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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 Interactive 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)
Luminex Corporation
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| 9:45-11:15am |
Keynote Address (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Dr. James D. Watson
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| 11:15-11:45am |
Beads For Life - Charity Organization of Planet xMAP USA (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Barbara Heverly
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| 11:45-12:30pm |
Lunch - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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| 12:30-1:30pm |
xMAP Technology Tutorial - The
Fundamental Basics of Multiplexing |
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12:30-1:30pm |
Multiplexing Tips and Tricks |
| 1:30-2:00pm |
Basic Custom Assay Development |
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1:30-2:00pm |
Custom Assay Development
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| 2:00-2:30pm |
Lab Experience with xMAP Technology
Sally Lewis, Ph.D.
Department Head Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Tarelton State Univeristy
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2:00-2:30pm |
Primer and Probe Design- Visual OMP
John SantaLucia, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
DNA Software, Inc. |
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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) |
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| 3:30-4:00pm |
Bio-Rad End-user Presentation (Level 2 Key Ballroom) |
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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)
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| 10:15-10:30am |
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
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MORNING FOCUS: GENETIC DISEASE
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MORNING FOCUS: EXPRESSION PROFILING
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| 10:30-11:00am |
Cystic Fibrosis
Patrick Sosnay, M.D., Instructor, Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
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10:30-11:00am |
Proteomics
Dr. Jochen Schwenk, Ph.D., Proteomics
School of Biotechnology, KTH- Royal Institute
of Technology
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| 11:00-11:30am |
Newborn Screening
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11:00-11:30am |
microRNA
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| 11:30-12:00pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
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11:30-12:00pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion |
| 12:00-12:30pm |
Lunch - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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| 12:30-1:00pm |
FLEXMAP 3D System
Dr. Jochen Schwenk, Ph.D.,
School of Biotechnology, KTH- Royal Institute
of Technology
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: HLA/GENE EXPRESSION
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: ONCOLOGY
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| 1:00-1:30pm |
HLA Testing
Mary Sue Leffell, Ph. D., Professor of Medicine and
Laboratory Director, JHU Immunodiagnostics Laboratory |
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1:00-1:30pm |
Oncology
Takeshi Shimamura, Ph.D., Instructor in Medicine,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| 1:30-2:00pm |
Gene Expression
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1:30-2:00pm |
Oncology
Mark T. Esser, Ph.D., Sr. Research Fellow
PPD Vaccines and Biologics Lab, Multiplexed Assays for Mutlivalent Vaccines |
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2:00-2:30pm
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Interactive Session-Panel Discussion |
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2:00-2:30pm
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Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
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| 2:30-3:00pm |
Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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| 3:00-3:30pm |
xPONENT Software Demo (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Tracy Vandenbroek, Product Marketing Manager of On Market Products,
Luminex Corporation |
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| 3:30-4:30pm |
Scientific Poster Presenter Q&A and Cocktail Hour (Foyer) |
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| 4:30-7:00pm |
Break |
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| 7:00pm |
Planet xMAP USA All Attendee Networking 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)
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| 10:15-10:30am |
Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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MORNING FOCUS: MOLECULAR INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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MORNING FOCUS: IMMUNO MONITORING
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| 10:30-11:00am |
xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel
Christine Ginnochio, Ph.D., M.T. (ASCAP)
Director of Micorbiology and Molecular Diagnostics
North Shore LIJ Health System Laboratories |
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10:30-11:00am |
Immuno Monitoring |
| 11:00-11:30am |
Molecular infectious Diseases
Gary Procop, M.D., M.S.
Chairman of Department of Clinical Pathology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
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11:00-11:30am |
Signal Transduction
Aristidis Veves, M.D., D.S.C.
Research Director, Microcirculation Lab and
Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
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| 11:30-12:00pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
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11:30-12:00pm
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Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
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| 12:00-1:00pm |
Lunch - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Foyer)
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: IMMUNO DIAGNOSTICS
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AFTERNOON FOCUS: BIODEFENSE/AGBIO
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| 1:00-1:30pm |
Phosphoproteins
Jean Louis Merlin
Alexis Vautrin Cancer Center |
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1:00-1:30pm |
Biodefense
P. Scott White, Ph.D.
Acting Program Manager for Chem/Bio/Med Countermeasures
Los Alamos National Security |
| 1:30-2:00pm |
Serology Diagnostics
Matthew Myles, DVM, Ph.D., DACLAM,
Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Missouri |
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1:30-2:00pm |
Food borne Pathogens
Laurie Clotilde-Bollinger, Ph.D.
Research Biologist
USDA Agricultural Research Service |
| 2:00-2:30pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion |
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2:00-2:30pm |
Interactive Session-Panel Discussion
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| 2:30-2:45pm |
Break - Visit Exhibits and Posters (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
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| 2:45-3:00pm |
Scientific Poster Awards (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Felice Shieh,Ph.D., Scientific Awareness Manger, Luminex Corporation |
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| 3:00-3:30pm |
Closing and Farewell (Level 2 Key Ballroom)
Darin Leign, VP of Commercial Operations, 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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