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7:00am - 8:00am |
EARLY BIRD SESSIONSLab of the Future: Cool Toys for the Diagnosis of Infectious DiseasesValidation of the Karius Microbial Cell-free DNA Sequencing Test for Infectious Disease A Smart Diagnostic: Technology that Learned to Identify and Count Individual Bacteria in Blood |
1:00pm - 2:30pm |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPSRole of Next Generation Sequencing for Outbreak InvestigationViral Genomics in the Clinical Lab NGS for Natural Disasters |
4:15pm - 5:45pm |
PLENARY SESSION
SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASESMeningitis/Encephalitis Syndromic Testing in the Clinical Setting: Is it Ready for Prime Time?Are Meningitis/Encephalitis Panels Ready for Prime Time? Point-Counterpoint: Molecular Diagnosis of Meningitis/Encephalitis
Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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7:00am - 8:00am |
EARLY BIRD SESSIONSKeys to Publishing in Scientific JournalsBarbara A. Zehnbauer, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA |
8:15am - 9:15am |
SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASESThe Role of Genomic Susceptibility Testing in Predicting Antimicrobial ResponsesUse of Molecular Testing to Predict Gonorrhea Treatment Value of Molecular AST Methods for Bacteria: Are We There? |
10:45am - 11:45am |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS:Platform Presentations of Selected Abstracts Abstracts are selected by the Program Committee Platform Presentations of Selected Infectious Diseases AbstractsID004 - Evaluation of a Novel Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detection and Genotyping of Human Papillomavirus in Formalin-fixed Paraffin-embedded Tissue of Oropharyngeal Carcinomas ID012 - Comprehensive Solid Tumor Microbiome Profiling via Analysis of Unmapped Reads in Large Panel, Hybridization Capture-based NGS Assay Data ID063 - A Quantitative, Multiplexed RNA Detection Platform for Rapid Pathogen Identification and Phenotypic Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) using NanoString(™) Technology ID007 - The Diagnostic Yield of Universal Pathogen Detection by Next-Generation Sequencing Compared to the Standard of Care in Patients with Pneumonia |
12:15pm - 1:00pm |
SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASESID Town Hall Meeting |
1:00pm - 2:30pm |
PLENARY SESSIONMicrobiome and Predictive Response to ImmunotherapyMicrobiome Changes with Infectious Complications During Stem Cell Transplantation The Intestinal Virome: From Chronic Inflammation to Bacteriophage Therapy Targeting Multidrug Resistant Bacteria |
3:30pm - 5:00pm |
CONCURRENT SYMPOSIAUtilization of CRISPR/Cas Technique as Anti-Viral Therapeutic Agent and as an Adaptive Immune Modulator in DNA Editing and RNA TargetingCRISPR/Cas9 Targeting and Inactivation of Viral DNA Genomes Programmable RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas Enzymes for RNA Detection and Therapeutics |
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Saturday, November 3, 2018 |
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SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION |
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8:15am - 9:15am |
SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MOLECULAR ONCOLOGYTest Utilization and Clinical Utility of Molecular TestOpportunities and Challenges in Laboratory Stewardship: Leaders Apply Here |
10:45am - 12:15pm |
WORKSHOPSEnterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis: What We've Learned Since 2014The Role of Enterovirus D68 in Acute Flaccid Myelitis Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Diagnosis of Enterovirus D68 |
1:30pm - 3:00pm |
CONCURRENT SYMPOSIAMetagenomic Characterization of Molecular ScientistsChristopher E. Mason, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA |