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Planet xMAP sessions allow you to gain P.A.C.E. continuing education units through the ASCLS.
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Do you have a question that you would like to have discussed during any of the Planet xMAP Sessions?
Submit your question in advance by emailing question@luminexcorp.com
Schedule subject to change. Exhibits and scientific posters will be on display throughout the entire symposium.
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Day 1 - Wednesday, May 12
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8:30-9:00am
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Registration and Badge Pick Up Opens (Foyer)
Coffee and continental breakfast provided |
| 9:00-9:15am |
Planet xMAP USA 2010 Official Welcome and Opening
(Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Darin Leigh, VP of Commercial Operations, Luminex Corporation |
| 9:15-9:45am |
The Next Dimension in Multiplexing (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Tim Dehne, VP of Systems Research and Development, Luminex Corporation
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| 9:45-11:15am |
Keynote Address (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Rules for Science
Dr. James D. Watson, Noble Prize-winning Scientist
& Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA
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| 11:15-11:45am |
BeadforLife - Charity Organization of Planet xMAP USA
(Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Michael Brady, BeadforLife, Board of Directors Treasurer
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| 11:45-12:30pm |
Lunch - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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| 12:30-1:00pm |
xMAP Technology Tutorial – The Fundamental Basics of
Multiplexing with Luminex Technology
Tonniele Naeher, Training Delivery Manager
Luminex Corporation |
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12:30-1:30pm |
Multiplexing Tips and Tricks
Sean Higgins, Ph.D., Senior Field Marketing Scientist
Luminex Corporation
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| 1:00-1:30pm |
Basic Assay Development
Tonniele Naeher, Training Delivery Manager
Luminex Corporation
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1:30-2:00pm |
Custom Assay Development
Sherry Dunbar, Ph.D., Senior Director, Assay ATG
Luminex Corporation
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| 1:30-2:00pm |
Luminex Training Program and xMAP University
Heidi Polasek, Global Manager of Training
and Development
Luminex Corporation
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2:00-2:30pm |
Physical Principles and Software for Optimal
Multiplex PCR Design
John SantaLucia, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry, Wayne State
CSO, DNA Software, Inc. |
| 2:00-2:30pm |
Adventures in Genotyping: Incorporation of Luminex
Cytochrome Genotyping Assays into a Medical
Laboratory Science Curriculum
Sally Lewis, Ph.D.
Department Head Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Tarleton State University |
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| 2:30-3:00pm |
Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer) |
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| 3:00-3:30pm |
Millipore End-user Presentation (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
A Systems Biology Approach to Treatment Selection for
Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Jeffrey A. Borgia, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Rush Biomarkers Core |
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| 3:30-4:00pm |
Bio-Rad End-user Presentation (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Multiplex Proteomics for Identification of Actionable Biomarkers
in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jeremy Sokolove, M.D., Postdoctoral Scholar,Division of Immunology
and Rheumatology, Stanford University
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| Day 2 - Thursday, May 13 |
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| 8:00-8:30am |
Registration and Badge Pick Up Opens (Foyer)
Coffee and continental breakfast provided |
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| 8:30-8:45am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Mike Pintek, Sr. VP of Commercial Operations, Luminex Corporation |
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| 8:45-10:15am |
Keynote Address (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Public Health Laboratories and Luminex: Anatomy of a Partnership
Linette Granen, MT (ASCP), DLM, Manager, Corporate Relations,
Association of Public Health Laboratories
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| 10:15-10:45am |
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
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MORNING FOCUS: GENETIC DISEASE
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MORNING FOCUS: ONCOLOGY/PHARMA
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| 10:45-11:15am |
Genetic Testing for Screening and
Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis
Patrick Sosnay, M.D., Instructor, Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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10:45-11:15am |
Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Phenotype in
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines Contributes to
EGFR Inhibitor Resistance
Takeshi Shimamura, Ph.D., Instructor in Medicine,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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| 11:15-11:45am |
Newborn Screening in Minnesota and Benefits of Multiplexing
Jill Simonetti, Newborn Screening Scientist
Minnesota Dept of Health
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11:15-11:45am |
Multiplexed Assays for Multivalent Vaccines
Mark T. Esser, Ph.D., Sr. Research Fellow
PPD Vaccines and Biologics Lab, Multiplexed Assays for Mutlivalent Vaccines |
| 11:45-12:15pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
Patrick Sosnay, Johns Hopkins Medicine and
Jill Simonetti, Minnesota Dept of Health
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11:45-12:15pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
Takeshi Shimamura, Ph.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mark T. Esser, Ph.D., PPD Vaccines and Biologics Lab |
| 12:15-1:15pm |
Lunch - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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| 12:30-1:00pm |
Lunch Session - FLEXMAP 3D System ( Key Ballroom)
Jochen Schwenk, Ph.D.,
School of Biotechnology, KTH- Royal Institute
of Technology
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: HLA/INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: EXPRESSION PROFILING
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1:15-2:00pm
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Applications of Luminex® Technology in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Mary Sue Leffell, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Laboratory Director, JHU Immunodiagnostics Laboratory
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1:15-1:45pm |
Towards a Next Generation Plasma Proteome Profiling
Jochen Schwenk, Ph.D., Proteomics
School of Biotechnology, KTH-Royal Institute
of Technology |
2:00-2:45pm
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Multiplex Diagnosis Contributes to Malaria Elimination
Peter A. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Professor, The Center for Global Health
& Diseases
Case Western Reserve University
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1:45-2:15pm |
Analyzing the Entire Transcriptome with FLEXMAP 3D
Aravind Subramanian, Ph.D.
