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SEP 12, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Multi-Omic Approaches for the Study of Vaginal Microbial Communities

Vaginal microbial communities play an important role in women’s heath. It is now clear that the vaginal microbiome is linked to pregnancy complications such as preterm birth and risk f...

Speaker: Jennifer Fettweis, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 12, 2019 | 10:30 AM

Analysis of human gut microbiomes and antibiotic resistomes of...

The emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria and resistance mechanisms pose a serious challenge to laboratories in both hospital clinical microbiology and public health...

Speaker: Jonathan Jacobs, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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SEP 12, 2019 | 10:00 AM

High Sensitivity Purity Analysis of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)...

DATE: September 12, 2019TIME: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDT...

Speaker: Tingting Li, MS

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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SEP 12, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Investigating the common bean microbiome

Plants recruit soil microbes that provide nutrients, promote growth and protect against pathogens. However, the full potential of microbial communities for supporting plant health and agricul...

Speaker: Nejc Stopnisek, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 12, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Meningitis & Encephalitis: Overview, Epidemiology, and Diagnostics

Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain itself. Anyone can get meningitis or encephalitis...

Speaker: Kevin Alby, PhD, D(ABMM)

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: Diasorin

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SEP 12, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Clinical uses of Mass Spectrometry

DATE: September 12, 2019TIME: 8:00am PDTIn the upcoming era of personalized medicine, there is a growing need for the development of rapid, sensitive, precise and accurate analysis of t...

Speaker: Nina Ogrinc , Philippe Saudemont

Sponsored By: Agilent

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SEP 12, 2019 | 7:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: Microbial Centric Aging: A Paradigm Shift

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Speaker: John Thomas, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 12, 2019 | 6:00 AM

Using the NASA GeneLab Data System to Study the Metagenomes of...

With humans pushing to live further off Earth for longer periods of time, it is increasingly important to understand the changes that occur in biological systems during spaceflight whether th...

Speaker: Jonathan Galazka, PhD , Daniela Bezdan, PhD , Peng Jiang, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 11, 2019 | 1:30 PM

Development of Machine Learning Algorithms to Data Mine Meta-Omic...

Background: The vast majority of all genes are contained within the genomes of the prokaryotes, including the eubacteria and the archaea. These largely single-cellular domains of life thus...

Speaker: Garth Ehrlich, PhD, FAAAS

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: PacBio

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SEP 11, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Understanding Astrovirus Pathogenesis: Who Knew Viruses Had Toxins?

immunocompromised populations where the virus can cause systemic and even fatal infections. Indeed, we have shown that astrovirus infections are more prevalent than norovirus in our pediatric...

Speaker: Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 11, 2019 | 10:30 AM

Genomic characterization of emerging carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella...

In contrast to other countries in Latin America, Peru had been notoriously spared by the global dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) until recently. Isolated ca...

Speaker: Pablo Tsukayama, Ph.D

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: QIAGEN

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SEP 11, 2019 | 10:30 AM

Structural analysis to understand the molecular mechanism for...

Canine parvovirus (CPV) is an important pathogen causing severe diseases in dogs, including acute hemorrhagic enteritis, myocarditis and cerebellar disease. Cross-species transmission of CPV...

Speaker: Susan Hafenstein, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 11, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Using metagenomics and bioinformatics to investigate bacterial-fungal...

Learning objectives:1. Metagenomic analysis is already complex, and complicated further by incomplete and non-standardized databases of known organisms2. Fungi may have their own 'mic...

Speaker: Patrick Chain, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: Illumina

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SEP 11, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Microbial Detection Total Solution Based on MGISEQ High-Throughput...

Traditional pathogen detection methods rely on the identification of pathogens known to be associated with a particular syndrome. In many cases, it involves complex methodology, lengthy proce...

Speaker: Kin Kuok, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 11, 2019 | 7:30 AM

Keynote Presentation: Mining Athlete Microbiomes for Next Generation...

Jonathan is a co-founder and the CEO of FitBiomics, a biotechnology startup that is sequencing the microbiome of elite athletes to identify and isolate next-generation probiotics for applicat...

Speaker: Jonathan Scheiman, PhD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 11, 2019 | 6:00 AM

Powerful Species-Level Identification and Quantification by Weighted...

