Code
bof/bas/2025/086
Duration
01 December 2025 → 30 November 2027
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Proteins
- Proteomics
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Medical and health sciences
- Proteins
Keywords
Proteomics
Mass spectrometry
Low-input to single-cell proteomics
Project description
Recent advances in mass spectrometry have enabled near-comprehensive proteomic profiling from just tens of mammalian cells and even approach single-cell resolution. Achieving this sensitivity requires highly efficient, loss-minimized sample processing due to the picogram-scale protein content per cell. While devices like cellenONE® support low-input workflows, they often rely on manual liquid dispensing steps and are incompatible with large cells such as oocytes. We propose an automated, low-volume liquid dispensing system tailored for low-input to single-cell proteomics. This system aims to enhance throughput, reduce variability and improve data quality across diverse cell types and sample preparation workflows.