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.
Date: May 5, 2021 Time: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT Emergence of genetic mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 genome that may enhance transmissibility, increase symptom severity or improve the virus...
Genealogist have long supported the legal system through probate work, heir searching, and by identifying next-of-kin of servicemen. Even though DNA was first introduced to genealogists over...
The increasing use of prescription and non-medical prescription opioids has created a significant public health crisis. The rising rate of opioid-related deaths across North America has led...
Research on decomposition odor has evolved significantly since the first introduction of this concept in the literature in 2004. This work is foundational to understanding several areas of f...
Short tandem repeats (STRs) are gold-standard genetic loci used for source attribution of evidentiary material in legal matters. Their power lies in their high heterozygosity and large allel...
The detection and analysis of traces for the purpose of providing clues in criminal investigations has a rich history that dates back to the mid-18th Century. Traces are remnants of past eve...
Every day in America nearly seven thousand people die. That’s about two and a half million deaths per year. When a death is violent, unexpected, medically unattended, or suspicious &nd...
When violent crimes are committed, the crime scene is usually covered with blood. Blood may be shed when the person is standing, sitting, or on the ground. The weapon that caused blood to be...
The postmortem microbiome is an emerging field in forensic science with broad application for death investigation (e.g., time since death). While the foundation for forensic microbiology beg...
In this session, a review of the impact of COVID-19 on the Forensic Science Program at the University of Toronto will be explored. Challenges for both undergraduate and graduate education wi...
In examining the potential adoption of the Oncomine Precision Assay, University of Texas Health had several criteria to consider, including the need for highly accurate detection of small sa...
Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2018, there were 18.1 million new cases and 9.5 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. With the advancement of next generation seq...
New genomic technologies are changing the face of cancer care, as well as accelerating our biological understanding of cancer. Cris will summarise several parallel cancer initiatives in New...
Date: April 29, 2021 Time: 9:00am PST Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) reached single-atom resolution for 3D structure determination of biological macromolecules. Cryo-EM has been determin...
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) based molecular tests have been the one of the major focus for the expansion of molecular service provided by Haemato-oncology Diagnostic Service (HODS) in R...
Comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) is advancing precision oncology research through simultaneous analysis of multiple biomarkers in a single next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay. In thi...
Next-generation sequencing is transforming scientific research and testing. Thanks to large-scale cancer projects (e.g. The Cancer Genome Atlas - TCGA), the accumulated knowledge is now used...
Myeloid neoplasms represent a highly heterogeneous group of diseases that encompass myeloproliferative, myelodysplastic (myeloproliferative/myelodysplastic) syndrome and acute myeloid leukem...
AsPION Project comprises of 6 key sites across 5 countries in the Asia Pacific region, to test and trial Oncomine comprehensive assay plus performance and to determine the analytical validat...
New genomic technologies are changing the face of cancer care, as well as accelerating our biological understanding of cancer. Cris will summarise several parallel cancer initiatives in New...
Date: April 28, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Learn how the leading food, juice and beverage producer in Mexico, Jugos del Valle, simplified and sped up their lab work and improved...
Proximity Ligation Assay (PLA), is a powerful technique for demonstrating the presence of 2 unique targets in direct proximity of each other in tissue sections. It allows visualization of in...
Date: April 27, 2021 Time: 08:00am (PDT) The versatility of CRISPR-Cas9 has expanded the available toolset of gene editing systems for life scientists. However, these experiments require det...
Date: April 27, 2021 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Visualization is an important step to address complex biological questions in vivo. The imaging process can widen the perspective of an...
Overview and learning objectives: Lupus anticoagulants are consistently present in patients at risk of thrombosis as a result of underlying antiphospholipid syndrome (aPS), a dangerous disor...
Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) are a reliable, sensitive, and accurate diagnostic approach used in viral detection. The approach involves the isolation of nucleic acids from a sampl...
(Adapted from a DPYD verification document written by Hannah Stevens, Trainee Clinical Scientist) 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) and capecitabine are fluoropyrimidine chemotherapies that are used to...
Date: May 5, 2021 Time: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT Emergence of genetic mutations within the SARS-CoV-2 genome that may enhance transmissibility, increase symptom severity or improve the virus...
