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Genetic Testing
A genetic test (DNA test) is a test used to assess the changes in the DNA or chromosome structure. This can be used in the medical field to rule out or discover possible genetic conditions of a patient.
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MAY 09, 2018 | 6:00 AMC.E. CREDITS
Genomic information has the potential to improve management or potentially prevent or enable early intervention of virtually every disease. However, despite massive technological leaps and ex...APR 26, 2018 | 8:00 AM
DATE: April 26, 2018TIME: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Engineered T cells expressing a tumor antigen-specific receptor have revolutionized the field of cancer therap...APR 12, 2018 | 10:30 AM
In genomics, as in life, you need to be in the right place at the right time, and you need integrity, to be credible. Since the availability of the human genome sequence, there's been an...APR 12, 2018 | 9:00 AM
Ready or not, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is here and it is here to stay. As technologies continue to make genetic testing more affordable and accessible to the masses, more indi...APR 11, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Screening for Down syndrome began with the question "How old will you be when you deliver?". If the pregnant woman answered 35 years of age or older, she was offered amniocent...APR 11, 2018 | 10:30 AM
On March 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for the use of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for tumor profiling i...APR 11, 2018 | 9:00 AM
Genomic profiling in various cancers has become standard of care today. Dr. Chandra will discuss the challenges and opportunities of precision oncology testing in community practice and...MAR 29, 2018 | 1:30 PM
Cannabidiol (CBD) has emerged as a promising anti-epileptic drug in otherwise treatment-resistant genetic epileptic disorders. However, the clinical trials have been limited by their use of C...MAR 28, 2018 | 1:30 PM
In today’s modern laboratory, resources are often stretched as laboratories struggle to manage multiple priorities, meet regulatory requirements, and contain costs. This is especially t...Speaker: Christine Paszko, PhD, MT (ASCP)Presented at: Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2018
MAR 15, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Determining the copy number of SMN1 and SMN2 genes is notoriously difficult due to the high level of homology between the two genes. These genes, that are associated with spinal muscular atro...Speaker: Ryan DonnellyMAR 15, 2018 | 10:30 AM
Machine learning approaches to pattern discovery in protein-protein interaction networks of Huntington’s disease brain and model organisms are revealing novel connections of the disease...MAR 14, 2018 | 10:30 AM
Since its initial description more than 70 years ago, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been diagnosed more frequently in boys. However, we remain unsure of why males are affected in greater...JAN 30, 2018 | 9:00 AM
DATE: January 30, 2018TIME: 9:00AM PST, 12:00PM ESTInfectious disease surveillance and monitoring is critical in settings where disease outbreaks and antibiotic resistance can dramatica...JAN 18, 2018 | 8:00 AM
Current exon-level arrays and NGS techniques for CNV detection are plagued with a high number of false-positive calls and are challenging...Speaker: Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG , Kristina Cusmano-Ozog, MDSponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Applied BiosystemsNOV 14, 2017 | 12:00 PM
DATE: November 14, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PST, 03:00pm ESTLearning Objectives: How to maximise RNA yield and extraction from exosomes and biological fluids How to construct small RNA...NOV 08, 2017 | 1:30 PM
The integration of next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests into clinical laboratory practice across medical disciplines provides medically actionable data that in some cases are not otherwise...Speaker: Ira Lubin, PhD, FACMGNOV 08, 2017 | 1:30 PM
The advent of next generation sequencing has transformed the way we identify mutations with clinical implications. As the compendium of variants expands, gathering the most current and accura...Speaker: Jennifer Poitras, PhDNOV 08, 2017 | 12:00 PM
Despite the fact that screening for many cancers is associated with net harm, healthcare consumers continue to be screened. PSA is the most commonly performed laboratory screening test for ca...Speaker: Shahram Shahangian, PhD, MS, DABCC, FACBNOV 08, 2017 | 12:00 PM
Currently, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in North America, the most frequent malignancy in men from all ethnicities, surpassing lung cancer. Prostate tumors...Speaker: Nallasivam Palanisamy, PhDPresented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2017
Sponsored By: Advanced Cell DiagnosticsNOV 07, 2017 | 8:00 AM
Cancer research diagnostic services in pathology laboratories worldwide have been negatively impacted by a lack of fresh-frozen tissue samples, the degradation of DNA and RNA in archival tiss...Speaker: Godfrey Grech, PhDOCT 11, 2017 | 9:00 AM
More and more decisions will center on the ability to molecularly characterize a disease. So the molecular diagnostic laboratory will have a pivotal role. What does that look like? Will we be...Speaker: Federico Monzon, MDOCT 05, 2017 | 6:00 AM
DATE: October 5th, 2017TIME: 6:00am PT, 9:00am ETIn this webinar you will learn: that temperature variations in your lab and detection instrument will distort your results...OCT 01, 2017 | 12:00 AM
Traditional high throughput screening (HTS) assays for neuronal targets employ non-human primary neuronal cells due to the scale necessary for HTS. Isolation of mouse primary neurons can be u...SEP 27, 2017 | 9:00 AM
DATE: September 27, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ETTransplant Educational Webinar SeriesChallenges in CMV Management Management of CMV infected and immu...
