Microbiology Webinars

This compilation of webinars touch on the various human diseases are most commonly attributed to the subject matter of microbiology, as well as the many microbes that are also responsible for numerous beneficial processes.

SEP 06, 2022 | 3:00 PM

cGas-Like Enzymes in Bacterial Immunity

In all organisms, innate immune pathways sense infection and rapidly activate potent immune responses while maintaining a high degree of specificity to prevent inappropriate activation (auto...

Speaker: Aaron Whiteley, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022

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SEP 06, 2022 | 10:30 AM

Panel Presentation: Validating a Fluorescence Cell Sorter for...

Given its ability to isolate pathogens, nuclei, and immune cells for downstream applications, cell sorting is an essential tool for immunological studies. Yet, the potential for aerosol form...

Speaker: Marissa Fahlberg , Matt Riddle

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022
Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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SEP 06, 2022 | 10:00 AM

Techniques and Tips: Learn Sample Preparation for Next Generation...

Date: September 06, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 7:00pm (CEST) Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) provides comprehensive genomic information about disease, development, and other bi...

Speaker: Thilanka Jayaweera , Juili Kelvekar , Andrew Dix

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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SEP 06, 2022 | 9:00 AM

Accelerating Vaccine Development with Automated HTS Library Prep

NGS library preparation can be a long, multi-step process, but it is essential for proper sample management and reproducible results. Automating this process reduces costs, frees up research...

Speaker: Graham Freimanis, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022
Sponsored By: Tecan

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SEP 06, 2022 | 7:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: AI and Multi-Omics in Perinatal Period

We live in a revolutionary era during which technology is leading to amazing advances in medicine. Parallel and aided by the development of artificial intelligence (AI) are the emergence of...

Speaker: Josef Neu, M.D.

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022

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SEP 06, 2022 | 6:00 AM

Sensitizing Antibiotic-Tolerant Bacteria to Topoisomerase Inhibitors...

Antibiotic treatment failure poses a burden on global public health systems. Bacteria can acquire mutations and extrachromosomal genes that allow them to be resistant to our existing drugs....

Speaker: Wendy W.K. Mok, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022

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SEP 06, 2022 | 6:00 AM

Mechanisms of Immune Evasion by RSV Nonstructural Proteins

Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) is a significant cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children under the age of 5, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals, leading...

Speaker: Daisy Leung, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022

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SEP 06, 2022 | 6:00 AM

Pleural Macrophages Promote Recovery From Influenza Virus Infection

Macrophages have been implicated in both the resolution and progression of influenza, but the drivers of these outcomes are poorly understood. We probed mouse lung transcriptomic datasets us...

Speaker: Juliet Morrison, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology Week Virtual Event Series 2022

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AUG 30, 2022 | 1:00 AM

See which proteins like it hot with new isothermal apps on Uncle

Date: August 30, 2022 Time: 10:00am (CEST), 1:00am (PDT), 4:00am (EDT) Problem When it’s time for researchers to pick a protein or formulation, the best ones need to sweat it out at el...

Speaker: Andre Mueller, PhD

Sponsored By: Unchained Labs

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AUG 24, 2022 | 7:00 AM

Light Field Microscopy Camera Solutions

Date: August 24, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00pm (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Light field microscopy was first introduced in 2006, and allows users to capture the 4D light field within the microsco...

Speaker: Matthew Kose-Dunn , Phil Allen , Liang Gao , Shu Jia

Sponsored By: Teledyne Photometrics

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AUG 17, 2022 | 10:00 AM

Driving lab efficiency with PCR power

DATE: August 17, 2022 TIME: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDT Detection and/or amplification of target DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a prevalent method in molecular biology. PCR...

Speaker: Kyle Hondorp , Marija Navickaitė

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Invitrogen

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AUG 16, 2022 | 11:00 AM

How to Leverage Laser Capture Microdissection Technology for Advanced...

Date: August 16, 2022 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Understanding genomic variation in the context of cancer is paramount to identifying disease drivers and informing pers...

Speaker: Katherine Walter

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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AUG 16, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Educational Webinar: TORCH infections - screening vs. diagnosis

Date: August 16, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) Physicians caring for expecting or pregnant mothers successfully manage pregnancy with the help of screening and diagno...

Speaker: Claudio Galli, MD, PhD

Sponsored By: Abbott

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JUL 28, 2022 | 9:00 AM

Lean Lab - Testing Quality Attributes of Water for Pharmaceutical...

Date: July 28, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) The quality of water for pharmaceutical production (purified water, water for injection, and ultrapure water) is quantifi...

