.
The NewsHour: Nobel Prize for Chemistry — October 9, 2002
Margaret Warner speaks with John Fenn. The site has a transcript as well as streaming video of the interview.
Der Tagesspiegel: Das Lied der Eiweiße
More Nobel Prize commentary. Click on the following link for an English translation of the article.
Chemical & Engineering News: Bioanalytical Techniques Win
2002 Chemistry Nobel Prize article in C&E; News.
Analytical chemists win Nobel Prize in Analytical Chemistry.
SpectroscopyNow/Basepeak now has analytical spectroscopy Web discussion forums on-line, including one for mass spectrometry.
2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Shared by MS/NMR
” … Mass spectrometry is a very important analytical method used in practically all chemistry laboratories the world over. Previously only fairly small molecules could be identified, but John B. Fenn and Koichi Tanaka have developed methods that make it possible to analyse biological macromolecules as well.”
“In the method that John B. Fenn published in 1988, electrospray ionisation (ESI), charged droplets of protein solution are produced which shrink as the water evaporates. Eventually freely hovering protein ions remain. Their masses may be determined by setting them in motion and measuring their time of flight over a known distance. At the same time Koichi Tanaka introduced a different technique for causing the proteins to hover freely, soft laser desorption. A laserpulse hits the sample, which is √¢‚Ǩ≈ìblasted√¢‚Ǩ¬ù into small bits so that the molecules are released. ”
” … Through his work at the beginning of the 1980s Kurt W√ɬºthrich has made it possible to use NMR on proteins. He developed a general method of systematically assigning certain fixed points in the protein molecule, and also a principle for determining the distances between these. Using the distances, he was able to calculate the three-dimensional structure of the protein. The advantage of NMR is that proteins can be studied in solution, i.e. an environment similar to that in the living cell. … ”
ASMS Fall Workshop
Comparative and Functional Proteomics.
What Is It and How To Do It
November 7 – 8, 2002
Sheraton Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
The deadline for registration is October 16.
For details, please visit the ASMS web site
www.asms.org
ACCOMMODATIONS: Rooms may be booked at the
Sheraton Hotel. Call (800) 325-3535. To obtain the
group rate of $175, mention ASMS. The deadline is
October 16.
Anniversary Symposium Liebig 2003
Bernhard Spengler is organizing a symposium on bioanaltical chemistry at Schloss Rauischholzhausen, May 12 Р15, 2003. Scheduled speakers include Rolf Apweiler, Charles Cantor, Franz Hillenkamp, Michael Karas, Bernhard Künstler, Wolf Lehmann, Matthias Mann, Ingo Potrykus, Detlev Riesner, and Marvin Vestal.
More information can be found at www.liebig2003.de, or if your German is rusty, you can try a translation.