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MAY 09, 2018 | 1:30 PM

Next-Generation Sequencing to Understand the Function of miRNAs...

There is increasing evidence that intracellular miRNAs play a role in the pathogenesis of many complex disease phenotypes. In addition, extracellular miRNAs in exosomes are emerging as...

Speaker: Ulrich Broeckel, MD , Amy Turner, BS

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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MAY 09, 2018 | 12:00 PM

Knowledge Portals: Accelerating Action from Genetic Data

The Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal is an open-access resource for human genetic information on type 2 diabetes (T2D). It is a central repository for data from large genomic studies that ide...

Speaker: Noel Burtt

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 09, 2018 | 12:00 PM

Using Genome Wide Sequencing to Identify a Gene-Gene Interaction

In this presentation I will describe results from a family study designed to identify the genetic cause for familial clustering of several early onset cancers. Data from next generatio...

Speaker: Christopher I Amos, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 09, 2018 | 10:30 AM

The microRNA Regulatory Landscape of MSC-Derived Exosomes: A Systems...

Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived exosomes mediate tissue regeneration in a variety of diseases including ischemic heart injury, liver fibrosis, and cerebrovascular disease. Despite an incr...

Speaker: Juliane Nguyen, PharmD, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018
Sponsored By: NanoString Technologies

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MAY 09, 2018 | 10:30 AM

C.E. CREDITS

Finding Coherence in Chaos by Embracing Evolution and Complexity

Complex disease phenotypes - obesity, type II diabetes, and cancer challenge simple models in both evolution and biology. Examination of molecular networks and their dynamic behavior o...

Speaker: Kenneth Buetow, PhD, FACMI

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 09, 2018 | 9:00 AM

Gene Expression Analysis - Critical Factors for Overcoming Challenges...

Gene expression studies give a snapshot of the different types of RNAs being expressed at a given time point in cells or tissues in vivo. Different RNA types have different roles, for example...

Speaker: Ina Scheuerpflug, PhD , Verena Schramm, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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MAY 09, 2018 | 9:00 AM

C.E. CREDITS

Size Matters: Accurate Detection and Phasing of Structural Variations

In this presentation I will describe our latest work to obtain comprehensive genomes leveraging long and linked reads. The vast majority of NGS whole-genome data covers hundreds of thousands...

Speaker: Fritz Sedlazeck, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 09, 2018 | 9:00 AM

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NASA's GeneLab Project: Public Access to Spaceflight Omics Data

Dr. Sigrid Reinsch will discuss NASA’s GeneLab Project whose goal is to develop a unique publicly accessible repository and collaborative workspace that hosts multi-omics datasets gener...

Speaker: Sigrid Reinsch, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 09, 2018 | 7:30 AM

C.E. CREDITS

Keynote Presentation: Informing Clinical Interpretations of Structural...

The arrangement of chromatin inside the nucleus has long been recognized as a key element in genomic stability and an active participant in transcriptional control. With the development and d...

Speaker: Cynthia Morton, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 09, 2018 | 6:00 AM

Genome in a Bottle: Developing Benchmark Sets for Structural Variants

The Genome in a Bottle Consortium (GIAB) has characterized an Ashkenazi trio from the Personal Genome Project (NIST Reference Material 8392) with 12 short, long, and linked read sequencing an...

Speaker: Justin Zook, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 09, 2018 | 6:00 AM

C.E. CREDITS

Point-of Care Genomics: A New Horizon in Personalized Healthcare

Genomic information has the potential to improve management or potentially prevent or enable early intervention of virtually every disease. However, despite massive technological leaps and ex...

Speaker: Marcel Dinger, PhD

Presented at: Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2018

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MAY 07, 2018 | 10:00 AM

Managing CMV Infection and Realizing Operational Efficiencies...

Part of the Transplant Education Webinar Series, PACE accredited, Open May 7th, 2018 at 10:30am PDT, 1:30pm EDT...

Speaker: Dr. John McKinnon, MD, MSc , Dr. Frederick (Rick) Nolte, PhD

Sponsored By: Abbott Molecular Diagnostic

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MAY 03, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Fecal Lactoferrin Measurements in Clinical Practice

DATE: May 3rd, 2018TIME: 8:00 AM PDT, 11:00 AM EDTIntestinal inflammation is a hallmark of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Cr...

Speaker: Paul Rufo, MD, MMSc

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MAY 02, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Five steps for publication-quality immunohistochemistry imaging

Immunohistochemistry protocols, which utilize antibodies to visualize proteins in tissue sections, have many steps that need optimized to prevent non-specific background effects, artifacts, o...

Speaker: Jason Kilgore

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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APR 30, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Ion Mobility/Mass Spectrometry for Metabolomics and Clinical Research...

