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.

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SEP 06, 2023 | 10:30 AM

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Advancing RSV Research: Expanding Therapeutic Options with Recombinant...

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remains a significant public health concern, particularly for vulnerable populations such as infants, young children, and immunocompromised individua...

Speaker: Mohammad S. Safiarian, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023
Sponsored By: Sino Biological

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SEP 06, 2023 | 9:00 AM

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Keynote Presentation: Comparative Genomics of Two Common Skin...

Human skin is characterized by a limited number of phyla including, Actinomycetota, Bacillota and Pseudomonadota. In particular, Staphylococcus (Bacillota) and Corynebacterium (Actinomycetot...

Speaker: Sean Conlan, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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SEP 06, 2023 | 8:00 AM

Monitoring of circulating CAR T cells

The expansion and persistence of CAR T cells within patients is the key to a successful treatment. Therefore, monitoring of CD19 CAR T cells following infusion is of utmost interest. The CAR...

Speaker: Dr. Annika Graband , Dr. Sabine Hünecke , Dr. Melanie Bremm

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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SEP 06, 2023 | 7:30 AM

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Keynote Presentation: Pathogen Discovery and Diagnostic Tools...

Emerging viruses like SARS, SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV, Hendra, Nipah, West Nile, sin nombre, LuJo, MERS, Powassan, dengue, chikungunya, zika, Ebola, and Marburg pose a growing threat to public he...

Speaker: Nischay Mishra, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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SEP 06, 2023 | 6:00 AM

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Panel Presentation: Implementing a Real-Time PCR-Based Method...

Currently established rapid methods for sterility testing of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are mostly based on growth-based processes or the detection......

Speaker: Dr. Alexandra Mueller-Scholz , Yasmin Heynen

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023
Sponsored By: Sartorius

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Multifaceted Community Analyses Uncover Novel Bacterial Species...

The tumor-associated microbiota is an inherent component of the tumor microenvironment across various human cancer types1. Although members of tumor-associated microbiomes can be identified t...

Speaker: Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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The Arenavirus-Host Cell Interface: At the Crossroads of Virus...

The arenaviruses are an important group of pathogens that includes several agents of severe human disease, with symptoms that include hemorrhagic fever and neurological complications; howeve...

Speaker: Allison Groseth, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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SEP 05, 2023 | 12:00 PM

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Adjuvant Elicited T Cell Responses for Therapeutic Intervention

Adjuvant discovery is largely devoted toward the development of vaccines meant to elicit prophylactic humoral immunity. While useful against infectious diseases, this mode of adaptive immuni...

Speaker: Ross Kedl, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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SEP 05, 2023 | 10:30 AM

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Impact of the Hypoxic Gut Microenvironment on Host Enteric Pathogen...

Intestinal epithelial cells lining the surface of our gastro-intestinal tract form a tight monolayer which serves as the primary barrier separating us from the luminal content of the gut. Th...

Speaker: Steeve Boulant, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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SEP 05, 2023 | 9:00 AM

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Unraveling Arbovirus Emergence: Insights into the Molecular Switch...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic reminder of the problems that viral zoonoses can cause worldwide. The rapid development of vaccines and antivirals......

Speaker: Pierre-Yves Lozach, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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SEP 05, 2023 | 7:30 AM

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Keynote Presentation: Interferons: Friends or Foes in Lung Virus...

The immune system evolved to protect us against pathogen invasion and to maintain tissue homeostasis. Fundamental for these functions are the interferons (IFNs), a group of cytokines that be...

Speaker: Ivan Zanoni, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Elucidating the Interactions of Cryptococcus Neoformans and Microglia

The encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of fungal meningitis, with the highest rate of cryptococcosis found in AIDS patients. Despite antifungal treatment, c...

Speaker: Luis R. Martinez, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Bacterial Chemotaxis in Beneficial Plant-Microbe Associations

A significant increase in agricultural production is needed to meet the demand for food to feed the expected ~10 billion people by 2050. This increased agricultural output will also require...

Speaker: Gladys Alexandre, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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Plasmodium Proliferation in Human Erythrocytes: How, Why, and...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease that is caused by unicellular eukaryotic parasites of the genus Plasmodium, with P. falciparum being responsible for the most severe form of human malar...

