Immunology Webinars

Follow a curation of discoveries and updates in immunology focusing on immune responses to infectious disease, structure and function, and developments in the defense against infection by watching and engaging in these webinars.

APR 02, 2020 | 2:30 PM

COVID-19 Total Solutions for Detection and Surveillance

BGI group has been at the forefront in the fight against covid-19. Starting from building a lab in Wuhan, sequencing first 2019-nCoV virus genome and offering RT-PCR and sequencing based det...

Speaker: Subodh Nimkar , Pan Zhang, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series
Sponsored By: BGI Americas, MGI Americas

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APR 02, 2020 | 1:00 PM

PANEL: Specimen Collection and Laboratory Safety

The following items will be discussed in this panel presentation: How samples are collected and processed to be tested in reference laboratories The Best practices in collecting respiratory...

Speaker: Jason Chen, MD , Yushen Jiang, MD , Ruben Luo, PhD , Chengbin Wang, MD , Frank Yang, MD, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series

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APR 02, 2020 | 1:00 PM

Rapid Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak: How Collaboration...

As the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, makes headlines on a daily basis, molecular diagnostic firms are rapidly responding by developing tests that assist in diag...

Speaker: Geert Koene, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series
Sponsored By: Biosearch Technologies

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APR 02, 2020 | 11:30 AM

Implementation of Molecular Diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2

This session introduces the keypoints in validating RT-PCR testing of SARS-CoV-2, and presents findings at a provincial center of CoVID-19 on positive rate of molecular testing from multiple...

Speaker: Li Jiang, MD, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series

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APR 02, 2020 | 11:30 AM

COVID-19 infection mechanism, tools for testing and therapeutic...

Sean Taylor will be presenting on the following: Title: COVID-19 infection mechanism, rate of infection and tools for testing and monitoring the disease spread Abstract:Since COVID-19 was fi...

Speaker: Manzhu Kang, PhD , Sean Taylor

Presented at: Coronavirus Series
Sponsored By: GenScript

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APR 02, 2020 | 10:00 AM

SARS-CoV-2 (CoVID-19: Emergence, Biology, and Countermeasures)

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Speaker: Mark Denison, MD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series

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APR 02, 2020 | 10:00 AM

Laboratory Tests for CoVID-19

Since the outbreak of CoVID-19 in Wuhan, China last December, the medical professional community have accumulated numerous experience that potentially will benefit other regions battling the...

Speaker: Jun Wu, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series

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APR 02, 2020 | 8:30 AM

Laboratory Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 Infections: Current Status

The ongoing unprecedented outbreak of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China has highlighted the necessity for readily available, accurate and rapid diagnostic...

Speaker: Yi-Wei Tang, MD, PhD, F(AAM), FIDSA

Presented at: Coronavirus Series

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APR 02, 2020 | 8:30 AM

Rapid Discovery of Therapeutic Antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 and Other...

Humans are susceptible to many life-threatening viruses such as HIV, influenza and Ebola. The current coronavirus pandemic is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-...

Speaker: Anupam Singhal

Presented at: Coronavirus Series
Sponsored By: Berkeley Lights

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APR 02, 2020 | 7:30 AM

From Hendra to Wuhan: emerging bat-borne viruses in a quarter...

The Year of Rat is unfortunately dominated by bats due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Although we are not 100% certain that this is a bat virus, all the evidence suggests that there is a high cha...

Speaker: Linfa Wang, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series

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APR 02, 2020 | 7:30 AM

COVID-19: Putting together the pieces of the pandemic

Learning Objectives: 1. What kind of virus is the coronavirus? Where is its greatest vulnerability and why? 2. What differentiated the HCoVs discovered in the 1960s from the SARS-CoV and MER...

Speaker: Rowshanak Hashemiyoon, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series

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APR 02, 2020 | 6:00 AM

Enhanced. Rapid Target Identification by NGS for Vaccine Development

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is the primary technology used to identify genomic targets for vaccine development. Enhanced options for NGS on Illumina systems now make it possible to iden...

Speaker: Cris Kinross

Presented at: Coronavirus Series
Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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APR 02, 2020 | 6:00 AM

A Multi-Omic Approach to Detection and Characterization of Viral...

A growing body of researchers around the world is working to mount an aggressive and sustained response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By building on past successes and harnessing insights from c...

Speaker: Bill Hunt, MS , Andrew Quong, PhD

Presented at: Coronavirus Series
Sponsored By: Standard BioTools

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MAR 31, 2020 | 7:00 AM

Investigation of NK cell-driven tumor immunity using novel image...

DATE: March 31, 2020 TIME: 7:00am PT, 10:00am PT Please join us for this webinar, during which we will present and discuss the promotion of NK cell-driven tumor immunity. In addition, we wil...

