Invited Speakers: Daniel Farkas, PhD, HCLD
Domnita Crisan, MD, PhD
Joan Mattson, MD
Richard G. DiCarlo, MT (ASCP), CLSp(MB)
Ann Drevon, MT (ASCP), CLSp(MB)
Rebecca C. Hankin, MD
Danny L. Wiedbrauk, PhD
A. Bradley Eisenbrey, MD, PhD
Frederick L. Kiechle, MD, PhD, Chairman
All of the above from Wm. Beaumont Hospital
Carl Wittwer, MD; University of Utah
Walter Henricks, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Gerald Feldman, PhD, Henry Ford Hospital
Bala Swaminathan, PhD, CDC
Meg McLachlin, MD, Victoria Hospital Corp., London, ON, Canada
Terry Walker, PhD, Becton Dickinson
Larry Mimms, PhD, Gen-Probe
Vicki Baker, MD, University of Michigan
Gary Miller, MD, PhD, University of Colorado
James Downing, MD, St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Susan Weil, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Debra KuKuruga, PhD, dip ABHI, Detroit Medical Center
Pierre Chretien, Visible Genetics
John Gerlach, PhD, Michigan State University
Deanna Klosinski, PhD, Detroit Medical Center
Karen L. Kaul, MD, PhD, Evanston Hospital
Program:
William Beaumont Hospital 7th Annual Symposium on
"DNA Technology in the Clinical Laboratory"
March 26-28, 1998
Thurs. 3/26: Molecular Hematology: Clinical Applications of Genotyping for laboratorians and physicians-D. Crisan, MD, PhD, J. Mattson, MD
Registration at 12:30; session from 1-5 PM with a 30 minute break
5:00 PM Informal Dinner
6-8 PM Review Course for Medical Technologists’ National Certification Agency Examination in Clinical Molecular Biology
Richard G. DiCarlo, MT (ASCP), CLSp(MB)
Ann Drevon, MT (ASCP), CLSp(MB)
Friday, 3/27
7:45 AM Registration and Laboratory Tour Sign up
8:15 AM Introductions; FL Kiechle, MD, PhD
8:30-9:00 Molecular Methodology and Clinical Applications
Daniel H. Farkas, PhD, William Beaumont Hospital
9:00-9:50 Monitoring Hybridization During PCR
Carl Wittwer, MD; University of Utah
9:50-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30-11:15 Telomerase: Mechanism of Action and Potential as New Tumor Marker
Walter Henricks, MD, Cleveland Clinic
11:15-NOON Molecular Detection for Fragile X Syndrome
Gerald Feldman, PhD, Henry Ford Hospital
NOON-1:00 LUNCH with ROUNDTABLES
1-1:45 PM VISIT EXHIBITS
Friday PM MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (DL Wiedbrauk, PhD-Moderator)
1:45-2:30 Molecular Approaches to Foodborne Bacterial Disease Prevention
Bala Swaminathan, PhD, Chief, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Laboratory Section, CDC
2:30-3:15 Current Role of HPV Typing in Cervical Cancer Screening
Meg McLachlin, MD, Victoria Hospital Corp., London, ON, Canada
3:15-3:30 BREAK
3:30-4:15 Quantitative Detection of Nucleic Acid Sequences in a Clinical Setting Using Strand Displacement Amplification (SDA) with Homogeneous Fluorescent Detection
Terry Walker, PhD, Becton Dickinson
4:15-5:00 Molecular detection of Hepatitis B Virus
Larry Mimms, PhD, Gen-Probe
5:00-5:10 Q&A for afternoon speakers. Wrap-up/announcement about buses, Meadowbrook/congregate for tours
5:15 PM Tours of WBH Molecular Pathology Facilities
6:30 Dinner Reception
3/28/97-Sat.
7:45 AM Registration and Laboratory Tour Sign up
8:15 AM FL Kiechle-Introduction
MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY-D Crisan, MD, PhD-Moderator)
8:05 AM Ovarian Cancer
Vicki Baker, MD, University of Michigan
8:50 AM Early Stage Prostatic Cancer: Natural History and Molecular Lessons
Gary Miller, MD, PhD, University of Colorado
9:35 AM BREAK in Exhibit Area
10:20 AM Molecular Diagnostics in Pediatric Acute Leukemias
James Downing, MD, St. Jude Children’s Hospital
11:05 AM Molecular Diagnosis of Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Susan Weil, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
12:00 PM ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS - with Lunch
1:00 PM Visit Exhibits
MOLECULAR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY (AB Eisenbrey, MD, PhD-Moderator)
1:45 PM Introduction to molecular histocompatibility
A. Bradley Eisenbrey, MD, PhD, William Beaumont Hospital
2:00 PM Histocompatibility Testing Strategies for Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Debra KuKuruga, PhD, dip ABHI
Detroit Medical Center, Director-Immunogenetics (HLA) Laboratory
2:45 PM Sequencing of the HLA Class I Genes: a Practical Method for Routine High Resolution Typing
Pierre Chretien, Visible Genetics
3:30 PM Molecular Solutions for Animal Transplant Questions
John Gerlach, PhD, Michigan State University
4:15 PM Concluding Remarks; Dr. Kiechle
4:30 PM Tours of Beaumont’s molecular pathology laboratories
Lunch and Lecture Presentations (Roundtables)
March 27 and 28, 1998
1. Molecular Pathology and the Medical Technologist
Dr. Deanna Klosinski, Detroit Medical Center
2. Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease
Dr. Danny Wiedbrauk, William Beaumont Hospital
3. Image and Ploidy Analysis in Cancer
Dr. Rebecca Hankin, William Beaumont Hospital
In Anatomic Molecular Pathology Laboratory
4. Molecular Detection of circulating Prostate Cancer Cells
Dr. Karen L. Kaul
5 to be determined
Registration :
For registration information call
Sharon Simler at (248) 551-8023
or e-mail at ssimler@beaumont.edu
For program information contact Dr. Daniel Farkas
Department of Clinical Pathology
3601 West 13 Mile Road
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073-6769
FAX (248) 551-3694
e-mail: dfarkas@beaumont.edu
Deadline for Abstracts: None
Email for Requests and Registration: ssimler@beaumont.edu