Clinical & Molecular DX Webinars

Advances in clinical laboratory techniques and molecular analysis are reshaping our approach to therapy and diagnosis. Explore emerging diagnostic technology and the latest insights in the microbial community in these webinars.

NOV 21, 2019 | 9:00 AM

The role of immune cells and immune checkpoints in multiple myeloma

DATE: November 21, 2019TIME: 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST Multiple Myeloma is a disease of terminally differentiated plasma cells with the massive production of monoclonal immunoglobu...

Speaker: Nathalie Heider-Hönatsch, M.Sc.

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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NOV 14, 2019 | 1:30 PM

Strategies to Improve Laboratory Stewardship

The Laboratory Stewardship Committee of the Cleveland Clinic is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, pathologists, administrators, nurses and other caregivers. The team has a commitment t...

Speaker: Gary Procop, MD, MS

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 14, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Emerging technologies in laboratory medicine,...

Part 1: Sustainable health and laboratory medicine; Presented by Professor Damien GrusonSummary: PendingPart 2: Let’s talk about errors in point of care testing in mobile health...

Speaker: Anna Fuezery, PhD, DABCC, FCACB , Damien Gruson, PhD

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 14, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Thyroid autoimmunity and female infertility

Thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) tends to be more common in women consulting for fertility problems. However, any underlying causal mechanism connecting TAI to fertility aspects is yet to be establ...

Speaker: David Unuane, MD, PhD

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 14, 2019 | 10:30 AM

Identifying the PIK3CA mutations that make a difference in breast...

Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring form of cancer in women. While 5-year survival rates for localized disease approach 99%, cases of advanced breast cancer have a much poorer pro...

Speaker: Benjamin Chaffey, PhD

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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NOV 14, 2019 | 10:30 AM

Interferences with thyroid function tests and patient safety

Thyroid function tests play a central role to assess thyroid function and are valuable companions for clinicians. The evolution of the tests is permanent and clinical laboratories are key pla...

Speaker: Damien Gruson, PhD

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 14, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Drug testing in Regulatory Monitoring

Random drug testing is used as a preventive and detection tool for drug or alcohol use, and medication compliance in the monitoring of regulatory and treatment compliance monitoring. Urine sc...

Speaker: John Furman, PhD, MSN, COHN-S

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 14, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Discovering latent knowledge by applying machine learning techniques...

Applying machine learning methods to structured, expert-curated content from scientific literature is a powerful way to discover latent knowledge. Building on the QIAGEN Knowledge Base, we us...

Speaker: Jeff Green

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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NOV 14, 2019 | 9:00 AM

The Role of Proficiency Testing in Achieving Global Outcomes for...

Central to the diagnosis and management of patients with diabetes mellitus is the measurement of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Major studies have defined the therapeutic targets of HbA1c in order...

Speaker: Paul Yip, PhD, FCACB, DABCC

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 14, 2019 | 7:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: The Opioid Epidemic in Ohio - A Crime Laboratory...

70,237 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2017 and opioids were involved in 47,600 of those deaths (67.8%).1 Ohio had the second highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in t...

Speaker: Douglas Rohde, MS, F-ABC, MLT(ASCP)

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 14, 2019 | 6:00 AM

Future Directions of Sepsis Management: The Emergence of Artificial...

Burn patients are at risk for organ dysfunction secondary to “burn shock” and sepsis. The initial 24 hours following major burn injury presents with significant hypotension due to...

Speaker: Nam Tran, PhD, HCLD (ABB), FACB

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019

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NOV 13, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Tools to Empower Your (CAR) NK Cell Research

DATE: November 13, 2019TIME: 12:00pm PT NK cells play a major role in immune surveillance and in the early immune response to cancer and infections. Beneficial anti-tumor respo...

Speaker: Dr. Martha Elia Luevano Salinas

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 11, 2019 | 11:00 AM

Optimizing Antimicrobial Stewardship by Combining Multiplex PCR...

DATE: November 11, 2019TIME: 11:00am PSTThis webinar will explore how using VIDAS B•R•A•H•M•S PCTTM (procalcitonin) and BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® BCID Pa...

Speaker: John Boreyko, Pharm.D., BCIDP

Sponsored By: bioMérieux Inc

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NOV 06, 2019 | 7:30 AM

Toward a universal influenza virus vaccine

Since the establishment of reverse genetics techniques to manipulate the influenza virus genome, it has been possible to study viral molecular signatures responsible for virulence, and the ge...

Speaker: Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, PhD

Presented at: Influenza Virtual Event Series 2019

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OCT 31, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Investigation of Endothelial Cell Viability and Growth on 3D printed...

DATE: October 31, 2019TIME: 9:00am PDT, 12:00pm EDT INTRODUCTION: A major limitation for the development of 3D engineered tissues is the absence of viable and perfusable...

Speaker: Chrisoula Chappell

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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OCT 30, 2019 | 10:00 AM

T Cells 101: Advancements in T Cell Culture

DATE: October 30, 2019 TIME: 10:00am PDTNew to T cell applications or just want a refresher on best practices? Miltenyi Biotec offers a large range of T cell culture products to optimiz...

Speaker: Marcello Stein, PhD.

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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OCT 30, 2019 | 7:00 AM

A Novel Approach for Single-cell Multi-omic Analysis to Identify...

DATE: October 30, 2019TIME: 7:00am PDTJoin us for a webinar to learn how to apply single cell methods to study cancer. Dr. William Greenleaf, Associate Professor from Stanford Universit...

Speaker: William J. Greenleaf, Ph.D

Sponsored By: 10x Genomics

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OCT 22, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Role and Importance of Gastrointestinal Inflammation Markers in...

Calprotectin is a member of the S100 family of calcium binding proteins, being a hetero dimmer of S100A8/9 and accounts for 60% of the protein in the cytoplasm of neutrophils. It is released...

Speaker: Roy Sherwood, BSc, MSC, DPhil

Sponsored By: Diasorin

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OCT 17, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Analytical and Clinical Validation Requirements for Next Generation...

DATE: October 17, 2019TIME: 10:00am PDTNext generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized molecular diagnostic testing. It is important to note that, as with many molecular diagnost...

Speaker: Ryan S. Robetorye, M.D., Ph.D.

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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OCT 16, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Overcome Top Titration Challenges

DATE: October 16, 2019TIME: 9:00am PDTManual titrations can be extremely challenging and frustrating, impeding your efficiency in the lab. More importantly, these issues can lead to inc...

Speaker: Ricki Hartwell , Gayle Gleichauf , Kevin Goohs

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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SEP 27, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Investigating how Tpz-1 may be used as a novel therapeutic agent...

DATE: September 27, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET Thienopyrazole derivatives have recently emerged as effective antitumoral agents with kinase inhibitory activity. In this s...

Speaker: Jessica Hess

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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SEP 25, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Thinking Outside of the Box: Use of Hybrid PCR and Culture Approach...

DATE: September 25, 2019TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ET Stool culture is the traditional method for identification of bacterial gastrointestinal (GI pathogens. Many of theses patho...

Speaker: Erin McElvania, PhD., D(ABMM)

Presented at: BD MAX Webinar Library
Sponsored By: BD

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SEP 25, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Optimizing Antimicrobial Stewardship for Patients With Chronic...

DATE: September 25, 2019TIME: 9:00am PDTThis webinar will explore how VIDAS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCTTM (procalcitonin) and BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Respiratory P...

Speaker: Dr. Devendra Amin, MD

Sponsored By: bioMérieux Inc

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SEP 24, 2019 | 10:00 AM

CliniMACS Prodigy® Adherent Cell Culture System: Automated, large-scale,...

DATE: September 24, 2019TIME: 10:00AM PDTRegenerative medicine has become a key focus worldwide and the number of stem cell-based clinical trials are rapidly increasing every year. Yet,...

Speaker: Sebastian Knöbel, PhD , Dr. Chao Sheng

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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SEP 19, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Automated Multiplex Immunofluorescence

DATE: September 19, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET Cancer research continues to push the boundaries with new advancements in tissue analysis and biomarker detection. Now, more...

Speaker: Bethany Remeniuk, PhD , Traci DeGeer, BS, HT (ASCP) HTL, QIHC

Sponsored By: Leica Biosystems

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SEP 19, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Importance and Role of Biomarkers in the Management of Pediatric...

Learning Objectives: Review basic immuno-pathobiology of IBD and the phenotypes of IBD or IBDs - Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis and Indeterminate Colitis Briefly describe the epide...

Speaker: Benjamin Gold, MD, FACG, FAAP

Sponsored By: Diasorin

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SEP 12, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Clinical uses of Mass Spectrometry

DATE: September 12, 2019TIME: 8:00am PDTIn the upcoming era of personalized medicine, there is a growing need for the development of rapid, sensitive, precise and accurate analysis of t...

Speaker: Nina Ogrinc , Philippe Saudemont

Sponsored By: Agilent

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