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Digital PCR Conference

 
  July 09, 2013  
     
 
Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa, San Diego, CA
October 7-9, 2013


10/7:
  • 1:30   Digital PCR: A Paradigm Shift in Molecular Measurement
  • 2:00   What Validation is Required for Digital PCR Measurements?
  • 2:30   Technical Explanation and Theory of Digital PCR: What Can Go Wrong and Why?
  • 3:45   Digital PCR: A Historical Perspective
10/8:
  • 8:30   Molecular Analysis of Liquid Biopsies in Biomarker Driven Clinical Research
  • 9:00   Early Detection of Somatic Mutations in Circulating Tumor DNA
  • 9:30   Droplet-Based Microfluidics as a Tool for Personalized Medicine
  • 10:30 BEAMing and Droplet Digital PCR Analysis of Mutant IDH1 mRNA in Glioma Patient Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Extracellular Vesicles
  • 11:15 Circulating Tumor DNA Testing for the Stratification and Monitoring of Cancer Patients
  • 1:45   Digital PCR Assessment of Clinically Actionable Variants in Human Disease
  • 2:15   High-Resolution Chromosome Mapping for 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Using Digital PCR
  • 2:45   Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Single Gene Disorders by Droplet Digital PCR
  • 4:30   Quantitative Multiparameter Analysis of Single Cells Using Microfluidically Generated Emulsions
  • 5:00   Digital Quantitation of Therapeutic Target RNAs in Mammalian Cell Nuclei
10/9:
  • 8:30   Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) by A Duplex Digital Droplet Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • 9:00   dPCR Applications in the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory
  • 9:30   Application of Droplet Digital PCR for the Investigation of the Latent HIV Reservoir
  • 10:00  A Novel HIV Therapeutic Approach: Immune Reconstitution in HIV-Infected Subjects by Infusion of Zinc Finger Nuclease Mediated CCR5 Modified CD4+ T-Cells
  • 11:15  VENDOR PANEL: Implementing Digital PCR in the Lab
  • 1:15   SlipChip for Digital Nucleic Acid Amplification
  • 1:45   HistoMosaic and Virtual Color Multiplexing Pave the Way to High-Throughput Analysis of Genetic Heterogeneity and Overexpression in Tissue Samples
  • 2:45   A Method to Perform Selective DNA or RNA Extraction from Single Cells and Digital PCR in the Same Wells
 
 
Organized by: Cambridge Healthtech Institute
Invited Speakers:
  • Jim Huggett, B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D., Science Leader, Nucleic Acid Metrology, Molecular & Cell Biology, LGC
  • Kerry R. Emslie, Ph.D., Bioanalysis Group Manager, National Measurement Institute, Australia
  • Ross Haynes, Biological Science Technician, Biochemical Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Alec Morely, Emeritus Professor, Haematology and Genetic Pathology, Flinders University
  • Filip Janku, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Clinical Trials Program), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Nickolas Papadopoulos, Ph.D., Professor, Oncology; Director, Translational Genetics, Ludwig Center for Cancer Genetics & Therapeutics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Valerie Taly, Ph.D., Group Leader/CNRS Researcher, Université Paris-Descartes
  • Leonora Balaj, Ph.D., Researcher, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Philipp Angenendt, Ph.D., CTO, Inostics GmbH
  • Hanlee P. Ji, M.D., Assistant Professor, Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Vicki Hwang, Graduate Student Researcher, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California at Davis
  • Emmanuel Debrand, Ph.D., R&D Scientist (NIPD), West Midlands Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust
  • Richard Novak, Researcher, Mathies Lab, University of California, Berkeley
  • David Dodd, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Corey Lab, University of Texas, Southwestern
  • Donna C. Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Keith R. Jerome, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Head, Virology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington; Associate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
  • Douglas D. Richman, M.D., Director, Center for AIDS Research; Distinguished Professor, Pathology and Medicine; Florence Seeley Riford Chair in AIDS Research, University of California, San Diego
  • Gary Lee, Ph.D., Scientist, Team Leader, Sangamo BioSciences
  • Andy Watson, Chief Commercial Officer, Raindance Technologies, Inc.
  • Feng Shen, Director, Research and Development, SlipChip LLC
  • Emil Kartalov, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
  • Hai-Qing Gong, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
 
Deadline for Abstracts: September 6, 2013
 
Registration: Register Now
E-mail: kwaterman@healthtech.com
 
   
 
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