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  • APR 21, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    Recent Advances in Lyophilized qPCR Reagents

    Olivier Bricaud, PhD
    Global Market Development Manager, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Advances in Liquid Biopsy Technologies

    David Spetzler, MS, MBA, PhD
    President and Chief Scientific Officer, Caris Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Hypoxia Biomarkers: Personalizing Cancer Treatments by Targeting Hypoxia

    Joely Irlam
    Director, ManTRa Diagnostics Ltd, Research Associate, Department of Translational Radiobiology, University of Manchester
    BIOGRAPHY
  • PTS-ID: Developing Precision Behavioral Health Diagnostics for PTSD

    Tshaka Cunningham, PhD
    Chief Scientific Officer, Polaris Genomics
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Standardization of the Interpretation and Reporting of Sequence Variants Identified in Neoplasms

    Nikita Mehta, MS, CGC
    Senior Genetic Analysis Specialist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • APR 20, 2022 1:30 PM PDT

    Panel Presentation: Curating the Genome to Drive Precision Diagnosis in Clinical Care

    Mark Kiel, MD, PhD
    Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Genomenon
    Catherine Nester
    Vice President of Physician and Patient Strategies, Ino...
  • APR 20, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    Panel Presentation: Concept-to-Commercialization: Thermo Fisher's Unique Approach to Rapidly Advancing Your Antibody and Protein Therapeutics

    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Steve Lewis
    Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Jeff Hou, PhD
    Director Scientific & Technical Affairs, Thermo Fisher...
  • APR 20, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Precision Medicine as a Population Health Tactic

    Dr. Howard L. McLeod, FASCO, FCCP
    Medical Director, Precision Medicine, Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • APR 20, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Laboratory Assessment of Covid-19 Immunity in Patients with a Cancer Diagnosis: Alpha to Omicron

    Balazs Halmos, MD
    Professor of Oncology and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Aneuploidy on a Brush - A New Approach to Detecting Cancer and Pre-Cancers of the Esophagus

    Joseph Willis, MD
    Vice Chair of Pathology for Translational Research, Professor of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Improving Fetal Fraction of EDTA-Gel NIPS Samples Using Gel-Based Size-Selection

    Dr François Rousseau, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS
    FQR-S/MSSS/CHUQ Research Awardee in Health Technology Assessment and Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Researcher, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec
    BIOGRAPHY
  • APR 19, 2022 4:30 PM PDT

    Extracting Novel Hypotheses and Insights from Single Cell Data

    Jean-Noel Billaud, PhD
    Senior Principal Scientist, QIAGEN Digital Insights
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: QIAGEN
  • APR 19, 2022 3:00 PM PDT

    Using NGS for MicroRNA and Gene Expression Analysis with Integrated Bioinformatics for Pathway Discovery and Biomarker Verification

    Samuel Rulli, PhD
    Senior Global Product Manager, RNA Profiling , QIAGEN
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: QIAGEN
  • APR 19, 2022 1:30 PM PDT

    Boosting Signal-to-Noise in Single Cell RNA-Seq Through Molecular Depletion

    Dante DeAscanis
    Research Associate II, Research & Development, Jumpcode Genomics
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Jumpcode Genomics
  • APR 19, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    Advances in Targeted Sequencing: Accelerate Your NGS Workflows with New QIAseq Chemistry

    Krishna Amin
    Associate Director Global Product Management, Targeted Genomics, QIAGEN
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: QIAGEN
  • APR 19, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

    RT-LAMP: Best Practices and Tips to Accelerate Detection of Viral Pathogens, Including SARS-CoV-2

    Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Ingrida Vendelė, PhD
    R&D Manager for Molecular and Synthetic Biology, Thermo...
    Leann Buhrow, PhD
    R&D Scientist, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scienti...
  • APR 19, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

    Panel Presentation: Attain Successful Single-cell Sequencing Results with the Latest Cell and Nuclei Isolation Workflows

    Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec
    Carina Emery
    Product Manager for Sample Preparation at Miltenyi Biot...
    Alina Steinbach
    Product Manager for Flow Sorting at Miltenyi Biotec
  • APR 19, 2022 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Panel Presentation: Towards Newborn Screening by Whole Genome Sequencing

    Thomas Defay, PhD
    Deputy Head, Diagnostics Strategy and Development, Alex...
    Stephen Kingsmore, PhD, MD
    President and CEO, Rady Children's Institute for Genomi...
  • APR 19, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Ultra-Rapid Nanopore Whole Genome Sequencing in a Critical Care Setting

    John E. Gorzynski, DVM, PhD
    Scientist, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • APR 19, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

    High-sensitivity, Targeted NGS Variant Detection of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens: A Novel Solution for Healthcare and Environmental Surveillance and Research

    Dylan Barbera
    Global Product Manager, UNGS Genotyping
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: QIAGEN
  • APR 19, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

    KAPA HyperPETE: A Novel Primer Extension Target Enrichment Solution for Rapid and Reliable Variant Detection Results

    Brian Godwin, MS
    Director, Reagent and Assay Development, Roche Sequencing Solutions
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: Roche Sequencing
  • Advances in High Throughput Proteomics using Next Generation Sequencing as a Readout

    Dale Yuzuki, M.A., M.Ed.
    Director, Digital Strategic Marketing Communications, Olink Proteomics
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Comprehensive Structural Variant Detection: From Mosaic to Population Level

    Luis Paulin, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Genome Sequencing Centre, Baylor College of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Delivering Fast, Flexible Next-Generation Sequencing through Innovations in Chemistry and Engineering

    Timothy Looney, PhD
    Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Singular Genomics
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Modelling the Accumulation of Mutations During Cancer Progression without Explicit Time

    Rebekka Burkholz, PhD
    Faculty, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Quantitative and Spatial Differences in Host Response Dynamics to SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern

    Silvia Groiss, MSc, PhD
    Diagnostic & Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Rescuing Low Frequency Variants Within Intra-Host Viral Populations Directly from Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Data

    Yunxi Liu
    Treangen Lab, Rice University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Scalable Pharmacogenetic Screening of the Complex CYP2D6 Locus Using SMRT Long-read Amplicon Sequencing

    Jacob Munro
    Bioinformatics Analyst, Bahlo Laboratory, Population Health & Immunity Division
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Using Gene Regulatory Networks to Understand Sex Differences

    Camila Lopes-Ramos, PhD
    Instructor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Fellow, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Why Networks Matter

    John Quackenbush, PhD
    Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Genetics and Genomics
    • Long-read Sequencing
    • Comprehensive Structural Variant Detection: From Mosaic to Population Level

      Luis Paulin, PhD
      Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Genome Sequencing Centre, Baylor College of Medicine
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Rescuing Low Frequency Variants Within Intra-Host Viral Populations Directly from Oxford Nanopore Sequencing Data

      Yunxi Liu
      Treangen Lab, Rice University
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Scalable Pharmacogenetic Screening of the Complex CYP2D6 Locus Using SMRT Long-read Amplicon Sequencing

      Jacob Munro
      Bioinformatics Analyst, Bahlo Laboratory, Population Health & Immunity Division
      BIOGRAPHY
    • APR 19, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

      Keynote Presentation: Ultra-Rapid Nanopore Whole Genome Sequencing in a Critical Care Setting

      John E. Gorzynski, DVM, PhD
      Scientist, Stanford University
      BIOGRAPHY
    • New Approaches in the Genetics of Disease
    • Advances in High Throughput Proteomics using Next Generation Sequencing as a Readout

      Dale Yuzuki, M.A., M.Ed.
      Director, Digital Strategic Marketing Communications, Olink Proteomics
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Modelling the Accumulation of Mutations During Cancer Progression without Explicit Time

      Rebekka Burkholz, PhD
      Faculty, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Why Networks Matter

      John Quackenbush, PhD
      Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Advancements in Genomic Technologies
    • Quantitative and Spatial Differences in Host Response Dynamics to SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern

      Silvia Groiss, MSc, PhD
      Diagnostic & Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Delivering Fast, Flexible Next-Generation Sequencing through Innovations in Chemistry and Engineering

      Timothy Looney, PhD
      Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Singular Genomics
      BIOGRAPHY
    • APR 19, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

      KAPA HyperPETE: A Novel Primer Extension Target Enrichment Solution for Rapid and Reliable Variant Detection Results

      Brian Godwin, MS
      Director, Reagent and Assay Development, Roche Sequencing Solutions
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: Roche Sequencing
    • APR 19, 2022 6:00 AM PDT

      High-sensitivity, Targeted NGS Variant Detection of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens: A Novel Solution for Healthcare and Environmental Surveillance and Research

      Dylan Barbera
      Global Product Manager, UNGS Genotyping
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: QIAGEN
    • APR 19, 2022 9:00 AM PDT

      Keynote Panel Presentation: Towards Newborn Screening by Whole Genome Sequencing

      Thomas Defay, PhD
      Deputy Head, Diagnostics Strategy and Development, Alex...
      Stephen Kingsmore, PhD, MD
      President and CEO, Rady Children's Institute for Genomi...
    • APR 19, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

      Panel Presentation: Attain Successful Single-cell Sequencing Results with the Latest Cell and Nuclei Isolation Workflows

      Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec
      Carina Emery
      Product Manager for Sample Preparation at Miltenyi Biot...
      Alina Steinbach
      Product Manager for Flow Sorting at Miltenyi Biotec
    • APR 19, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

      RT-LAMP: Best Practices and Tips to Accelerate Detection of Viral Pathogens, Including SARS-CoV-2

      Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
      Ingrida Vendelė, PhD
      R&D Manager for Molecular and Synthetic Biology, Thermo...
      Leann Buhrow, PhD
      R&D Scientist, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scienti...
    • APR 19, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

      Advances in Targeted Sequencing: Accelerate Your NGS Workflows with New QIAseq Chemistry

      Krishna Amin
      Associate Director Global Product Management, Targeted Genomics, QIAGEN
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: QIAGEN
    • APR 19, 2022 1:30 PM PDT

      Boosting Signal-to-Noise in Single Cell RNA-Seq Through Molecular Depletion

      Dante DeAscanis
      Research Associate II, Research & Development, Jumpcode Genomics
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: Jumpcode Genomics
    • APR 19, 2022 3:00 PM PDT

      Using NGS for MicroRNA and Gene Expression Analysis with Integrated Bioinformatics for Pathway Discovery and Biomarker Verification

      Samuel Rulli, PhD
      Senior Global Product Manager, RNA Profiling , QIAGEN
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: QIAGEN
    • APR 19, 2022 4:30 PM PDT

      Extracting Novel Hypotheses and Insights from Single Cell Data

      Jean-Noel Billaud, PhD
      Senior Principal Scientist, QIAGEN Digital Insights
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: QIAGEN
    • Sex, Epigenetics, Aging, and Disease
    • Using Gene Regulatory Networks to Understand Sex Differences

      Camila Lopes-Ramos, PhD
      Instructor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Fellow, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital
      BIOGRAPHY
  • Precision Medicine
    • The Role of Technology in Precision Medicine
    • Improving Fetal Fraction of EDTA-Gel NIPS Samples Using Gel-Based Size-Selection

      Dr François Rousseau, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS
      FQR-S/MSSS/CHUQ Research Awardee in Health Technology Assessment and Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Researcher, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Precision Medicine in Clinical Practice
    • Aneuploidy on a Brush - A New Approach to Detecting Cancer and Pre-Cancers of the Esophagus

      Joseph Willis, MD
      Vice Chair of Pathology for Translational Research, Professor of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
      BIOGRAPHY
    • APR 20, 2022 10:30 AM PDT

      Keynote Presentation: Precision Medicine as a Population Health Tactic

      Dr. Howard L. McLeod, FASCO, FCCP
      Medical Director, Precision Medicine, Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine
      BIOGRAPHY
    • APR 20, 2022 1:30 PM PDT