Computational Biologist, Cancer Program
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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2:15-2:45pm
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Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
Jochen Schwenk, Ph.D., Proteomics
School of Biotechnology, KTH-Royal Institute
of Technology and Aravind Subramanian, Ph.D.
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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| 2:45-3:15pm |
Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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| 3:15-3:45pm |
xPONENT Software Demo (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Tracy Vandenbroek, Product Marketing Manager of On Market Products,
Luminex Corporation |
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| 3:45-5:00pm |
Scientific Poster Presenter Q&A and Cocktail Hour (Foyer) |
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| 5:00-7:00pm |
Break |
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| 7:00pm |
Planet xMAP USA All Attendee Social Event (Baltimore National Aquarium)
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| Day 3 - Friday, May 14 |
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| 8:00-8:30am |
Registration and Badge Pick Up Opens (Foyer)
Coffee and continental breakfast provided |
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| 8:30-8:45am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Luminex Corporation
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| 8:45-10:15am |
Keynote Address (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Bead-based Approaches to Cancer Profiling
Dr. Todd R. Golub, Director, Cancer Program,
BROAD Institute of Harvard & MIT
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| 10:15-10:45am |
Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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MORNING FOCUS: MOLECULAR INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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MORNING FOCUS: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION/IMMUNO ANALYSIS
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Comprehensive Molecular Diagnostics asa Critical
Component of Respiratory Virus
Surveillance Programs
Christine Ginocchio, Ph.D., M.T. (ASCAP)
Director of Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics
North Shore LIJ Health System Laboratories
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Employing Luminex Technology to
Identify Vascular and Metabolic Changes
in the Diabetic Foot
Aristidis Veves, MD, DSC
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
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| 11:15-11:45am |
The Multiplex Nature of Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases: Making the Leap from Culture to Molecular - What Will the FDA Do?
Gary Procop, M.D., M.S.
Chairman of Department of Clinical Pathology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
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New Paradigm in Tuberculosis Serodetection: Computational Analysis to Classify Profiles of anti-M. tb. Antibodies Detected by Multiplex Microbead Array
Imran H. Khan, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Clinical Proteomics Core
University of California, Davis |
| 11:45-12:15pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
Christine Ginocchio, Ph.D., M.T. (ASCAP), North Shore LIJ Health System Laboratories and Gary Procop, M.D., M.S.,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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| 12:15-1:15pm |
Lunch - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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| 12:30-1:00pm |
The New MAGPIX System (Key Ballroom)
Chuck Collins, Director of Advanced Technology Group
Luminex Corporation
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: PHOSPHOPROTEIN/SEROLOGY DIAGNOSTICS
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: BIODEFENSE/AGBIO
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1:15-2:00pm
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Phosphoprotein Array Assay for Characterization of Human Tyrosine Kinase Receptors Downstream Signaling Functionality as Response Predictive Marker to Targeted Therapy in Translational Oncology Research Programs
Jean Louis Merlin,Professor in Cellular Oncology,
Alexis Vautrin Cancer Center
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1:15-2:00pm
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Multiplex DNA/RNA-based Assays for Detection, Characterization, and Genotyping
P. Scott White, Ph.D.
Acting Program Manager for Chem/Bio/Med Countermeasures
Los Alamos National Security
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2:00-2:45pm
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Improving the Overall Accuracy
of Serological Diagnostic Assays
Matthew Myles, DVM, Ph.D., DACLAM,
Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Missouri
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2:00-2:45pm
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Detection and Recovery of Shiga Toxins and Escherichia coli O157
Laurie Clotilde-Bollinger, Ph.D.
Research Biologist
USDA Agricultural Research Service
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Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
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| 3:00-3:15pm |
Scientific Poster Awards (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Felice Shieh,Ph.D., Scientific Awareness Manger, Luminex Corporation |
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| 3:15-3:30pm |
Closing and Farewell (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Luminex Corporation |
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| May 11 - xMAP University Training Courses* |
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Need additional training while in Baltimore? Enroll in an xMAP University Course.
Courses will be held Tuesday, May 11 at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel.
Early Bird Registration: (Register by April 1, 2010)
$175- Entire Day
$50- Individual Classes
Standard Registration:
$225- Entire Day
$75- Individual Classes
Course 1 CN-0195-01
8:00am-10:00am- xPONENT Express Course
Description: This 2 hour express course will cover an overview of the xPONENT software to help prepare customers to use the xPONENT software. This course is presentation only.
Course 2 CN-0170-01
10:00am-12:00pm- Targeted Applications: Protein Express Course
Description: This 2 hour express course will cover an introduction to protein applications using xMAP Technology and discussion of protein assay development. This course is presentation only.
12:00pm - 1:00pm- Lunch (not provided by Luminex)
Course 3 CN-0165-01
1:00pm – 3:00pm - Targeted Applications: Nucleic Acid Express Course
Description: This 2 hour express course will cover an introduction to nucleic acid applications using xMAP Technology and discussion of nucleic acid assay development. This course is presentation only.
Course 4 CN0171-01
3:00pm -5:00pm - Advanced Troubleshooting and Maintenance Express Course
Description: This 2 hour express course will cover software and hardware troubleshooting, verification procedures and available advanced support materials. This course is presentation only.
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| Please contact Debra Asgari at dasgari@luminexcorp.com for any questions and to register for xMAP University. |
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| *xMAP University Training Workshops are not included in the Planet xMAP USA symposium registration. |
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