MAY 09, 2018 | 6:00 AM
C.E. CREDITS
Genomic information has the potential to improve management or potentially prevent or enable early intervention of virtually every disease. However, despite massive technological leaps and ex...
APR 26, 2018 | 8:00 AM
DATE: April 26, 2018TIME: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Engineered T cells expressing a tumor antigen-specific receptor have revolutionized the field of cancer therap...
APR 12, 2018 | 10:30 AM
In genomics, as in life, you need to be in the right place at the right time, and you need integrity, to be credible. Since the availability of the human genome sequence, there's been an...
APR 12, 2018 | 9:00 AM
Ready or not, direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is here and it is here to stay. As technologies continue to make genetic testing more affordable and accessible to the masses, more indi...
APR 11, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Screening for Down syndrome began with the question "How old will you be when you deliver?". If the pregnant woman answered 35 years of age or older, she was offered amniocent...
APR 11, 2018 | 10:30 AM
On March 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for the use of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for tumor profiling i...
APR 11, 2018 | 9:00 AM
Genomic profiling in various cancers has become standard of care today. Dr. Chandra will discuss the challenges and opportunities of precision oncology testing in community practice and...
MAR 29, 2018 | 1:30 PM
Cannabidiol (CBD) has emerged as a promising anti-epileptic drug in otherwise treatment-resistant genetic epileptic disorders. However, the clinical trials have been limited by their use of C...
MAR 28, 2018 | 1:30 PM
In today’s modern laboratory, resources are often stretched as laboratories struggle to manage multiple priorities, meet regulatory requirements, and contain costs. This is especially t...
Speaker:
Christine Paszko, PhD, MT (ASCP)
Presented at: Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event Series 2018
MAR 15, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Determining the copy number of SMN1 and SMN2 genes is notoriously difficult due to the high level of homology between the two genes. These genes, that are associated with spinal muscular atro...
Speaker:
Ryan Donnelly
MAR 15, 2018 | 10:30 AM
Machine learning approaches to pattern discovery in protein-protein interaction networks of Huntington’s disease brain and model organisms are revealing novel connections of the disease...
MAR 14, 2018 | 10:30 AM
Since its initial description more than 70 years ago, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been diagnosed more frequently in boys. However, we remain unsure of why males are affected in greater...
JAN 30, 2018 | 9:00 AM
DATE: January 30, 2018TIME: 9:00AM PST, 12:00PM ESTInfectious disease surveillance and monitoring is critical in settings where disease outbreaks and antibiotic resistance can dramatica...
JAN 18, 2018 | 8:00 AM
Current exon-level arrays and NGS techniques for CNV detection are plagued with a high number of false-positive calls and are challenging...
Speaker:
Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG
, Kristina Cusmano-Ozog, MD
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Applied Biosystems
NOV 14, 2017 | 12:00 PM
DATE: November 14, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PST, 03:00pm ESTLearning Objectives: How to maximise RNA yield and extraction from exosomes and biological fluids How to construct small RNA...
NOV 08, 2017 | 1:30 PM
The integration of next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests into clinical laboratory practice across medical disciplines provides medically actionable data that in some cases are not otherwise...
Speaker:
Ira Lubin, PhD, FACMG
NOV 08, 2017 | 1:30 PM
The advent of next generation sequencing has transformed the way we identify mutations with clinical implications. As the compendium of variants expands, gathering the most current and accura...
Speaker:
Jennifer Poitras, PhD
NOV 08, 2017 | 12:00 PM
Despite the fact that screening for many cancers is associated with net harm, healthcare consumers continue to be screened. PSA is the most commonly performed laboratory screening test for ca...
Speaker:
Shahram Shahangian, PhD, MS, DABCC, FACB
NOV 08, 2017 | 12:00 PM
Currently, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in North America, the most frequent malignancy in men from all ethnicities, surpassing lung cancer. Prostate tumors...
Speaker:
Nallasivam Palanisamy, PhD
Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2017
Sponsored By: Advanced Cell Diagnostics
Sponsored By: Advanced Cell Diagnostics
NOV 07, 2017 | 8:00 AM
Cancer research diagnostic services in pathology laboratories worldwide have been negatively impacted by a lack of fresh-frozen tissue samples, the degradation of DNA and RNA in archival tiss...
Speaker:
Godfrey Grech, PhD
OCT 11, 2017 | 9:00 AM
More and more decisions will center on the ability to molecularly characterize a disease. So the molecular diagnostic laboratory will have a pivotal role. What does that look like? Will we be...
Speaker:
Federico Monzon, MD
OCT 05, 2017 | 6:00 AM
DATE: October 5th, 2017TIME: 6:00am PT, 9:00am ETIn this webinar you will learn: that temperature variations in your lab and detection instrument will distort your results...
OCT 01, 2017 | 12:00 AM
Traditional high throughput screening (HTS) assays for neuronal targets employ non-human primary neuronal cells due to the scale necessary for HTS. Isolation of mouse primary neurons can be u...
SEP 27, 2017 | 9:00 AM
DATE: September 27, 2017TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ETTransplant Educational Webinar SeriesChallenges in CMV Management Management of CMV infected and immu...