      Panel Presentation: Curating the Genome to Drive Precision Diagnosis in Clinical Care

      Mark Kiel, MD, PhD
      Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Genomenon
      Catherine Nester
      Vice President of Physician and Patient Strategies, Ino...
    • Therapeutics in Precision Medicine
    • APR 20, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

      Panel Presentation: Concept-to-Commercialization: Thermo Fisher's Unique Approach to Rapidly Advancing Your Antibody and Protein Therapeutics

      Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
      Steve Lewis
      Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
      Jeff Hou, PhD
      Director Scientific & Technical Affairs, Thermo Fisher...
  • Molecular Diagnostics
    • Infectious Disease Diagnostics - COVID-19 Testing
    • APR 20, 2022 7:30 AM PDT

      Keynote Presentation: Laboratory Assessment of Covid-19 Immunity in Patients with a Cancer Diagnosis: Alpha to Omicron

      Balazs Halmos, MD
      Professor of Oncology and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Emerging Technologies and Methodologies in Molecular Diagnostics
    • Standardization of the Interpretation and Reporting of Sequence Variants Identified in Neoplasms

      Nikita Mehta, MS, CGC
      Senior Genetic Analysis Specialist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
      BIOGRAPHY
    • PTS-ID: Developing Precision Behavioral Health Diagnostics for PTSD

      Tshaka Cunningham, PhD
      Chief Scientific Officer, Polaris Genomics
      BIOGRAPHY
    • Hypoxia Biomarkers: Personalizing Cancer Treatments by Targeting Hypoxia

      Joely Irlam
      Director, ManTRa Diagnostics Ltd, Research Associate, Department of Translational Radiobiology, University of Manchester
      BIOGRAPHY
    • APR 21, 2022 12:00 PM PDT

      Recent Advances in Lyophilized qPCR Reagents

      Olivier Bricaud, PhD
      Global Market Development Manager, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific
      BIOGRAPHY
      Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific
    • Liquid Biopsies (Cancer Monitoring and Screening)
    • Advances in Liquid Biopsy Technologies

      David Spetzler, MS, MBA, PhD
      President and Chief Scientific Officer, Caris Life Sciences
      BIOGRAPHY
APR 19 - 21 2022

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022

Labroots is excited to announce our 10th Annual Genetics Week Virtual Event Series held on April 19-21, 2022!

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2022 will offer a multi-day content-rich program combining stellar expertise from world-renowned keynote and featured speakers in the areas of Genetics & Genomics an expanding field of biology and human health, Molecular Diagnostics, exploring best laboratory practices and novel diagnostic applications, and Precision Medicine, spanning innovative technologies and solutions transforming healthcare and changing how patients are treated today.  

Over the three days, invited lectures, thought-provoking discussions, and posters will be presented by academia and industry experts, professionals in medical and clinical genetics, scientific leaders, and research scholars.

The tracks will include:

Genetics and Genomics - Dive into Genetics & Genomics with tracks covering technological advancements, novel approaches, and demographic approaches to disease. 

  • Advancements in Genomic Technologies

  • Sex, Epigenetics, Aging, and Disease

  • New Approaches in the Genetics of Disease

  • Long-read Sequencing

 

Precision Medicine - Optimize efficiency and patient care through molecular and genetic profiling. In this track you can follow important discourse on real-world clinical applications of precision medicine with new technologies and therapeutics.

  • Therapeutics in Precision Medicine

  • Precision Medicine in Clinical Practice

  • The Role of Technology in Precision Medicine

Molecular Diagnostics - Using genetics to facilitate detection, diagnosis, classification, and prognosis, this topic focuses on new technologies in testing and diagnosis.

  • Emerging Technologies and Methodologies in Molecular Diagnostics

  • Liquid Biopsies (Cancer Monitoring and Screening)

  • Infectious Disease Diagnostics - COVID-19 Testing

Call for Posters — Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present data to a global audience via a PDF poster (with optional video summary) and discuss results with interested colleagues through email and our networking lounge. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2022 Genetics Virtual Week. Submit your abstract here.

