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.
The proportion of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) derived from tumor cells in the plasma of patients with cancer is typically less than 2%. To overcome this limitation, methods have been developed to...
Diagnosis, prognostication, and monitoring of child health relies on laboratory testing, including but not limited to key markers of thyroid, hepatic, cardiac, hematology, and renal function...
Lab-on-a-chip platforms enable advanced processing, manipulation, and analysis of biological samples in miniaturized fluidic devices. Despite the numerous advantages, such as lower reagent a...
Lab-on-a-chip platforms enable advanced processing, manipulation, and analysis of biological samples in miniaturized fluidic devices. Despite the numerous advantages, such as lower reagent a...
We describe product development tools combining data science and biochemistry to build more affordable research and diagnostic molecular testing solutions. This high level multiplexing techn...
The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD) is a one-of-a-kind resource containing data for hundreds of thousands of variants within the context of associated phenotype(s). Specifically, HGMD pr...
In this webinar, we present a case study on Lynch syndrome (LS), a hereditary condition characterized by a high risk of colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, and other neoplasia that typica...
SARS-CoV-2 testing is now facing increasing challenges in the face of an ongoing pandemic with the emergence of new variants and waning vaccine immunity. Increasing evidence supports the cor...
This workshop will focus on the emerging variants and the diagnostic and surveillance strategies (genotyping assays complementing sequencing) for this, as well as the impending COVID-Flu int...
What does it take to develop a novel diagnostic medical device that can increase health equity globally? This keynote panel presentation will discuss a variety of challenges and successes th...
While clinical microbiology laboratories are pivotal in the identification and handling of infectious diseases, the microbiology lab environment is rapidly changing. Conventional testing met...
The routine analysis of steroid hormones is critical in understanding the function of metabolic pathways that impact sexual characteristics, inflammation and blood pressure. Liquid Chromatog...
Last year, while experts were concerned about the “twindemic”, the flu season was virtually non-existent due to COVID-19 public health countermeasures. With COVID-19 vaccination...
The Moonshot program was established in the UK by The Department of Health and Social Care to explore novel technologies for the detection of SARS-COV-2. Mass spectrometry was identified as...
To prevent and treat SARS-CoV-2 infections, a comprehensive understanding of both the humoral and cellular immune responses is essential. One critical component to understanding the fundamen...
Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 10:00am PST Conjugated antibodies and proteins are some of the most powerful and commonly used probes currently used in life sciences research. Understanding th...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating effect on the health and well-being of the global population. A critical step in the fight against COVID-19 is effective clinical decisi...
Copy number variant (CNV) analysis has been part of clinical diagnostics for almost two decades. With the evolution of genomic technologies for CNV detection, we have learned that CNVs can r...
Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT) Clinical chemistry is a key discipline in laboratory medicine and comprises the majority of the workload in the core lab. In this pr...
Solid phase microextraction (SPME) is a versatile, non-exhaustive sample preparation tool that has been demonstrated to be well-suited for facile and effective analysis of a broad range of c...
Date: November 9, 2021 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT) CD serology plays an important role in CD screening, diagnosis and monitoring of dietary adherence and ongoing mucosal inflammation....
Date: November 4, 2021 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Rapid, reliable, and accurate identification of an infective organisms has a profound impact on treatment management and clinical out...
Date: November 04, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Fecal calprotectin is a highly sensitive assay that measures inflammation present in the intestinal tract. Gastroenterologists are i...
The use of prescription and/or unregulated opioids increases a person's risk of experiencing respiratory depression and fatal overdose. Some people are at higher risk of experiencing res...
An overview of NIDA’s current medications pipeline for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is presented. OUD and its consequences are a major public health concern with a devast...
Stimulants are the drivers of the fourth wave of the US drug overdose epidemic. Although most national attention and resources have been targeted at combating opioid use due to the surge of...
The proportion of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) derived from tumor cells in the plasma of patients with cancer is typically less than 2%. To overcome this limitation, methods have been developed to...
