Molecular Detectives: Solving Pathology Puzzles With Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry
May 12, 2026
11 a.m.–Noon CT
Cost
Free for all participants.
Overview
Advances in proteomics and mass spectrometry are transforming the practice of pathology, enabling clinicians and scientists to move beyond morphology and into the molecular underpinnings of disease. In this webinar, we will explore how mass spectrometry serves as a powerful investigative tool, helping us solve complex diagnostic puzzles and uncover clinically meaningful insights hidden within tissue specimens.
Presenter
Akhilesh Pandey, M.D., Ph.D.
Consultant, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Experimental Therapeutics, Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Professor of Pharmacology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe how tandem mass spectrometry can identify peptides and proteins.
- Describe how laser capture microdissection from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) slides can be used for proteomic analysis.
- Explain how mass spectrometry can be applied in pathology.
Intended audience
This webinar is designed for pathologists, laboratory directors, lab supervisors, medical laboratory scientists, and laboratory send-out coordinators/managers, and anyone interested in integrating proteomics and mass spectrometry into diagnostic practice.
Credit
The following types of credit are offered for this event:
ASCLS P.A.C.E.®
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® program. This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 P.A.C.E.® contact hour.
State of Florida
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences for the State of Florida. Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel has designated this program for General (Clinical Chemistry/UA/Toxicology) credit. This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hour.
To obtain credit
1. Register for and participate in the program.
2. Complete the evaluation that will be sent to you after the program.
3. Generate and print your certificate(s).
Level of instruction for this program is intermediate.
Faculty disclosure
Course director(s), planning committee, faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty members also will disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentations. Disclosure of this information will be published in course materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentations.
Questions
Contact us: mcleducation@mayo.edu
