Alberta Metabolomics Day 2026
From 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM MST
Join us for the Alberta Metabolomics Day in Edmonton on February 17, 2026, an event bringing together researchers, professionals, and students in the field of metabolomics. This one-day symposium offers a platform to explore the latest advancements, share innovative research, and foster collaborations through keynote presentations, poster sessions, and networking opportunities.
Submit your poster abstracts through our online console to contribute insights to the metabolomics community by February 3rd, 2025. Please note that while we are currently accepting poster abstracts, this may be subject to change. Should any modifications occur, we will promptly inform all participants.
For more details on the program, speakers, and registration, please check our website. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Organizing Committee at hkc2@ualberta.ca.
Conference Program
Check out our most updated conference program below
CCIS, University of Alberta
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Aminah Robinson Fayek (Vice-President, Research, University of Alberta)
Welcome Remarks from Faculty of Science - Declan Ali, Dean of Science
Session 1
☐ Dr. David Wishart - 25 mins
- Exploring the Exposome with Metabolomics
☐ Lightning Talks x7
Coffee-Break and Poster Session
Session 2
☐ Dr. Richard Lehner - 25 mins
- Control of hepatic fat metabolism by endoplasmic reticulum localized lipases
☐ Dr. Carla Prado - 25 mins
-Beyond the Matrix: Using Metabolomics to Advance Precision Nutrition
☐ Dr. Jason Acker - 25 mins
- Metabolomics and the Storage of Red Cells for Transfusion
Session 3
☐ Dr. James Harynuk - 25 mins
- Volatilomics study of wheat’s resistance to the orange blossom wheat midge.
☐ Dr. Jianping Wu - 25 mins
- Bioavailability and Metabolism of Bioactive Peptide IRW with ACE2-Upregulating Activity in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
☐ Dr. Benjamin Bourrie - 25 mins
- Utilizing Metabolomics to Develop Novel Starter Cultures for Food Fermentations
Coffee-Break and Poster Session
Session 4
☐ Dr. Dina Kao - 25 mins
- Potential application of metabolomics in clinical practice and translational research: managing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) including the use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
☐ Dr. Maya Evenden - 25 mins
- Influence of Rhizobium-field pea symbiosis on plant metabolites and pea leaf weevil, Sitona lineatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) herbivory and development
☐ Dr. Liang Li - 25 mins
- Deep Metabolomics and Lipidomics: Emerging Technologies and Translational Applications
Invited Speakers
Dr. Jason Acker
University of Alberta
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept
Dr. Benjamin Bourrie
MacEwan University
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Maya Evenden
University of Alberta
Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences
Dr. James Harynuk
University of Alberta, The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC)
Professor, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
Dr. Dina Kao
University of Alberta
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept
Dr. Richard Lehner
University of Alberta
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Group on Molecular & Cell Biology of Lipids
Dr. Liang Li
University of Alberta, The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC)
Professor, Faculty of Science - Chemistry
Dr. Carla Prado
University of Alberta
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
Dr. David Wishart
University of Alberta, The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC)
Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences
Dr. Jianping Wu
University of Alberta
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Organizers
Scientific Committee:
David Wishart, Liang Li, James Harynuk
Local Organizing Committee:
Michael Lowings, Nargiza Chorieva, Harleen Chahal
Abstract Submission
Metabolomics researchers in Alberta are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations and a limited number of 5-minute lightning talks.
Submit your abstract here: Form
Deadline: February 3rd, 2026
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Organizing Committee at hkc2@ualberta.ca.
Location: University of Alberta, CCIS 1-440 & PCL Lounge
Address: The Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS), Saskatchewan Drive Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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