Ion mobility/mass spectrometry has tremendous potential for metabolomics, lipidomics, and clinical analysis. Ion mobility can resolve compounds unresolved by LC/MS/MS, provide additional stru...

Speaker: Richard Yost, PhD

Sponsored By: Agilent

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APR 27, 2018 | 10:00 AM

Investigating DNA repair mechanisms in hypoxic brain tumours and...

DATE: April 27, 2018TIME: 10:00am PST, 1:00pm ESTGlioblastoma (GBM) and Medulloblastoma (MB) are the most common adult and paediatric brain tumours, both of which can have devastating c...

Speaker: Sophie Cowman

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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APR 27, 2018 | 8:00 AM

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Testing for Coagulation Factor Deficiencies and Inhibitors

Explore strategies, pitfalls, and case studies in coagulation factor testing to diagnose deficiencies, inhibitors, and abnormal results....

Speaker: Catherine Hayward, MD PhD FRCPC

Presented at: Stago EdVantage Virtual University
Sponsored By: Diagnostica Stago, Inc.

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APR 26, 2018 | 8:00 AM

Pre-clinical T cell immunotherapy strategies for overcoming immunosuppression...

DATE: April 26, 2018TIME: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Engineered T cells expressing a tumor antigen-specific receptor have revolutionized the field of cancer therap...

Speaker: Kristin Anderson, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Applied Biosystems

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APR 26, 2018 | 7:30 AM

Switching from manual to automated NGS library preparation

DATE: April 26, 2018TIME: 07:30am PDT, 04:30pm CESTThe NGS library preparation process is labor-intensive, requiring experience and attention to detail over hours. Eppendorf consumables...

Speaker: Tim Schommartz, PhD , Marc-Manuel Hahn, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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APR 25, 2018 | 8:00 AM

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Quality in the Coagulation Laboratory

Learn to optimize coagulation lab quality through root cause analysis, case studies, and protocols to prevent errors and improve patient care....

Speaker: Donna Castellone, MS, MASCP, MT(ASCP) SH

Presented at: Stago EdVantage Virtual University
Sponsored By: Diagnostica Stago, Inc.

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APR 25, 2018 | 7:00 AM

Integrating Hematology and Coagulation Results to Enhance Diagnosis

DATE: April 25, 2018TIME: 1500 CET, 10:00 a.m. EST, 7:00 a.m. PST Hematology and coagulation laboratories perform a wide range of routine and specialized tests, allowing clinicians to...

Speaker: Larry Smith, PhD

Sponsored By: Abbott

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APR 24, 2018 | 8:00 AM

KASP genotyping - better by design

DATE: April 24, 2018TIME: 8:00AM PSTIn this talk we will cover basic principles of KASP® genotyping chemistry and designing assays that are specific to desired targets. We will go o...

Speaker: Jonathan Curry, PhD

Sponsored By: LGC Seracare

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APR 23, 2018 | 8:00 AM

UFH monitoring focusing on use of anti-Xa for critically ill and...

Despite the development of new anticoagulants, unfractionated heparin (UFH) continues to be a primary intravenous anticoagulant therapy because of its titratability, short half-life, ability...

Speaker: Jerrold Levy, MD, FAHA, FCCM

Sponsored By: Diagnostica Stago, Inc.

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APR 17, 2018 | 8:00 AM

StemoniX microBrain 3D Assay Ready Plates as a Human iPSC-based...

DATE: April 17, 2018TIME: 8:00AM PST, 11:00AM ESTRecently, much research has focused on obtaining 3D brain organoids in an attempt to better recapitulate brain development and function...

Speaker: Cassiano Carromeu, PhD , Grischa Chandy, PhD , Oksana Sirenko, PhD

Sponsored By: Molecular Devices

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APR 12, 2018 | 1:30 PM

Choosing the Right Fit: Navigating the Options for NGS Target...

Target enrichment offers several advantages over more comprehensive genomic profiling for a variety of scientific applications. The ability to selectively isolate specific genomic regions ena...

Speaker: Andrew Barry

Presented at: Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2018

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APR 12, 2018 | 12:00 PM

Standards for Mixed Pathogen Detection via Metagenomics

I will update the current state of our candidate RM 8376 for mixed microbial DNA detection via NGS-based sequencing and metagenomics. After community engagement to understand the metrological...

Speaker: Jason Kralj, PhD

Presented at: Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2018

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APR 12, 2018 | 12:00 PM

Biomarkers to Discriminate Bacterial and Viral Infections

Inappropriately prescribed antibacterials for viral respiratory illness contribute to increased healthcare costs, unnecessary drug-related adverse effects, and drive antimicrobial resistance....

Speaker: Ephraim Tsalik, MD, PhD

Presented at: Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2018

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