2011 Symposium Schedule

Technology Partners

10:00am

Pyrosequencing: the Hammer in your Genomics Toolbox Kyle Orndorff

10:15am

Solving the Challenges of Genomic Sample Preparation for Next Generation Sequencing, Microarrays and qPCR John Smutko Global Manager of Technical Training, NuGen

10:30am

Capturing genomic diversity…An overview of Agilent’s array and sequencing products Scott D. Leppanen, Ph. D. Senior Field Application Scientist Agilent Technologies Inc.

10:45am – Break

11:00am

New Affymetrix Products for the Human Transcriptome and Cytogenetics Travis Burleson Affymetrix Field Applications Scientist

11:15am

Automation Solutions for Next Generation Sequencing Sample Preparation Andrew Barry Automation Product Manager

11:30am

Interpretation of Exome and Genome data Mike Pazdon

11:45am

Applications of Whole Genome Sequencing Jason Laramie Principal Application Scientist, Complete Genomics, Inc.

Poster Session 

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11:45pm – 2:00pm 

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Opening Remarks 

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2:00pm – Dr. Karen H. Antmann, Dean of Boston University School of Medicine 

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Student Oral Presentations

2:10 - Shoshana Rosenthal

Tumor Suppressor Gene Re-expression: A Novel Approach for Treating Cancer by Combination Therapy  

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2:35 - Teresa Wang

Comparative Gene Expression Analysis in Non-Human Primates Infected with Anthrax, Poxviruses and Filoviruses  

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3:00 - Julie Zeskind Gil

Gene-Expression Alterations associated with progression of small airways disease in smokers with COPD  

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3:25 - Christina Hao

Sex-dependent regulation of microRNAs by growth hormone (GH) in mouse liver  

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3:50 - Jacqueline Milton

Genetic Modifiers of Hemolysis in Sickle Cell Disease  

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4:15 - Sait Ozturk

Identifying Candidate Metastasis Suppressor Genes in Breast Cancer  

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4:45 Awards Presentation