Dr. Irene Layane de Sousa, a researcher in the Applied Spectroscopy and Chromatography Group at the Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), part of The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), received the Best Poster Award at the 2nd European Congress on Mass Spectrometry and Analytical Techniques, held on June 8–9, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal.
The award recognized the presentation entitled “Development of an MRM-Based Targeted LC–MS/MS Metabolomics Platform for Multimatrix Analysis.” The study describes the development of a targeted metabolomics platform based on liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) for the analysis of metabolites involved in key metabolic pathways, including glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle (Krebs cycle), the urea cycle, amino acid metabolism, organic acids, and nucleotides.
The initiative aims to establish an analytical workflow applicable to multiple biological matrices, expanding CNPEM’s metabolomics analytical capabilities.
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), with the involvement of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health, 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.