Speaker: Kaitlyn Vap , Briana Nunez , Hayden Skalski

Sponsored By: Suez

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JUL 26, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Automating NGS Library Prep and Quantification on the OT-2

Date: July 26, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00pm (EDT), 5:00pm (CEST) NGS is a powerful tool, but many parts of the NGS workflow are complex, require a lot of repetitive pipetting and are pro...

Speaker: Matthew Akana

Sponsored By: Opentrons

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JUL 20, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies using an innovative approach:...

Date: July 20, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to be an international public health emergency due...

Speaker: Carmen Charlton, PhD, FCCM, D(ABMM)

Sponsored By: Diasorin

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JUN 29, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic... What can serology testing...

Date: June 29, 2022 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST), 5:00pm (CEST) As of May 2022, there have been more than 500 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including numerous variants. Additiona...

Speaker: Anne-Geneviève Marcelin , Jean-François Mouscadet , Heidi Scholz

Sponsored By: Bio-Rad Laboratories

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JUN 29, 2022 | 7:00 AM

Insights into Structure, Dynamics, and Function of Endocytic Vesicles...

Date: June 29, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Imaging live cells is key to reveal their inner workings, dynamics, and function. Current technological advances in confo...

Speaker: Julia Roberti, Ph.D.

Sponsored By: Leica Microsystems

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JUN 28, 2022 | 7:00 AM

sCMOS Cameras For Light-Sheet Microscopy

Date: June 28, 2022 Time: 3:00pm (BST), 4:00pm (CET), 9:00am (CST), 7am (PST) Light-sheet microscopy is an extremely versatile imaging technique with a vast range of implementations that are...

Speaker: Prof. Ulrich Kubitscheck , Dr. Abhishek Kumar , Matthew Kose-Dunn , Phil Allen

Sponsored By: Teledyne Photometrics

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JUN 22, 2022 | 10:00 AM

Making Therapeutic Antibodies Simple, Fast and Safe

Date: June 22, 2022 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT), 7:00pm (CEST) Rabbits have a robust and unique immune system that enables the generated antibodies with superior specificity, affinity,...

Speaker: Lidan Ding

Sponsored By: GenScript

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JUN 22, 2022 | 8:00 AM

Effective application of targeted sequence analysis to propel...

Biopharmaceutical discovery, development and manufacturing requires the use of genetic analysis across the development continuum. Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis by capillary electro...

Speaker: Edgar Schreiber, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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JUN 02, 2022 | 8:30 AM

Round Table discussion - Role of Risk Stratification for Cardio...

Date: June 02, 2022 Time: 8:30am (PST), 10:30am (CST), 11:30am (EST) Cardiac biomarkers like high-sensitivity Troponin I might play a major role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases....

Speaker: Dr. Carlos Iribarren, MD, MPH, PhD , Dr. Paul Jülicher, PhD , Dr. Peter Nord, BA, MD, CCFP, DipSM, FCFP , (MODERATOR) Dr. Christos Varounis, MD, MSc, MBA

Sponsored By: Abbott

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JUN 01, 2022 | 9:00 AM

Analysis of process related impurities in cell & gene therapy...

Date: June 01, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CEST) The manufacturing process for cell and gene therapies is complex and can contain process-related impurities from multiple...

Speaker: Ejvind Mørtz

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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MAY 17, 2022 | 9:00 AM

On the way towards personalized medicine: Gene therapy AAV characterization...

Date: May 17, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 8:00pm (CEST) Gene therapeutics have great potential to treat many severe diseases in an unprecedented, targeted manner. The biopharmace...

Speaker: Kerstin Pohl , Jane Luo, PhD

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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MAY 17, 2022 | 7:00 AM

Technology Platforms for Monoclonal Antibody Development and Production

Date: May 17, 2022 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 4:00pm (CEST) Monoclonal antibody (mAb) is generated from a single clone of an antibody-producing cell and recognizes one specific epitop...

Speaker: Amy Sheng, Ph.D.

Sponsored By: Sino Biological

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MAY 05, 2022 | 9:00 AM

NSF456-Vaccine Storage: A New Standard Detailing Requirements...

Date: May 5, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT) In a time when there is global urgency around producing and deploying as many COVID-19 vaccines as...

Speaker: Chase Heibel

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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APR 28, 2022 | 9:00 AM

Beyond infection prevention and control: How genome sequencing...

Date: April 28, 2022 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00pm (EDT), 6:00pm (CET) During previous webinars we have discussed the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) infections, explored biolo...

Speaker: Arne Materna, PhD

Sponsored By: OpGen

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