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. The event will remain open for 2 years from the date of the live event, and the webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing. This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global genetics community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions.

Continuing Education – Labroots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation for a maximum of 50 credits. This event will also provide CEU's for Genetic Counselors.  9 presentations have been approved by the NSGC to offer Category 1 CEU's.

Labroots is a proud partner of Chati, a virtual event platform that allows for the hosting of engaging and interactive virtual and hybrid events, catering to businesses of any vertical or size.

Connect with us!
When you attend the event remember to use the hashtag #LRgenetics to follow the conversation and connect with other members of the global Genetics & Genomics community! Follow @Genetics_LR on Twitter and @GeneticsandGenomics on Facebook to connect with our specialist Genetics & Genomics Writers and stay up to date with the latest Trending News.  


Speakers
  • Krishna Amin

    Associate Director Global Product Management, Targeted Genomics, QIAGEN
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dylan Barbera

    Global Product Manager, UNGS Genotyping
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jean-Noel Billaud, PhD

    Senior Principal Scientist, QIAGEN Digital Insights
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Olivier Bricaud, PhD

    Global Market Development Manager, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Leann Buhrow, PhD

    R&D Scientist, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Rebekka Burkholz, PhD

    Faculty, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Tshaka Cunningham, PhD

    Chief Scientific Officer, Polaris Genomics
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dante DeAscanis

    Research Associate II, Research & Development, Jumpcode Genomics
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Thomas Defay, PhD

    Deputy Head, Diagnostics Strategy and Development, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Carina Emery

    Product Manager for Sample Preparation at Miltenyi Biotec
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brian Godwin, MS

    Director, Reagent and Assay Development, Roche Sequencing Solutions
    BIOGRAPHY
  • John E. Gorzynski, DVM, PhD

    Scientist, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Silvia Groiss, MSc, PhD

    Diagnostic & Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Balazs Halmos, MD

    Professor of Oncology and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeff Hou, PhD

    Director Scientific & Technical Affairs, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Joely Irlam

    Director, ManTRa Diagnostics Ltd, Research Associate, Department of Translational Radiobiology, University of Manchester
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mark Kiel, MD, PhD

    Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Genomenon
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Stephen Kingsmore, PhD, MD

    President and CEO, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Howard L. McLeod, FASCO, FCCP

    Medical Director, Precision Medicine, Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steve Lewis

    Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yunxi Liu

    Treangen Lab, Rice University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Timothy Looney, PhD

    Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Singular Genomics
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Camila Lopes-Ramos, PhD

    Instructor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Fellow, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nikita Mehta, MS, CGC

    Senior Genetic Analysis Specialist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jacob Munro

    Bioinformatics Analyst, Bahlo Laboratory, Population Health & Immunity Division
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Catherine Nester

    Vice President of Physician and Patient Strategies, Inozyme Pharma
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Luis Paulin, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Genome Sequencing Centre, Baylor College of Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • John Quackenbush, PhD

    Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr François Rousseau, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS

    FQR-S/MSSS/CHUQ Research Awardee in Health Technology Assessment and Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Researcher, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec
    BIOGRAPHY
  • David Spetzler, MS, MBA, PhD

    President and Chief Scientific Officer, Caris Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Alina Steinbach

    Product Manager for Flow Sorting at Miltenyi Biotec
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ingrida Vendelė, PhD

    R&D Manager for Molecular and Synthetic Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Joseph Willis, MD

    Vice Chair of Pathology for Translational Research, Professor of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dale Yuzuki, M.A., M.Ed.

