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OCT 22, 2020

Virology and Infectious Disease Virtual Conference

Infectious disease research leads to the development of critical solutions to address past, present, and future infectious outbreaks— from revealing mechanism of host-pathogen effects and innate immune response, to more applied translational research on vaccine development and immune system function and autoimmune disease.

This live virtual event will showcase presentations by leading scientists from notable institutions around the world, sharing their research on infectious disease. Agilent, and BioTek, the newest member of the Agilent family, will be showcasing their latest innovations in cell analysis for infectious disease research. Product experts from both companies will also be available to answer questions.

Discover how leading researchers worldwide are conducting novel research on infectious disease, and how Agilent provides key technologies to advance therapeutic opportunities relating to viral and microbial infection:

  • Track virus-induced cytopathic effects in real-time, greatly reduce workload and manual handling of samples with the xCELLigence real-time cell analysis (RTCA) platform.
     
  • Seahorse XF technology measures the two major metabolic pathways, glycolysis and mitochondrial respiration, for live cells in real time, providing a critical systems-level view for host-pathogen interaction and innate immune response to infection, and providing insight into potential therapeutic targets.     
     
  • Novocyte flow cytometers provide robust, sensitive and automated quantitative assays relevant to infectious disease research such as immunophenotyping, bacterial cell counting and viability.
     
  • Soluble Metabolic Sensors MitoXpress & pH-Xtra Products provide a high throughput, mix-and-measure, plate reader assessment of mitochondrial function and cell metabolism for investigating microbial metabolism, screening for antimicrobial compounds, as well as Anti-parasitic drug screening and drug target discovery.
     
  • Conduct detailed analysis of cellular immune response, characterize cytopathic mechanisms, and measure viral titration—including automated CPE, viral plaque, and TCID50 assays—using kinetic live cell imaging and powerful image analysis tools with the Cytation Imaging Multi-Mode Reader and Lionheart FX Automated Microscope.
     
  • Utilize efficient plate reader-based assays for viral detection, microbiology growth studies and evaluating humoral response with BioTek plate readers, including the Synergy Neo2.
     
  • Improve assay reproducibility and increase sample throughput by incorporating BioTek liquid handlers and robotics platforms into common virology and microbiology workflows.

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.


Speakers
  • Kristin Bircsak, PhD

    Principal Scientist, MIMETAS
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Selasi Dankwa, PhD

    Postdoctoral Scientist, Seattle Children's Research Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Stéphane Pronost, MSc, PhD, HDR

    Deputy Director, R&D Department, LABEO Frank Duncombe
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Heather Smallwood, PhD

    Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Côme Thieulent

    PhD student, LABEO Frank Duncombe
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brandon Lamarche, PhD

    Principal Scientist, Agilent Technologies
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kristen N. Peters Olson, PhD

    Imaging Specialist, Field Applications Scientist, BioTek Instruments, Now a Part of Agilent
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Xiaoyu Zhang, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist, Agilent Technologies
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Shannon Russell, PhD

    Former Postdoctoral Fellow under Dr. Adrie Steyn at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Durban, South Africa Currently a Research Associate, British Columbia Center for Disease
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Adrie JC Steyn, PhD

    Investigator, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa, Professor of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), AL, USA
  • Gabrielle Sutton

    Ph.D. student, LABEO Frank Duncombe
    BIOGRAPHY

Agenda

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. 

 

  • OCT 22, 2020 4:00 PM EDT

    Real-time antiviral drug screening, characterization, and safety assessment using the xCELLigence RTCA line of instruments

    Xiaoyu Zhang, PhD
    Senior Research Scientist, Agilent Technologies
    Brandon Lamarche, PhD
    Principal Scientist, Agilent Technologies
  • OCT 22, 2020 2:30 PM EDT

    Targeting host metabolism in respiratory viral infections

    Heather Smallwood, PhD
    Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • OCT 22, 2020 1:00 PM EDT

    Exploring host-directed therapeutic targets for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: New perspectives from South Africa

    Shannon Russell, PhD
    Former Postdoctoral Fellow under Dr. Adrie Steyn at the...
    Adrie JC Steyn, PhD
    Investigator, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI),...
  • OCT 22, 2020 11:30 AM EDT

    Kinase inhibitor modulation of endothelial barrier properties

    Selasi Dankwa, Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Scientist, Seattle Children's Research Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • OCT 22, 2020 10:00 AM EDT

    MIMETAS and BioTek Instruments: A Toolbox to Dissect the Vascular Impact of COVID-19

    Kristin Bircsak, PhD
    Principal Scientist, MIMETAS
    Kristen N. Peters Olson, Ph.D. (Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)
    Imaging Specialist, Field Applications Scientist, BioTe...
  • OCT 22, 2020 8:30 AM EDT

    Identification of antiviral compounds against equid herpesvirus-1 using RTCA screening

    Côme Thieulent
    PhD Student, LABEO Frank Duncombe EA7450 BIOTARGEN, Un...
    Stéphane Pronost, MSc, PhD, HDR
    Deputy Director, R&D Department, LABEO Frank Duncombe
    Gabrielle Sutton
    Ph.D. student, LABEO Frank Duncombe
  • Kinase inhibitor modulation of endothelial barrier properties
  • OCT 22, 2020 11:30 AM EDT

    Kinase inhibitor modulation of endothelial barrier properties

    Selasi Dankwa, Ph.D.
    Postdoctoral Scientist, Seattle Children's Research Institute
    BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Kristin Bircsak, PhD

    Kristin Bircsak, PhD

    Principal Scientist, MIMETAS

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Selasi Dankwa, PhD

    Selasi Dankwa, PhD

    Postdoctoral Scientist, Seattle Children's Research Institute

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Stéphane Pronost, MSc, PhD, HDR

    Stéphane Pronost, MSc, PhD, HDR

    Deputy Director, R&D Department, LABEO Frank Duncombe

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Heather Smallwood, PhD

    Heather Smallwood, PhD

    Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Côme Thieulent

    Côme Thieulent

    PhD student, LABEO Frank Duncombe

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brandon Lamarche, PhD

    Brandon Lamarche, PhD

    Principal Scientist, Agilent Technologies

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kristen N. Peters Olson, PhD

    Kristen N. Peters Olson, PhD

    Imaging Specialist, Field Applications Scientist, BioTek Instruments, Now a Part of Agilent

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Xiaoyu Zhang, PhD

    Xiaoyu Zhang, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist, Agilent Technologies

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Shannon Russell, PhD

    Shannon Russell, PhD

    Former Postdoctoral Fellow under Dr. Adrie Steyn at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Durban, South Africa Currently a Research Associate, British Columbia Center for Disease

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Adrie JC Steyn, PhD

    Adrie JC Steyn, PhD

    Investigator, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa, Professor of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), AL, USA

  • Gabrielle Sutton

    Gabrielle Sutton

    Ph.D. student, LABEO Frank Duncombe

    BIOGRAPHY
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Agilent is a global leader in life science, diagnostics, and analytical laboratory technologies. Now growing in the cell analysis space, Agilent instruments, software, services, solutions, and people provide trusted answers to our customers' most challenging questions.

What started as a unique offering of solutions focused on understanding cellular functionality based on underlying metabolic programming has transformed into a set of innovative tools with the additions of ACEA Biosciences and BioTek Instruments – providing customers the tools they need to uncover unique cell biology, discover novel drug targets, improve preclinical in vitro toxicology, and pioneer the next generation of immunotherapies.

Explore a breadth of solutions in real-time, impedance-based analysis of cell function, real-time cell metabolism, cell imaging and microscopy, microplate readers, microplate washers, flow cytometers, and more.

 

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