Skoltech Lecture Hub at ARHE presents a new online course of lectures: State-of-the-Art Mass Spectrometry
The mass spectrometer is a research instrument that ranks among the world’s greatest inventions. Mass spectrometry that helps weigh an individual molecule’s weight has become a fixture in doping research, medicine, ecology, and even museums.
Nowadays, mass spectrometry helps obtain images of tissues and identify the types and locations of various molecules in the human body. What changes occur in tumor tissue in terms of molecular composition? How to delineate the tumor boundaries? How do drugs and their metabolites move around the body? Find out the answers to these questions from Professor Nikolaev’s lecture.
Speaker: Skoltech Professor Evgeny Nikolaev, Doctor of Science, Corresponding Member of RAS, and Head of the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory at the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE).
From March 4 to 9, Skoltech will hold the Skoltech Space School 2021 — an intercultural engineering short-term program for STEM students from around the world. This year, the Skoltech Space School will be held online on Zoom.
The Skoltech Space School 2021 will be devoted to space sustainability, which is becoming one of the central issues in space policy with the increasing use of Earth orbits and the outer space environment. Participants of the Skoltech Space School 2021 will get to know the current status and critical concepts defining space sustainability and modern approaches to space debris mitigation.
This Space School is intended for undergraduate students finishing their studies (3rd, 4th year), however, it could also be an interesting experience for graduate students and young professionals interested in getting experience abroad, outside their national space industry.
The participants of the Skoltech Space School 2021 will
- listen to the lectures by Skoltech top professors and partners on space science, space economy, and systems engineering;
- take part in strategic sessions and role-plays on space sustainability;
- work on a team system engineering project on space mission design and space logistics.
Online guided tours to the well-known space-related places and social activities will make this whole event an unforgettable experience.
Find more information about the Skoltech Space School 2021 and apply till the Feb. 25 on our website.
Skoltech at Technopark is a joint science education project of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and the Skolkovo Technopark. Its lectures focus on the world-changing science, technology, innovation, and business topics presented by Skoltech faculty and researchers at the country’s best Technopark.
Hundreds of cities around the world opt for sustainable development, switching to green energy, and large corporations, such as Google or IKEA, champion sustainability along with cost effectiveness. As for greenhouse gases, their emissions are already regulated by law.
Decarbonization and sustainability are the top trends for the economy. While none of the existing technologies can simultaneously ensure zero emissions and high efficiency, the global production paradigm is already undergoing a profound change. The speaker will present the current state of the art and applications using real-world examples, skipping the reasons for ecological thinking and the relevance of thriftiness. What kinds of renewable energy sources are there and what physical processes are they controlled by? What do these sources need in terms of materials and environment? How to create long-duration energy storage?
Irina Varlamova is a Master of Physics and Materials Science and an employee of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech). She did research on ab-initio calculations of dielectric heterostructures and defects in cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. Irina is a fellow of the Russian Government’s research excellence scholarship.
The mass spectrometer is a research instrument that ranks among the world’s greatest inventions. Mass spectrometry that helps weigh an individual molecule’s weight has become a fixture in doping research, medicine, ecology, and even museums.
What is the human body made of? How do various ‘ingredients’ make their way into our system and how do they change in the course of chemical reactions? Today, mass spectrometry figures among the key techniques that help embrace this chemical diversity.
Can mass spectrometers make treatment and early diagnosis easier? What physiological processes occur at the molecular level? Can one use mass spectrometry for hormone, protein and lipid profile tests? How to identify disease markers, make early diagnosis and perform Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI)? Alexey Kononikhin will answer these questions and discuss personalized medicine and post-genomic technologies.
Speaker: Alexey Kononikhin, PhD in Physics and Mathematics and Senior Research Scientist at the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE).
Skoltech at Tochka Kipeniya presents a lecture by Ilya Gomyranov: Technology inspired by nature.
All along its history, humankind has been exploiting nature, often in a brutal and careless way. However, human evolution over the past few hundred thousand years has taught us to borrow nature’s smartest ideas instead of using its gifts without much thought. Modern humans turn to nature for help in dealing with challenging issues and complex engineering tasks.
It turns out that many common things, like hydraulic pumps and brakes, black boxes and even Velcro fasteners, were copied from animals or plants. The mid-20th century witnessed the emergence of bionics which is rapidly developing across the globe. What is it about? Why and how do we “steal” inventions from nature? How do we use bionics in our daily life? How do animals and plants help architects, engineers and even doctors?
Ilya Gomyranov is a zoologist, an employee of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), and a winner of the Russian award “For Fidelity to Science”.
Skoltech Lecture Hub at ARHE presents a new online course of lectures: State-of-the-Art Mass Spectrometry
The mass spectrometer is a research instrument that ranks among the world’s greatest inventions. Mass spectrometry that helps weigh an individual molecule’s weight has become a fixture in doping research, medicine, ecology, and even museums.
The key method in toxicology, drug, and anti-doping research, mass spectrometry enables identifying thousands of different chemical compounds in a biological sample.
What tests and techniques are used to detect and identify drugs, doping, and toxic agents? What instruments are available at modern laboratories? Yury Kostyukevich will answer these questions, review real life cases, explain what an Athlete Biological Passport is and discuss the legal aspects of mass spectrometry tests.
Speaker: Yury Kostyukevich, PhD in Physics and Mathematics and Assistant Professor at the Skoltech Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering (CDISE).
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