    Director, Digital Strategic Marketing Communications, Olink Proteomics
    BIOGRAPHY

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    Associate Director Global Product Management, Targeted Genomics, QIAGEN

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  • Dylan Barbera

    Dylan Barbera

    Global Product Manager, UNGS Genotyping

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jean-Noel Billaud, PhD

    Jean-Noel Billaud, PhD

    Senior Principal Scientist, QIAGEN Digital Insights

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Olivier Bricaud, PhD

    Olivier Bricaud, PhD

    Global Market Development Manager, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Leann Buhrow, PhD

    Leann Buhrow, PhD

    R&D Scientist, Molecular Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Rebekka Burkholz, PhD

    Rebekka Burkholz, PhD

    Faculty, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Tshaka Cunningham, PhD

    Tshaka Cunningham, PhD

    Chief Scientific Officer, Polaris Genomics

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dante DeAscanis

    Dante DeAscanis

    Research Associate II, Research & Development, Jumpcode Genomics

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Thomas Defay, PhD

    Thomas Defay, PhD

    Deputy Head, Diagnostics Strategy and Development, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Carina Emery

    Carina Emery

    Product Manager for Sample Preparation at Miltenyi Biotec

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brian Godwin, MS

    Brian Godwin, MS

    Director, Reagent and Assay Development, Roche Sequencing Solutions

    BIOGRAPHY
  • John E. Gorzynski, DVM, PhD

    John E. Gorzynski, DVM, PhD

    Scientist, Stanford University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Silvia Groiss, MSc, PhD

    Silvia Groiss, MSc, PhD

    Diagnostic & Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Balazs Halmos, MD

    Balazs Halmos, MD

    Professor of Oncology and Associate Director of Clinical Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jeff Hou, PhD

    Jeff Hou, PhD

    Director Scientific & Technical Affairs, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Joely Irlam

    Joely Irlam

    Director, ManTRa Diagnostics Ltd, Research Associate, Department of Translational Radiobiology, University of Manchester

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Mark Kiel, MD, PhD

    Mark Kiel, MD, PhD

    Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Genomenon

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Stephen Kingsmore, PhD, MD

    Stephen Kingsmore, PhD, MD

    President and CEO, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Howard L. McLeod, FASCO, FCCP

    Dr. Howard L. McLeod, FASCO, FCCP

    Medical Director, Precision Medicine, Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steve Lewis

    Steve Lewis

    Senior Product Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yunxi Liu

    Yunxi Liu

    Treangen Lab, Rice University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Timothy Looney, PhD

    Timothy Looney, PhD

    Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Singular Genomics

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Camila Lopes-Ramos, PhD

    Camila Lopes-Ramos, PhD

    Instructor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Fellow, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nikita Mehta, MS, CGC

    Nikita Mehta, MS, CGC

    Senior Genetic Analysis Specialist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jacob Munro

    Jacob Munro

    Bioinformatics Analyst, Bahlo Laboratory, Population Health & Immunity Division

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Catherine Nester

    Catherine Nester

    Vice President of Physician and Patient Strategies, Inozyme Pharma

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Luis Paulin, PhD

    Luis Paulin, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Genome Sequencing Centre, Baylor College of Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • John Quackenbush, PhD

    John Quackenbush, PhD

    Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr François Rousseau, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS

    Dr François Rousseau, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS

    FQR-S/MSSS/CHUQ Research Awardee in Health Technology Assessment and Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Researcher, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec

    BIOGRAPHY
  • David Spetzler, MS, MBA, PhD

    David Spetzler, MS, MBA, PhD

    President and Chief Scientific Officer, Caris Life Sciences

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Alina Steinbach

    Alina Steinbach

    Product Manager for Flow Sorting at Miltenyi Biotec

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ingrida Vendelė, PhD

    Ingrida Vendelė, PhD

    R&D Manager for Molecular and Synthetic Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Joseph Willis, MD

    Joseph Willis, MD

    Vice Chair of Pathology for Translational Research, Professor of Pathology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dale Yuzuki, M.A., M.Ed.

    Dale Yuzuki, M.A., M.Ed.

