PhD course “VOC´s : from volatile sampling to data processing”
Target group: PhD students working (or plan to work) with volatile organic compounds
Application deadline: 15 January 2020
Fee: course is free of charge but students need to cover their travel and accommodations costs
Volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) play an important role in interaction between plants, animals and their environment. Static and dynamic approaches to collect VOC’s in combination with gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis is a powerful tool to understand the composition, chemistry and the dynamic of these compounds. The successful application of this tool is based on a profound basic knowledge about the correct sampling strategy, the working principle of a mass spectrometer and the data analysis and interpretation.
Lectures on
Volatile collection
Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GCMS)
Data analysis and interpretation
Hands-on experience
Volatile sampling
GCMS Measurement
Data Analysis (MetaboAnalyst)
Requirements
Bring your own laptop
Knowledge of basic statistical skills (ANOVA)
For registration and more information please contact henriette.uthe@idiv.de. Please prepare a short motivation letter about your current or planned VOC’s project.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 through February 27
PRogramme will follow
German Centre for Biodiversity Research
Deutscher Platz 5, Leipzig