CNPEM will offer assistance with travel costs for users from institutions outside the state of São Paulo in Latin America and the Caribbean whose proposals are approved; facility has new multi-user equipment
From August 1 to 31, 2025, the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is accepting proposals to use its Mass Spectrometry (MAS) facility, which is operated by the Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio). Proposals will only be accepted through the SAU Online platform.
Vanquish Neo UHPLC equipment coupled to Thermo Scientific’s Orbitrap Astral (CNPEM)
The Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (MAS) is an open, multi-user facility that has been part of CNPEM’s facility complex since 2009. The objective of MAS is to develop and apply proteomics methods based on state-of-the-art mass spectrometry methods to find the answers to biological questions in research proposals from the Center’s internal and external users.
Assistance for researchers outside the state of São Paulo, Latin American, and Caribbean countries
During this call for proposals, the facility will offer assistance with travel costs for users linked to institutions outside the state of São Paulo, in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Researchers whose proposals are approved may request travel assistance if they meet the eligibility criteria for the assistance program.
Unequaled equipment and scientific and technical support
The MAS facility comprises separate laboratories for sample preparation, instrumentation, and data analysis, with the following equipment:
- EASY-nLC II nano-LC coupled with an LTQ Orbitrap Velos ETD ion trap (Thermo Scientific)
- Evosep One LC coupled with an Orbitrap Exploris 240, Thermo Scientific;
- Vanquish Neo UHPLC coupled with an Orbitrap Astral mass spectrometer (Thermo Scientific)
- CellenONE X1 single-cell isolator (Scienion).
The main competencies and techniques at this facility are large-scale proteomics and peptidomics, spatial proteomics, proteomic analysis of post-translational modifications, and structural, single-cell, and computational proteomics.
Scientific committee will rigorously analyze submissions
The scientific committee is responsible for analyzing the proposals submitted by academic users according to their technical and scientific quality, and all proposals are assessed anonymously. The members of the External Scientific Committee are researchers and academic faculty who are known for expertise in their areas of activity:
- Alexandre Tashima, UNIFESP
- André Zelanis, UNIFESP
- Carlos Ricart, UnB
- Daniel Martins-de-Souza, UNICAMP
- Fabio Nogueira, UFRJ
- Flavia Vischi Winck, USP
- Henrique B. Ferreira, UFRGS
- Isabelle Cordeiro, UFAM
- Solange Serrano, Instituto Butantan
- Tiago Balbuena, UNESP
Any technical questions can be sent to mas@lnbio.cnpem.br. Questions related to travel assistance can be directed to the CNPEM User Office by sending an email to edu@cnpem.br.
About CNPEM
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is home to a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment and works on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. It is responsible for Sirius, the largest assembly of scientific equipment constructed in the country, and is currently constructing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive sector, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. CNPEM’s research and development activities are carried out through its four National Laboratories: Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), Biorenewables (LNBR), as well as its Technology Unit (DAT) and the Ilum School of Science — an undergraduate program in Science and Technology supported by the Ministry of Education (MEC).
