9th Czech Lipidomics and Metabolomics Conference

Important dates

• May 4, 2026 – Deadline for lecture abstract submission
• May 11, 2026 – Deadline for poster abstract submission
• May 11, 2026 – Deadline for participant registration

Registration fees

• For CSBMB members: 484 CZK (400 CZK excluding TAX)
• Regular attendee: 1210 CZK (1000 CZK excluding TAX)

Topics

• Translating lipidomics and metabolomics into practice
• Advances in lipidomics and metabolomics analysis
• Lipid biology and biochemistry
• Applications of lipidomics and metabolomics

Program

Monday, May 18, 2026

10:30–10:40 Opening of the Conference

• Tomas Cajka, Ondrej Kuda (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

10:40–12:30 Session 1 – Introduction to Metabolomics and Lipidomics

10:40–11:40 Tutorial on Metabolomics and Lipidomics: From Sample Preparation to Data Analysis

• Tomas Cajka (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

11:40–12:30 Have Confidence! Combining Nontargeted and Targeted Metabolomics

• Oliver Fiehn (West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis)

12:30–14:00 Lunch & Posters

14:00–15:35 Session 2 – Analytical Innovations in Metabolomics and Lipidomics

14:00–14:25 Bioinert UHPSFC/MS in Comprehensive Lipidomic Quantitation

• Michal Holčapek (University of Pardubice)

14:25–14:45 Epicardial Adipose Tissue Produces L-3-Hydroxybutyrate in Advanced Heart Failure

• Ondrej Kuda (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

14:45–15:00 Accelerating LC–MS Lipidomics Without Compromising Biology

• Jiri Hricko (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

15:00–15:25 Integrating Discovery and Targeted Analysis: Combining Orbitrap Astral and Stellar Platforms

• Simonas Rudys (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

15:25–15:35 High-Throughput Single-Cell Metabolomics Using Standard-Flow LC and a Multi-Reflecting TOF MS

• David Heywood (Waters)

15:35–16:05 Coffee Break & Posters

16:05–17:35 Session 3 – Metabolomics and Lipidomics in Clinical Diagnostics and Biomarker Discovery

16:05–16:25 Synovial Fluid Lipidomics Enables Accurate Differentiation of Infectious Arthritis Through a Reproducible Host-Response Signature

• David Friedecký (Palacký University and University Hospital Olomouc)

16:25–16:45 Comprehensive Mass Spectrometry Profiling of Serum in Paediatric Patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

• Jakub Rozhon (University Hospital Olomouc)

16:45–17:05 Can We Measure Metformin Adherence? Insights from Plasma Metabolomics

• Tomas Cajka (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

17:05–17:20 Bravo Enabled End-to-End LC/MS Metabolomics, Lipidomics, and Proteomics Workflows

• Jitka Zrostlíková (Altium International)

17:20–17:35 Applying Oxygen Attachment Dissociation (OAD) to Identify Positional Isomers of Linoleic Acid Containing Phospholipids Involved in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

• Alan Barnes (Shimadzu Corporation)

17:45–20:00 Dinner

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

09:30–11:00 Session 4 – Lipid Biology, Signaling, and Disease Mechanisms

09:30–09:50 Multi-Tissue Metabolic Reprogramming in Cachexia: The Role of One-Carbon Metabolism

• Kristyna Brejchova (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

09:50–10:10 Searching for FAHFA Transporters in Blood

• Dovilė Milonaitytė (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

10:10–10:30 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Sequestration Protects Against Ferroptosis in Mitochondrial Dysfunction

• Alena Pecinová (Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

10:30–10:50 Time-Dependent Molecular Remodeling of the Vitreous in Retinal Detachment Reveals a Window of Biological Reversibility

• Jaroslava Friedecká (Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Palacký University)

10:50–11:00 Fast Quantitative Analysis of Selected Oxylipins with the Resolution of Isomers Using EAD Fragmentation

• Tomas Korba (AMEDIS)

11:00–11:30 Coffee Break & Posters

11:30–13:00 Session 5 – Cellular Metabolism and Systems Biology

11:30–11:50 SAM Transmethylation Pathway and Adenosine Recycling to ATP Are Essential for Systemic Regulation and Immune Response

• Martin Moos (Institute of Entomology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

11:50–12:10 Metabolic Rewiring of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Three-Dimensional Spheroids

• Yuriy Petrenko (Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

12:10–12:30 Phytochemical Composition of Rowanberries

• Katerina Dadakova (Masaryk University)

12:30–12:50 Regioselective and Stereoselective Preparation of Ganaxolone Analogues by Turbo-Grignard Conditions

• Jan Jurica (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and University of Chemistry and Technology)

12:50–13:00 timsMetaboTM: Uncompromised 4D-MetabolomicsTM and 4D-LipidomicsTM at Depth, Speed and Scale

• Daniel Vláčil (Bruker)

13:00 Closing of the Conference

13:05–14:00 Coffee Break / Light Lunch

Scientific Committee

• RNDr. Ondřej Kuda, Ph.D. – Institute of Physiology, CAS, Prague
• Prof. Ing. Michal Holčapek, Ph.D. – University of Pardubice
• Prof. RNDr. David Friedecký, Ph.D. – University Hospital and Palacký University Olomouc
• Assoc. Prof. Ing. Miroslav Lísa, Ph.D. – University of Hradec Králové
• Prof. RNDr. Josef Cvačka, Ph.D. – Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, CAS, Prague

Local Organizing Committee

• Assoc. Prof. Ing. Tomáš Čajka, Ph.D. – Organizer, Institute of Physiology, CAS, Prague
• RNDr. Ondřej Kuda, Ph.D., RNDr. Lucie Rudl Kulhavá, Ph.D., Ing. Jiří Hricko,
• Mgr. Veronika Holá, Mgr. Michaela Paučová, Ing. Michaela Nováková – Institute of Physiology, CAS, Prague

Venue

Conference halls, Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague