Health & Medicine Webinars

Learn about the latest medical breakthroughs by participating in webinars on topics surrounding disease, prevention and treatment in accordance with the latest research in health and medicine. Updates encompass a biological, psychological and sociological understanding of health.

APRIL 26, 2024 3:30 PM ET

The Impact of Annex 1 and Your Contamination Control Strategy

This presentation will cover the purpose of the Annex 1 update, scope, principles, regulatory expectations, what's next and solutions to help ensure readiness....

Speaker: Donald Singer

Presented at: The Thomas Experts Series & The Thomas Center Labs
Sponsored By: Ecolab, Vert Clinical Leader

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SEP 30, 2020 | 12:00 AM

An Automated Integrated Multiple Assay Platform utilizing CRISPR-based...

Learning Objectives: 1. Using an optics- and label-free approach to CRISPR research 2. Explain current approaches to selecting the most robust gRNA for CRISPR assays 3. The opportunities tha...

Speaker: Kiana Aran, PhD

Presented at: CRISPR Virtual Event Series 2020

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MAY 20, 2020 | 1:15 PM

GeoMx® Protein Offerings: Fully validated antibodies to meet your...

With over 200 validated antibodies and the option to add custom antibodies, the GeoMx DSP protein portfolio offers options to fit a wide range of spatial profiling application needs. NanoStr...

Speaker: Jenny Cronin, PhD

Presented at: Advancing Science - A Virtual Oncology Conference

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NOV 02, 2018 | 12:00 AM

A Neuroscientist's Guide to Live-Cell Analysis: Techniques & Benefits

Despite exciting recent developments in neuroscience, identifying novel, truly effective treatments for patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions remains highly challenging. There...

Speaker: Susana Alcantara

Presented at: Dimension of Time: From Culture to Assay

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MAY 20, 2020 | 12:00 AM

Highly sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 by Crystal Digital PCR™

The current gold standard for COVID-19 diagnosis is based on the detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid using real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Recent studies suggest limitations of RT-qPC...

Speaker: Rémi Dangla

Presented at: Laboratory Automation & Informatics Virtual Event Series 2020

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OCT 13, 2021 | 10:30 AM

Altered MicroRNA Expression in COVID-19 Patients Accurately Identifies...

By examining the host response to SARS-CoV-2 infection we gain valuable insights into viral pathogenesis and COVID-19 progression. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small (18-22nt), non-coding...

Speaker: Ryan Farr, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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SEP 07, 2021 | 7:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: The Virus, the Host and the Battle for Survival:...

The host antiviral innate immune response involves activation of multiple signaling pathways that result in the production of type I interferons (IFN-I) and inflammatory cytokines, which tog...

Speaker: Ricardo Rajsbaum, PhD.

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2021

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OCT 08, 2020 | 12:00 AM

The biology of cancer disparities: an innate immunity story

Cancer disparities among persons of African descent are driven by both biological and nonbiological factors. There is evidence in breast cancer that psychosocial factors (environment, socioe...

Speaker: K. Sean Kimbro, PhD

Presented at: Cancer Research & Oncology Week Virtual Event Series 2020

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AUG 25, 2021 | 12:00 AM

Can Deep Learning Produce a General Model of Natural Sound Encoding...

Recent advances in machine learning have shown that deep neural networks (DNNs) can provide powerful and flexible models of neural sensory processing. In the auditory system, standard linear...

Speaker: Stephen V. David, Ph.D.

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2021

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JUN 20, 2019 | 1:30 PM

Rapid Variant Modeling in a Hospital Setting

Implementing precision genomic medicine in the pediatric acute care setting has several challenges. First, the diagnosis must be made quickly. Second, the determination of pathogenicity mus...

Speaker: Matthew Bainbridge, PhD

Presented at: Precision Medicine Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 23, 2020 | 12:00 AM

The role of Nox-derived Reactive Oxygen Species in Axonal Growth...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are well-known for their detrimental effects leading to oxidative stress, cell death, aging, and degenerative disorders. However, there is increasing evidence t...

Speaker: Daniel M. Suter, PhD

Presented at: Cell Biology Virtual Event Series 2020

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MAY 18, 2023 | 9:00 AM

Advances in Diagnostic Testing for the Bacteria, Viruses, and...

Infectious gastroenteritis is a disease caused by bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens in which the small and/or large intestines become severely inflamed. Because infectious gastroenter...

Speaker: Davidson H. Hamer, MD

Presented at: Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2023
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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APR 21, 2021 | 12:00 AM

Hybrid Capture SARS-CoV-2 NGS Assay and COVID-Dx: a robust end...

As the SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread and evolve and vaccination efforts are under way, countries around the world are confronting new public health challenges due to the emergence and rapid...

Speaker: Mara Couto-Rodriguez

Presented at: Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2021

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MAY 19, 2021 | 12:00 AM

Efficient Method Validation Workflow with Full Device Integration

Analytical Method Validation work is based on a variety of guidelines and requirements hence being time-consuming and stressful. Reducing this work and improving efficiency while ensuring th...

Speaker: Jürgen Voorgang

Presented at: Laboratory Automation Virtual Event Series 2021

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SEP 09, 2020 | 12:00 AM

Immune-derived extracellular traps in COVID-19 and other infections

As a response to various inflammatory stimuli, neutrophils and macrophages expel a mixture of their nuclear and granular elements in the form of extracellular traps (ETs). These web-like sub...

Speaker: Imre Varju, MD, PhD, MPH

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2020

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SEP 09, 2021 | 12:00 PM

Keynote Presentation: COVID-19 Point of Care Diagnostics: The...

Learning Objectives: 1. Understand the viral kinetics and impact on testing for patients with COVID-19. 2. Understand available testing options. 3. Be able to determine positive and negative...

Speaker: Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2021

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APR 21, 2021 | 12:00 PM

Directed evolution - shrinking the haystack with tailor-made synthetic...

Directed evolution is an effective strategy to optimize the properties of proteins for specific requirements, either for industrial, therapeutics or research applications. As the theoretical...

Speaker: Dr. Tobias Santl, PhD

Presented at: Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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APR 20, 2021 | 4:30 PM

C.E. CREDITS

High-throughput clinical and environmental viral extraction and...

COVID-19 is a severe disease that has caused >1 million deaths in under one year. As this disease is novel, the molecular and cellular underpinnings of the progressive tissue injury are p...

Speaker: Christopher Mason, Ph.D

Presented at: Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: Tecan

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MAY 3, 2024 3:30 PM ET

Certified, Sustainable and Safe Ductless Air Filtration Solutions.

Creating a lab with Ductless Air Filtration Solutions that provides certified, sustainable, safety wherever your science takes you....

Speaker: Jesse Coiro

Presented at: The Thomas Experts Series & The Thomas Center Labs
Sponsored By: Erlab, Erlab

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APR 29, 2020 | 6:00 AM

Looking for Evidence-Based Oncology? T̶r̶y̶ Do Targeted Proteomics!

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Speaker: Christian Regenbrecht, PhD

Presented at: xMAP® Connect Virtual Conference (On-Demand)

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SEP 29, 2021 | 12:00 PM

How Can You Characterize Your CRISPR Gene Edits Faster and Easier?

Over the past ten years, CRISPR technology has revolutionized genome engineering, as reflected by the recently awarded Nobel Prize. Nevertheless, the process of performing and characterizing...

Speaker: Domenica Martorana, PhD

Presented at: CRISPR Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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MAY 19, 2020 | 12:45 PM

Highly Multiplexed Digital Spatial Profiling of the Tumor Microenvironment...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have shown durable and long-term benefits in a subset of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients. To identify patient-responders from non-re...

Speaker: Arutha Kulasinghe, PhD

Presented at: Advancing Science - A Virtual Oncology Conference

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SEP 29, 2021 | 6:00 AM

Improved Methods for CRISPR HDR Research Using Alt-R™ Modified...

CRISPR genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 technology | IDT (idtdna.com)...

Speaker: Jessica Woodley

Presented at: CRISPR Virtual Event Series 2021
Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)

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APR 29, 2020 | 6:00 AM

Developing novel serosurveillance tools to monitor declining infection...

Background and aim: Worldwide malaria cases have declined. However, despite recent advances, resistance to front line drugs and insecticides means the burden remains high (219 million cases...

Speaker: Kevin Tetteh, PhD

Presented at: xMAP® Connect Virtual Conference (On-Demand)

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JUN 18, 2020 | 7:00 AM

Want to know if your Cannabis is safe?

Safety and potency testing in the cannabis and hemp industries necessitates analytical systems that include chromatography, mass spectrometry, and real time quantitative polymerase chain rea...

Speaker: Anthony Macherone, PhD , Timothy Bolduc

Presented at: Agilent's Virtual Mass Spectacular!

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APR 19, 2022 | 12:00 PM

Advances in Targeted Sequencing: Accelerate Your NGS Workflows...

Targeted sequencing has many applications in cancer biomarker research, carrier screening and inherited disorders, drug development, mitochondrial DNA variant detection, human ID and paterni...

Speaker: Krishna Amin

Presented at: Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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MAY 19, 2020 | 12:45 PM

Assessing Immune Biomarkers of Response to Anthracyclines in Breast...

Background: Pathologists have long recognized that the interaction between immune and tumour cells is critical in the development and progression of breast cancer. Studies have demonstrated...

Speaker: Melanie Spears, PhD

Presented at: Advancing Science - A Virtual Oncology Conference

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