This document provides an introduction to quantitative proteomics using stable isotope labeling of amino acids in culture (SILAC). SILAC involves growing cells in media containing "light" or "heavy" isotopic forms of amino acids, which get incorporated into proteins and allow distinction and quantitation of proteins from different samples after mixing and mass spectrometry analysis. The document discusses applications of SILAC, how mass spectrometers identify isotopic species, and complementary labeling strategies like ICAT and iTRAQ.