Speaker: Markus Ganter, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2023

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AUG 29, 2023 | 7:00 AM

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Practical considerations for spatial phenotyping

Spatialomics leverages multiplex imaging to achieve translational profiling of tissue specimens by assessing the relative spatial orientations of biological structures with RNA and protein e...

Speaker: Dr. Leticia Montoya, Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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AUG 24, 2023 | 8:30 PM

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How to choose clinically relevant targets for your infectious...

When building your own infectious disease molecular panels there are many paths to consider. In this interview, we ask Marcus Cognetti and Dr. Ari Frenkel what approach is required to create...

Speaker: Ari Frenkel, MD , Marcus Cognetti

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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AUGUST 24, 2023 2:00 PM ET

Getting the Most Out of Automation

Lab Automation can be a double edge sword. Increased throughput and improved reliability is the goal. We work with labs to better get the most out of......

Speaker: Jake Clarke , Mykle Gaynor

Presented at: The Thomas Experts Series & The Thomas Center Labs
Sponsored By: Nugget Scientific

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AUG 24, 2023 | 9:00 AM

Unlocking Data Insights on Benchling for Novel RNA Therapeutic...

Join us in an engaging webinar as Adrian Simpson, from HDT Bio, delves into the intriguing science behind their novel emulsion platform, known as LION. Discover how this cutting-edge platfor...

Speaker: Adrian Simpson , Vega Shah, PhD

Sponsored By: Benchling

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AUG 23, 2023 | 10:00 AM

Emerging role of neuroinflammation in C9orf72-ALS

C9orf72 repeat expansions cause inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD) and result in both loss of C9orf72 protein expression and production of potentially...

Speaker: Deepti Lall, PhD

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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AUGUST 17, 2023 2:00 PM ET

Excellence is Not Automatic: How Superior Automation Tips Are...

Automation pipet tips have performance, cleanliness and specification demands that exceed manual pipette tips. Labcon will present how creating high quality automation tips relies on molding...

Speaker: Robert Gearty , Tim King

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

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AUG 16, 2023 | 8:00 AM

Improve Ergonomic Safety in Your Lab - Reduce Pain and Strain...

Pipetting is a repetitive activity that can cause discomfort and even leads to hand and arm injuries that diminish working ability. By becoming aware of your personal ergonomic risk factors...

Speaker: Maria Voutilainen , Nadim Mira

Sponsored By: Sartorius

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AUGUST 10, 2023 2:00 PM ET

3D Cell Culture with Aspects for Automation

The growing push for 3D cell culture models is limited by technical challenges in handling, processing, and scalability to high-throughput applications....

Speaker: Glauco Souza, PhD , Jan Seldin

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

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AUG 10, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

Computer System Validation (CSV)

In this webinar, you’ll learn about the importance of computer system validation (CSV), how frequently it should be performed, and the benefits it can have to help meet FDA regulations...

Speaker: Ilyn Santos

Presented at: 2023 Lab Compliance Connect

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AUG 10, 2023 | 8:00 AM

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Current Landscape and Future Directions of Multi-specific Antibodies

Antibody therapeutics is a fast-growing market boosted by developments in bispecific antibodies and in newly emerging tetra-specific antibodies. With the ability to recruit a combination of...

Speaker: Shebna Massey, PhD

Sponsored By: Sino Biological

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AUG 01, 2023 | 10:00 AM

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Congenital CMV: Standards of care, Knowledge Gaps, and a Story

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common and usually results in a mild, non-specific illness in otherwise healthy individuals followed by asymptomatic latency. However, congenital CMV...

Speaker: Dr. Laura Gibson

Sponsored By: Diasorin

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AUG 01, 2023 | 9:00 AM

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Current Status of Detecting Moncolonal Antibodies and Free Light...

Testing for abnormal immunoglobulins was based previously on serum electrophoresis and immunofixation only. In the last years, however, free light chain (FLC) testing in serum became one imp...

Speaker: Matthias Orth, MD, PhD

Sponsored By: Sebia, Inc.

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JULY 27, 2023 2:00 PM ET

The Importance of Laboratory Water

Uses and applications of water across various industries and why it's so critical....

Speaker: Don Cheney , Frank Vrtis , Mike Monteleone

Presented at: The Thomas Experts Series & The Thomas Center Labs
Sponsored By: TCP Analytical

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