5th IberoAmerican School on Advanced Mass Spectrometry

A unique opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with great names in the field and explore the potential of mass spectrometry in your research and career!

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December 08 - 12, 2025

Pestana Rio Atlantica Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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About the School

Strengthen your knowledge about Mass Spectrometry!

The program features renowned experts who will offer interactive classes for in-depth learning. All this with a privileged view of one of the most desired tourist destinations: the charming neighborhood of Copacabana, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, creating a perfect environment for learning and exchanging experiences.

Organizing Committee

We hope to count on your presence to make this event even more special!

Registration Now Open!

Follow the link below and register now for the event!

Registration includes: • In-person classes • Coffee break • Dinner party • Certificate of participation (provided that 100% attendance is proven).

Program

Arash Zarrine-Afsar
(University of Toronto - Canada)

Monday, DEcember 08th

Advances in Clinical MS

⤿ Role of Advanced Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Research
⤿ Integration with hospital workflow
⤿ Diagnosis of rare/metabolic diseases

Monday, DEcember 08th

Advances in Medical MS

Role of Advanced Mass Spectrometry in Medical Research ⤾
Developing an experimental design ⤾
Correlation of clinical data ⤾
Applications ⤾

Rute Costa
(Baylor College of Medicine - EUA)

Peter Verhaert
(Leuven - Belgium)

TUESDAY, DEcember 09th

Advances in MS Imaging

⤿ Sample Preparation for MALDI and DESI
⤿ MALDI and DESI Analysis
⤿ MALDI and DESI Imaging
⤿ Data Processing
⤿ Data Treatment

TUESDAY, DEcember 09th

Advances in Ion Spectroscopy

Fundamentals of Gas-phase Ion Spectroscopy ⤾
IR and UV Dissociation Techniques ⤾
Ion Mobility Coupling and Conformational Studies ⤾
Structural Analysis of Biomolecular Ions ⤾
Applications in MS Structural Annotation ⤾

Gert Von Helden
(Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society - Germany)

Daniel Martins-de-Sousa
(UNICAMP, Brazil)

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Fernanda Salvato
(Thermo Fischer)

Wednesday, December 10th

Advances in MS Proteomics: Single Cell & Other Hot Topics

⤿ State of the art
⤿ Sample Preparation
⤿ Post-translational enrichment
⤿ Cell selection platforms
⤿ SomaScan
⤿ Applications

Wednesday, December 10th

Advances in MS Metabolomics and Other Omics

State of the art ⤾
Sample Preparation ⤾
Couplings (GC – UPLC) ⤾
Targeted and untargeted analysis ⤾
Analysis of intra and extracellular metabolites ⤾
Fluxomics ⤾
Applications ⤾

Patrícia Verardi Abdelnur
(Embrapa Agroenergia - Brasil)

Ricardo Silva
(USP - Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)

Thursday, December 11th

Advances in MS Data Processing: Statical Methods and Chemometrics

⤿ Spectral Data Preprocessing and Treatment
⤿ Multivariate Exploratory Analysis and Supervised Models for Classification and Prediction
⤿ Data Integration (Data Fusion) in Mass Spectrometry
⤿ Statistical Validation and Model Robustness
⤿ Chemometric Interpretation and Biochemical Relevance

Thursday, December 11th

Advances in MS Data Processing: Cheminformatics and Machine Learning

Cheminformatics Applied to Mass Spectrometry and Structural Analysis ⤾
Mining and Prediction of Molecular and Structural Data ⤾
Predictive Modeling of Bioactivity and Chemical Properties ⤾
Supervised and Unsupervised Machine Learning ⤾
Emerging Computational Platforms and Pipelines ⤾

Ricardo Silva
(USP - Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)

Giuseppe Palmisano
(USP - São Paulo, Brazil)

Friday, December 12th

Advances in MS Data Processing: Integration of Omic data and tools for diagnostic MS

⤿ Multi-Omics Integration
⤿ Computational tools for integration and analysis of omics data
⤿ Modeling biological networks and data integration for diagnosis
⤿ Integration of Systems Biology and Emerging Technologies for Clinical Diagnostics
⤿ Advances in platforms and workflows for clinical diagnostics with MS

The event starts on Sunday, December 7th, with a Welcome Reception from 18h to midnight.

TheAll together Dinner” will be on Wednesday, from 18h to midnight.

Poster Presentation by Students: posters highlighting research and development projects from students will be available during the whole week for discussions during coffee and lunch breaks, and just before/jus.

Science, learning and networking
- in Rio!

The event will be held at Pestana Rio Atlântica (Endereço: Av. Atlântica, 2964 – Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 22070-000).

Science meets Rio

Learn from the best researchers. Enjoy the sun and the heat of an unforgettable place.

Important Dates

Registration and Submission dates

Check below the most important dates for our event and never miss a deadline!

March 31

Registration opens

September 20

Abstract submission deadline

October 20

Registration closes

October 30

Cancellation and refund deadline

DETAILS

About the School on
Advanced Mass Spectrometry

Welcome Letter
About BrMASS

It is with great joy that we present the 5th IberoAmerican School on Advanced Mass Spectrometry, which will take place from December 8 to 12, 2025, in one of the most iconic settings in Brazil: Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.

The program features renowned experts who will offer interactive classes for in-depth learning. All this with a privileged view of one of the most desired tourist destinations: the charming neighborhood of Copacabana, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, creating a perfect environment for learning and exchanging experiences.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with great names in the field and explore the potential of mass spectrometry in your research and career!

We hope to count on your presence to make this event even more special.

Organizing Committee
5th IberoAmerican School on Advanced Mass Spectrometry

The Brazilian Mass Spectrometry Society - BrMASS is a non-profit scientific association founded in 2005 and headquartered in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. It was created with the purpose of strengthening the scientific and technological community by promoting innovation, knowledge improvement and the advancement of applications in mass spectrometry.
Our main objective is to spread mass spectrometry in Brazil through annual congresses and schools, disseminating knowledge and providing training in this field, facilitating exchange and collaboration between national and international institutions and related scientific disciplines.

BrMASS operates with the intention of promoting research and education in mass spectrometry without any political affiliation and accepts members of all nationalities, genders, races and religions.

For more details about BrMASS, visit our website at: www.brmass.com 

FAQ

Additional Information

Details about the event. Click the headers for additional information.

  • Participants who wish to submit an abstract for oral presentation must send it after completing their registration to the following email address: escolams2025@brmass.com; Subject: Oral Presentation – Full Name;
  • Abstracts will be received until 7:00 p.m. on October 15, 2025, Brasília time, and will be presented orally, with a duration of up to 15 minutes;
  • Access the template for submitting your abstract here

Cancellation and refund:

  • Cancellation must be requested by email: escolams2025@brmass.com by 10/30/2025, with due justification;
  • All cancellations received by the organization by the established date will be evaluated, and the refund will be made after the event, with a maximum forecast of up to 12/30/2025;
  • In the refund, an administrative fee of 25% of the amount paid will be considered to cover administrative expenses.

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Ensure exclusive visibility, expand your network of contacts, and contribute to the growth of mass spectrometry in Brazil.

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Scientific & Organizing Committee

Marcos Nogueira Eberlin

Executive President of BrMASS

José Manuel Riveros Nigra

President Emeritus of BrMASS

Débora de Almeida Azevedo

UFRJ, BRA

Rodinei Augusti

UFMG, BRA

Livia Schiavinato

Baylor College of Medicine, USA

Renato Zanella

UFSM, BRA

Thais Cataldi

ESALQ, BRA

Patricia Abdelnur

EMBRAPA, BRA

Sponsors

Silver

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