MVRSION is a bench and informatic system which employs simultaneous weighted analysis eight of nine 16S hyper variable regions. We use Fluidigm Juno to amplify and index the these regions in...

Speaker: Seth Crosby, MD

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 11, 2019 | 6:00 AM

Find out how GARDP is redoubling its efforts to accelerate the...

Antibiotics have radically transformed our world by making previously incurable illnesses treatable. Millions of lives have been saved and our wellbeing significantly improved as a result. Th...

Speaker: Manica Balasegaram

Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology Virtual Event Series 2019

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SEP 10, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Not Your Typical Flow Cytometry Panel Design Webinar: A tool kit...

DATE: September 10, 2019TIME: 9:00am PDTAfter new users become familiar with flow cytometry instrumentation and learn how to set up the instrument and acquire data, the next topic to ma...

Speaker: Maria Gentile, MSc , Michael Kapinsky, PhD

Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

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SEP 10, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Next Generation Sequencing of the Immune System: From Single Cell...

DATE: September 10, 2019TIME: 8:00am PTNext generation sequencing of the immune repertoire allows detailed, sequence-specific insight into the immune system’s adaptive response...

Speaker: Miranda Byrne-Steele, Ph.D.

Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

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SEP 10, 2019 | 3:00 PM

From cell seeding to analysis - Getting the best out of your cell-based...

DATE: September 10, 2019 TIME: 3:00pm CEST, 06:00am PT, 09:00am ET The assessment of cell health and cellular responses after experimental manipulation continue to be...

Speaker: Jessica Wagener, PhD , Erik Bonke, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf, Promega

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SEP 09, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Challenges in hemostasis test standardization

Standardization and harmonization have come a long way in the last 3 to 4 decades; however, standardization is imperfect. Laboratory professional need to recognize the limitations of some of...

Speaker: Russell Higgins, MD

Presented at: Stago EdVantage Virtual University
Sponsored By: Diagnostica Stago, Inc.

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SEP 05, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Advancing astrocyte research with novel tools for characterization,...

DATE: September 5, 2019TIME: 12:00pm PDTAstrocytes are a major cell type in the mammalian CNS. They are involved in a number of essential processes such as synapse formation and functio...

Speaker: Melanie Jungblut, Ph.D

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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SEP 05, 2019 | 7:00 AM

The bread and butter method of genomics: How to improve your (q)PCR

DATE: September 5, 2019TIME: 7:00am PT, 10:00am ET, 4:00pm CEST PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) has gone through a massive evolution since its development in 1983. Besides it...

Speaker: Tim Schommartz, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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AUG 29, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Combining Procalcitonin and a Highly Multiplexed Syndromic Respiratory...

DATE: August 29, 2019TIME: 10:00am PDTThis webinar will discuss how combining VIDAS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCT (TM) (procalcitonin) and a BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY®...

Speaker: Dr. Devendra Amin, MD

Sponsored By: bioMérieux Inc

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AUG 29, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Enabling Next-Generation Targeted siRNA Therapies with ExpiCHO

DATE: August 29, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT/ 12:00pm ET Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are a cornerstone of modern biomedical research and biotherapeutics. Therefore, reproducibly obtai...

Speaker: Ian Huggins, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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AUG 29, 2019 | 8:00 AM

Implementation of Helicobacter Pylori Stool Antigen Testing in...

Date: August 27, 2019Time: 11:00am PDT, 2:00pm EDTBackground: Clinical guidelines for H. pylori screening and post-treatment testing endorse the use of urea breath test (UBT), H. py...

Speaker: Dylan Pillai, MD, PhD, FRCPC (C)

Presented at: Discover More; Your Virtual Resource
Sponsored By: Diasorin

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AUG 27, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Akoya Biosciences Webinar Series: Comprehensive Meta-analysis...

DATE: August 27, 2019 TIME: 9:00am PDT, 12:00pm EDT Immunotherapies targeting PD-1 or PD-L1 have proven remarkably effective for treating cancer in some patients, with considerabl...

Speaker: Cliff Hoyt, PhD , Steve Lu

Sponsored By: Akoya Biosciences

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