Short Courses
MONDAY, AUGUST 17
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
SC1: Use of FFPE/Fixed Tissues for Clinical Research - Detailed Agenda
P. Mickey Williams, Ph.D., Director, Molecular Characterization & Clinical Assay Development Laboratory (MoCha), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Jason Lih, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Molecular Characterization & Clinical Assay Development Laboratory (MoCha), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Biswajit Das, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, MoCha, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Christopher R. Kinsinger, Ph.D., Program Manager, Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research, NCI
Ping Guan, Ph.D., Program Director, Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research Branch (BBRB), National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Wendell Jones, Ph.D., Global Head Genomic Bioinformatics, EA Quintiles
SC2: Method Validation According to CLSI Guidelines - Detailed Agenda
Shuguang Huang, Ph.D., Associate Vice President, Biostatistics, Helomics
SC3: Practical Considerations for NGS Data Analysis and Interpretation - Detailed Agenda
Robert D. Daber, Ph.D., Director, Research and Development and Sequencing Operations,
Bio-Reference Laboratories
Matthew Lebo, Ph.D., FACMG, Director, Bioinformatics, Partners Personalized Medicine; Instructor, Pathology, Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals
2:00 - 5:00 pm
SC5: Microfluidics for Point-of-Care - Detailed Agenda
Holger Becker, Ph.D., Founder & CSO, microfluidic ChipShop GmbH
SC6: Establishing the Value of Diagnostic Tests - Detailed Agenda
Lawrence J. Worden, Vice President and Senior Partner, Market Diagnostics International
Rahul K. Dhanda,Vice President, Marketing, T2 Biosystems, Inc.
Mark S. Girardi, Principal Consultant, GfK Market Access
SC7: NGS as a Diagnostics Platform - Detailed Agenda
Jamie Platt, Ph.D., Vice President, Genomic Solutions, Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network, Inc.
Jennifer Morrissette, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory, Clinical Director, Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Justin Zook, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology
SC8: Detection and Characterization of Circulating Biomarkers - Detailed Agenda
Nishant Agrawal, M.D., Associate Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chetan Bettegowda, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sonya Parpart-Li, Ph.D., Associate Scientist, Personal Genome Diagnostics
5:30 - 8:30 pm Dinner Short Course:
SC9: Regulatory Compliance in Molecular Diagnostics - Detailed Agenda
Melina Cimler, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Quality & Regulatory, Adaptive Biotechnologies
William Pignato, Founder and Principal, W.J. Pignato & Associates, LLC
Pamela Swatkowski, Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Abbott Molecular
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
Dinner Short Courses 6:30 - 8:30 pm
SC10: Use of CLIA-Waived POC and Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Community Pharmacies - Detailed Agenda
Michael E. Klepser, Pharm.D., FCCP, Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy
Donald G. Klepser, Ph.D., MBA, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy
Allison Dering-Anderson, Pharm.D., RP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy
SC11: NGS for Infectious Disease Diagnostics - Detailed Agenda
Charles Chiu, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Lab Medicine and Infectious Diseases; Director, UCSF-Abbott Viral Diagnostics and Discovery Center; Associate Director, UCSF Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
SC12: Regulatory and Reimbursement Considerations with NGS and Other Multiplex Assays - Detailed Agenda
Živana Težak, Ph.D., Associate Director, Science and Technology, Personalized Medicine, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety (OIVD), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA
Girish Putcha, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Laboratory Science, Palmetto GBA (MolDX)
*Separate registration required