UC Davis
West Coast Metabolomics Center
News & Updates
March is recognized as Women’s History Month. We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments and vital contributions of women in Metabolomics.

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
WCMC Online Seminar
March 10, 2021: Dr. Maria Zimmermann-Kogadeeva from EMBL
"Integrating metabolomics and transcriptomics to explore host-microbiome interactions" 

April 14, 2021: Dr. Valérie de Crécy-Lagard from U. of Florida
"Open questions in vitamin B6 synthesis, salvage and function in the model organism Escherichia coli K12"

May 12, 2021: Dr. Nadja Cech from UNC Greensboro
"Metabolomics as a tool for Discovering Bioactive Constituents of Botanicals"

June 10, 2021: Dr. Maria Veiga da Cunha from de Duve Institue
"A story of metabolite-repair in glycolysis: The failure to eliminate a phosphorylated glucose-analog strongly impairs glucose metabolism and explains neutropenia in two inborn errors of metabolism."
WCMC Online Courses
Bits & Bites: 6-Part Short Course Series (Online)
#2 April 1, 2021: Introduction to Bayesian statistics in metabolomics with Dr. Christopher Brydges, UC Davis
Skills you'll learn: Brief refresher on traditional statistics, basic principles behind Bayesian statistics, learn how to conduct basic Bayesian analyses in JASP, & how to report the results in the style of a journal article.
Explore new skills that you can learn in 4 hours!
International Summer Session in Metabolomics 2021 (Online) from
August 30 - September 10, 2021
Skills you'll learn: Learn how to develop your study design, as well as how to prepare your samples, & implement quality controls. Receive hands-on training with real-world untargeted metabolomics data including; LC-MS data processing, compound identification, multivariate & univariate statistics, pathway mapping, & data interpretation.
Explore new skills that you can learn in 2 weeks + registration to the 3rd Annual MANA Summer Symposium!
Online Course Testimonials