CNR - National Research Council of Italy
Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials
IPCB - Section of Catania
| OCTOBER 30 | ||
| 9.00 | Welcoming address | G. Frazzetta, CNR Area della Ricerca Catania G. Montaudo, CNR ICTMP |
| 9.15 | Introductory lecture on MALDI-TOF | M.Karas, Univ. of Frankfurt, Germany |
| first session | ||
| 9.45 | Structural Characterization of peptides/proteins by MALDI-TOF | Chairman: A. Malorni, CNR Napoli |
| 9.50 | Protein analysis by MALDI-TOF MS | P. Roepstorff, Univ. of Odense |
| 10.10 | Identification of protein disulfide bridges by MALDI-TOF | G. Marino, Univ. of Napoli |
| 10.30 | Coffee break | |
| 10.50 | Mapping of Hemoglobin by MALDI-TOF | P. Pucci, Univ. of Napoli |
| 11.10 | A. Malorni, CNR SESMA Napoli | |
| 11.30 | MALDI-TOF as valid analytical tool in diagnosis of diabetic diseases | Piero Traldi, CNR Padova |
| 12.00 | Discussion and Free Workshop | |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| SECOND SESSION | ||
| 15.00 | Structural Charaterization of Synthetic Polymers | Chairman: G. Montaudo, CNR Catania |
| 15.00 | MALDI MS of polysaccharides | R. Cozzolino, CNR Catania |
| 15.20 | Use of MALDI Mass Spectrometry for the analysis of poly(alkylmethacrylate) polymers | A. Jackson ICI, Wilton UK |
| 15.40 | Coffee break | |
| 16.00 | Structural Characterization and end-groups analysis of polymers by MALDI-MS | M. S. Montaudo, CNR Catania |
| 16.20 | Direct Molecular Weight averages measurements of polydisperse polymers by MALDI-MS | E. Scamporrino, Univ. Catania |
| 16.40 | Characterization of fractionated and unfractionated products of anionic polymerization by MALDI TOF MS | J. W. Mays, Univ. of Alabama, USA |
| OCTOBER 31 | ||
| THIRD SESSION | ||
| 9.30 | DNA and carbohydrates | Chairman: G. Sindona, Univ. of Calabria |
| 9.30 | Analysis of oligosaccharides from glycoproteins | A. Amoresano, Univ. Napoli |
| 10.00 | Sequencing of oligosaccharides by PSD MALDI-TOF | D. Garozzo, CNR Catania |
| 10.30 | DNA sequencing and mutation analysis | I. Smirnov, Perseptive, Framingham USA |
| 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| FOURTH SESSION | ||
| 11.30 | Industrial Applications | Chairman: A Cappiello, Univ. Urbino |
| 11.30 | Analysis of milk proteins by MALDI-TOF | R. Seraglia, CNR Padova |
| 12.00 | Integration of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry | V. Tisdale , Framingham USA |
| 12.30 | Lunch | |
| 15.00 | Electrospray-TOF Mass Spectrometry | Chairman: J. Smith, Perseptive, Framingham USA |
| 15.00 | Applications of ESI TOF MS | M. Karas, Univ. of Frankfurt, Germany |
| 15.30 | MARINER Mass Spectrometer: characteristics and applications | B. Musselman, Framingham USA |
| 16.00 | closing remarks | G. Montaudo |