Workshops and courses

ELIXIR node event Spatial metabolomics

View event

Date: 17 February 2026 @ 09:00 - 17:00

Language of instruction: English

Loading map...

This training introduces participants to spatial metabolomics using mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), a technique that enables direct detection of metabolites, lipids, and proteins from tissue surfaces. Designed for all researchers interested in metabolomics, the course provides hands-on experience with key tools, including the Cardinal shiny app (https://cardinalmsi.org/) in R and IsoScope (https://github.com/xxing9703/Isoscope).By the end of the training, participants will be able to process, visualize, and analyze spatial (tracer) metabolomics data, and integrate a spatial dimension into (tracer) metabolomics workflows. 

Keywords: omics

Venue: Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49

City: Leuven

Country: Belgium

Postcode: 3000

Learning objectives:

  • “Apply preprocessing techniques to MS imaging data using the Cardinal package in R”
  • “Describe MS imaging data formats and how to import them into R”
  • “Export processed data for downstream analysis”
  • “Interpret the results of the MS imaging models”
  • “Introduce the fundamentals of mass spectrometry imaging and its relation to (tracer) metabolomics”
  • “Utilize IsoScope and Cardinal to visualize spatial metabolomics data and perform statistical analyses to detect meaningful patterns”

Organizer: VIB

Event types:

  • Workshops and courses

Activity log