title: 32nd International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (MSB 2016).
abstract: 32nd International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, 3-7 April 2016 The 32nd edition of the International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (MSB) was held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, from 3 to 7 April 2016. This article outlines the aim and the main distinctive features of the MSB symposium. A selection of the scientific research presented at MSB 2016 is highlighted with a special focus on microscale separation developments in the fields of sample preparation, (glyco)proteomics and metabolomics.
authors.affiliation: Division of Analytical Biosciences, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rawi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramautar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D001688:Biological Products / Q000032:analysis; D002170:Canada; D005591:Chemical Fractionation / Q000379:methods; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D055432:Metabolomics / Q000379:methods*; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000379:methods; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D011134:Polysaccharides
keywords: Beckman medal; MSB 2016; award/MSB 2017; international symposium; scientific highlights