Speaker: Lucas Ferrari de Andrade, Ph.D. , Leo Chan, Ph.D.

Sponsored By: Nexcelom Bioscience

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MAR 27, 2020 | 11:00 AM

Determination of Full, Partial, and Empty Capsid Ratios for Adeno-Associated...

DATE: March 27, 2020 TIME: 11:00am PT, 2:00pm ET Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is one of the most commonly used delivery vehicles in gene therapy development. However, the presence of product...

Speaker: Tingting Li, MS

Sponsored By: SCIEX

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MAR 26, 2020 | 9:00 AM

Cutting Edge Viral and Non-Viral Delivery Platforms for T-Cell...

DATE: March 26, 2020 TIME: 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST Growing demand for precision therapy and the recent successes with CAR-T cells for cancer treatment...

Speaker: Namritha Ravinder

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Invitrogen

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FEB 26, 2020 | 9:00 AM

The use of 3D Models in Hepatic Biology

DATE: February 26, 2020 TIME: 9:00am PST 3D cell culture and analysis and the study of organoids and spheroids are becoming more prevalent as a research method in publications as traditional...

Speaker: Julia Tritapoe , David Kuninger, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific

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FEB 25, 2020 | 9:00 AM

CAR-T Generation for Identity, Purity and Potency Assay Testing

Learn about how to generate a small scale CAR-T workflow using ThermoFisher products See detailed characterization tools that can be utilized and applied in a CAR-T workflow...

Speaker: Tia Hexom, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific/Gibco

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JAN 23, 2020 | 9:00 AM

A Workflow for Knock-in Genome Editing: Simplified

DATE: January 23, 2020 TIME: 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST...

Speaker: Matthew Poling, PhD

Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Invitrogen

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DEC 12, 2019 | 11:00 AM

Laboratory Diagnosis of Immune Deficiency

DATE: December 12, 2019TIME: 11:00am PST Primary immunodeficiency disorders continue to have delayed diagnoses and are commonly under diagnosed. Differentiating betw...

Speaker: Sarah Wheeler, PhD

Sponsored By: Binding Site

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DEC 05, 2019 | 5:00 AM

The clinical implications of high sensitive assays for HBsAg

DATE: December 5, 2019TIME: 5:00am PST, 8:00am EST The diagnosis of an active infection by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) relies on testing for the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). Ov...

Speaker: Claudio Galli, MD, PhD

Sponsored By: Abbott

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DEC 04, 2019 | 7:00 AM

Improve your reproducibility - Liquid Handling is a crucial factor...

DATE: December 4, 2019TIME: 7:00am PST, 10:00am EST, 4:00pm CET Do you know how it feels when you just quickly want to redo an experiment that your colleague did, or an experim...

Speaker: Katja Baesler, PhD , Ulrike Gast, PhD , Alisa Gruschka

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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DEC 03, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Examination of Microglia at Single Cell Resolution in Health and...

DATE: December 3, 2019 TIME: 9:00am PST Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells and play key roles in normal development, maintenance of homeostasis, and disease. Using a combina...

Speaker: Samuel Marsh, Ph.D. , Courtney Anderson, PhD.

Sponsored By: Advanced Cell Diagnostics

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NOV 21, 2019 | 8:00 AM

How to maximize tumor microenvironment analysis from limited patient...

DATE: November 21, 2019TIME: 8:00am PSTA complex interaction among heterogenous immune and tumor cells within the tumorous tissue not only influences tumor progression, but can also sha...

Speaker: César Evaristo, PhD

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 19, 2019 | 10:00 AM

LC3-associated endocytosis: guarding against neuroinflammation...

DATE: November 19, 2019TIME: 10:00am PSTMicroglial cells are the resident innate immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS) and are responsible for regulating inflammatory activati...

Speaker: Bradlee L. Heckmann, Ph.D.

Sponsored By: Miltenyi Biotec

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NOV 18, 2019 | 7:00 AM

Protect your cells with proper pipetting - How liquid handling...

DATE: November 18, 2019TIME: 7:00am PST, 11:00am EST, 4:00pm CEWT How often do you pipette in your cell culture lab every day? Usually, we do it so often that we tend stop th...

Speaker: Nadine Mellies, PhD , Katja Baesler, PhD

Sponsored By: Eppendorf

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NOV 14, 2019 | 6:00 AM

High Resolution View of D4Z4 Repeat Regions for Studying Facioscapulohumeral...

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), one of the most common forms of progressive muscular dystrophies and is often conventionally diagnosed by Southern blot analysis. The accurate d...

Speaker: Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG

Presented at: Clinical Diagnostics & Research Virtual Event Series 2019
Sponsored By: Bionano

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