Tmic Wishart Node

Dr. David Wishart is a pioneer in the field of Metabolomics and a founding member of The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC). TMIC is a nationally funded core facility supported by some of Canada’s top metabolomics scientists. Dr. Wishart’s focus has always been on making metabolomics matter. In striving towards this goal, Dr. Wishart has dedicated his career to providing open accessible, affordable metabolomics services to not only the scientific and academic community, but to a wide range of hospitals, clinics, businesses, government organizations, charities and other clients from more than 20 countries. The Wishart Node in TMIC includes a diverse team of committed, hard-working professionals who have brought their knowledge of and expertise in metabolomics, bioinformatics and analytical chemistry from around the globe to create one of the top metabolomics service labs in the world. The Wishart Node currently houses >$8 million in state-of-the-art metabolomics equipment. Over the past decade researchers in the Node have developed nearly 30 different metabolomic assays that can quantitatively measure >1000 compounds in almost any biological or environmental sample. The Wishart Node’s dedication to research and innovative thinking has helped clients make important metabolomics discoveries in fields such as clinical diagnostics, precision medicine, pharmaceutical chemistry, environmental science, veterinary medicine, agri-food research, forensic testing and food analysis.