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Medical Genetics
Medical Genetics: involves the application of genetics to medical care, including research on the causes and inheritance of genetic disorders, and their diagnosis and management.
AUG 25, 2021 | 12:00 AM
Over 40 tandem repeats undergo expansion events that lead to neurological disease. This number is likely an underestimate as many repeats are difficult to amplify using existing short read s...
JUL 29, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: July 29, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Experts are predicting an increase in influenza cases and a constant presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the shortly approaching influenza season....
JUL 29, 2021 | 9:00 AM
Date: July 29, 2021 Time: 1:00am (PDT), 4:00am (EDT) Traditionally limited to a small number of phenotypes and mutations suggested to specific risk groups, the emerging field of genomics i...
JUL 13, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Date: July 13, 2021 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) 1 R&D, Cell Culture & Fermentation Sciences, Bio Pharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA, 2 R&D, ADPE, Ce...
JUN 30, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Date: June 30, 2021 Time: 11:00am PDT As next-generation DNA sequencing technology continues to evolve and become further integrated into routine clinical testing, the need for efficient and...
JUN 30, 2021 | 7:00 AM
Date: June 30, 2021 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 8:00am (EDT) Join us to discover how Optical genome mapping (OGM) mapping can help you in the characterization of complex samples. OGM is a non-sequen...
JUN 29, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: June 29, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve and surveillance of variants is a necessity. Routine analysis of genetic sequence data allows the identif...
JUN 09, 2021 | 7:00 AM
Date: June 9, 2021 Time: 09 June 2021, 7am PDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST cells with dramatic implications on the validity of past cell culture related research. The fact that at least 509 cell lin...
MAY 11, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: May 11, 2021 Time: 10:00zm PDT Your samples are some of the most valuable assets in the laboratory. After spending countless hours on extraction and preparation, your conclusions could...
MAY 05, 2021 | 8:00 AM
Date: May 5, 2021 Time: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT Emergence of genetic mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 genome that may enhance transmissibility, increase symptom severity or improve the virus...
APR 29, 2021 | 1:15 PM
Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2018, there were 18.1 million new cases and 9.5 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. With the advancement of next generation seq...
APR 22, 2021 | 9:00 AM
(Adapted from a DPYD verification document written by Hannah Stevens, Trainee Clinical Scientist) 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and capecitabine are fluoropyrimidine chemotherapies that are used to...
APR 22, 2021 | 6:00 AM
As NGS panels grow, test interpretation becomes more complex and time-consuming / With the explosion of NGS data, the need for consolidated databases with reliable and transparent curation a...
APR 22, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: April 22, 2021 Time: 10:00am (CEST), 4:00pm (CST) Advancements in technologies have revolutionized the genetic landscape. Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) becomes a proven method...
APR 22, 2021 | 12:00 AM
5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and its oral analog capecitabine are fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy agents used in several solid tumors. Approximately 5% of patients inherit diminished or null activity...
APR 22, 2021 | 12:00 AM
Advanced cancer patients, individuals that have a <50% chance of 5 year-survival and have exhausted standard of care options, are often seeking for innovative therapies. These drugs may b...
APR 21, 2021 | 12:00 AM
According to the American Cancer Society, in there were an estimated 110,070 new cases diagnosed and approximately 32,120 deaths from gynecologic cancers in the U.S. in 2018. Of the five mos...