    Director, Digital Strategic Marketing Communications, Olink Proteomics

    BIOGRAPHY

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Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2023
May 16, 2023 5:30 am Pacific Time

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2023

Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021
May 05, 2021 6:00 am Pacific Time

Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2021
April 22, 2021 5:30 am Pacific Time

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2021

Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series 2020
May 06, 2020 6:00 am Pacific Time

Forensic Sciences Virtual Event Series 2020

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2020
April 21, 2020 6:00 am Pacific Time

Genetics Week Virtual Event Series 2020

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2019
April 10, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2019

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2018
April 11, 2018 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2018

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2017
April 12, 2017 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2017

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2016
April 06, 2016 6:00 am Pacific Time

Molecular Diagnostics Virtual Event Series 2016

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2014
August 20, 2014 6:00 am Pacific Time

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2014

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2013
August 21, 2013 6:00 am Pacific Time

Genetics and Genomics Virtual Event Series 2013

CE Credits

This event will also provide CEU's for Genetic Counselors.  9 presentations have been approved by the NSGC to offer Category 1 CEU's.  Please fill out the evaluation for each presentation you attended and submit the form(s) to ce@labroots.com.


Program Committee

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  • Suzie Alarcon, CGMBS, MB(ASCP)ᶜᴹ

    Suzie Alarcon CGMBS, MB(ASCP)CM is the manager of the Next Generation Sequencing Core at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Team Leader of Team LJI - winner of the XPRIZE Rapid COVID Testing competition. Suzie has 18 years of experience working in molecular biology ...

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  • Shawn Baker

    Dr. Shawn C. Baker is the Chief Science Officer and co-founder of AllSeq. Having received his Ph.D. at the University of California - Davis, he started his career as a Research Scientist at Illumina when it was a 15-person startup. After spending several years at the bench ...

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  • Agnieszka Caruso

    Agnieszka is currently a Staff Scientist and Laboratory Manager at TessArae, LLC in Sterling, VA, USA. She obtained her PhD at the University of Queensland in Australia in a field of biochemistry, and subsequently worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Queen's University of Belfast ...

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  • Louisa Ive, MSc HCPC

    Louisa Ive, MSc HCPC, received her undergraduate education at University College London, London and completed her Clinical Scientist training at St George's University Hospital, London. She is a practicing Clinical Scientist, certified by the Health & Care Professions Council and ...

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  • Eugean Jiwanmall

    Eugean Jiwanmall's past professional experiences include basic science and clinical research. In his current role as a Senior Research Analyst for Medical Policy & Technology Evaluation at Independence Blue Cross' Claim Payment Policy Department within Facilitated Health ...

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  • Mark Kiel, PhD

    Dr. Mark Kiel is Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Genomenon, where he oversees the company's scientific direction and product development. After spending 15 years preparing for a life of academic research, Mark became convinced that revolutionary change in genomics was ...

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  • Jonas Korlach

    Jonas Korlach was appointed Chief Scientific Officer of Pacific Biosciences in July 2012. He was previously a Scientific Fellow, supporting commercial development of the PacBio RS II system and performing research aimed at developing new applications for SMRT technologies. He ...

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  • Medhat Mahmoud, PhD

    Degree: Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Science, Poznań, Poland. Postdoc fellow in Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine... Interests: I'm interested in studying genomic variants and their effect, including the ...

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  • Tatjana Matejic

    Tatjana is an immunologist with more than two decades of experience working at biotech and pharma companies from start-ups to large global corporations ( Pfizer,Inc. being the latest), contributing significantly to team efforts and successes of more than thirty early and clinical ...

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  • Dorottya Nagy-Szakal, MD PhD

    Dorottya earned her MD and PhD in clinical medicine from Semmelweis University of Medicine in Hungary. Holding postdoctoral fellowships at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital and Columbia University, she has 10+ years of experience in translational medicine ...

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  • John Quackenbush

    John Quackenbush is Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Professor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. John's PhD was in Theoretical Physics but a fellowship to work ...

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  • Fritz Sedlazeck

    Dr. Fritz Sedlazeck completed his PhD in 2012 in the group of Dr. Arndt von Haeseler at the Max F. Perutz Laboratory in Vienna. After a two year postdoc, he transitioned to the lab of Dr. Michael Schatz at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and later to Johns Hopkins University. Since ...

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  • Tao Wu

    Dr. Tao Wu received his B.S. from Nankai University a leading academic institution in China. In his last year at college, his reading of "What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell" (by physicist Erwin Schrödinger, 1944) inspired him to pursue a career in deciphering ...

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