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Planet xMAP USA 2008 
March 3-5
Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts


*Schedule subject to change. Exhibits and poster displays will be seen throughout the entire symposium.

Day 1 - Monday, March 3 - Workshops and Opening                                                                                                                   

11:15am

Registration and Badge Pick up Opens
Foyer
11:45-12:00pm Planet xMAP USA 2008 Introduction
Imperial Ballroom
12:00-12:30pm Millipore Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
12:30-1:00pm Invitrogen Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
1:00-1:30pm Bio-Rad Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
1:30-1:45pm Break - Visit exhibits and posters
Plaza Ballroom
1:45-2:15pm PerkinElmer Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
2:15-2:45pm Panomics Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
2:45-3:15pm EMD (Novagen)/RBM Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
3:15-3:30pm Break - Visit exhibits and posters
Plaza Ballroom
3:30-4:00pm MiraiBio Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
4:00-4:30pm Inverness Medical Professional Diagnostics and Zeus Scientific Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
4:30-5:00pm Fisher Healthcare Workshop
Imperial Ballroom
5:15-6:00pm Welcome and Opening Remarks
Patrick Balthrop, Luminex Corporation, President and CEO  
Imperial Ballroom
6:00pm-6:45pm Future xMAP Technologies and Products
John C. Carrano, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation, Vice President Research and Development
Imperial Ballroom
6:45pm-7:00pm Closing and Upcoming Symposium Highlights
David E. Smith, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation, Associate Director, Scientific Alliances
Imperial Ballroom

Day 2 - Tuesday, March 4 - Life Science Research 
7:00am Registration and Badge Pick up Opens
Continental Breakfast and Coffee
Foyer
7:30am-8:15am Sunrise Session:  An Introduction to xMAP Technology 
Tom Copa, Luminex Corporation, Senior Director Sales and Marketing, Life Science Research
Imperial Ballroom
8:15-8:30am Welcome and Opening Remarks
David E. Smith, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation, Associate Director, Scientific Alliances
Imperial Ballroom
8:30-9:30am

Keynote Address - Kathi Kellar, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control
Imperial Ballroom

9:30-10:20am Kim Stegmaier, M.D.
Dana Farber Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Imperial Ballroom
10:20-10:40am Break - Visit exhibits and posters
Plaza Ballroom
10:40-11:30am

Luis Giavedoni, Ph.D.
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Imperial Ballroom

11:30-12:20am

Hai Tran, Ph.D.
MD Anderson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Imperial Ballroom

12:20-1:30pm Lunch - Visit exhibits and posters
Plaza Ballroom
12:20-1:30pm Lunch Workshop
John E. Connolly, Ph.D., Baylor Institute for Immunology Research
Stanbro Room
1:30-2:20pm Christine Falk, M.D.
University of Heidelberg
Imperial Ballroom
2:20-3:10pm Eric Miska, Ph.D.
University of Cambridge
Imperial Ballroom
3:10-4:00pm Troy Fuller, Ph.D.
Pfizer Animal Health
Imperial Ballroom
4:00pm-4:15pm Closing and Upcoming Symposium Highlights
David E. Smith, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation, Associate Director, Scientific Alliances
Imperial Ballroom
4:15pm-5:15pm Poster Session - Presenter Question and Answer
Plaza Ballroom and Foyer
7:00-8:30pm Planet xMAP Reception - Sponsored by EMD (Novagen)/RBM  
Georgian Room

Day 3 - Wednesday, March 5 - Diagnostics
7:00am Registration and Badge Pick up Opens
Continental Breakfast and Coffee
Foyer
7:30-8:00am

Sunrise Workshop:  The Journals Speak
David E. Smith, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation, Associate Director, Scientific Alliances
Stanbro Room

7:30-8:15am

Sunrise Session:  An Introduction to xMAP Technology
Darin Leigh, Luminex Corporation, Senior Director Sales and Marketing, Clinical Diagnostics
Imperial Ballroom

8:15-8:30am Welcome and Opening Remarks
David E. Smith, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation, Associate Director, Scientific Alliances
Imperial Ballroom
8:30-9:30am Keynote Address - Carlo Croce, M.D.
The Ohio State University
Imperial Ballroom
9:30-10:20am Christine Robinson, Ph.D.
Denver Children's Hospital
Imperial Ballroom
10:20-10:40am

Break - visit exhibits and posters

10:40-11:30am

Kamaljit Singh, M.D. 
Rush University Medical Center
Imperial Ballroom

11:30-12:20pm Gary Procop, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 
Imperial Ballroom
12:20-1:30pm Stephen Apfelroth, M.D., Ph.D., FCAP
Albert Einstein School of Medicine - Jacobi Medical Center
Imperial Ballroom
1:30-2:20pm

Lunch - Visit exhibits and posters

1:30-2:20pm Lunch Workshop
Patrick J. Whitcomb, Stat-Ease, Inc.
Stanbro Room
2:20-3:10pm D. Brian Dawson, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Imperial Ballroom  
3:10-4:00pm Kristen Reynolds, Ph.D.
PGxL Laboratories
Imperial Ballroom
4:00-4:30pm Closing and Poster Award
David E. Smith, Ph.D., Luminex Corporation, Associate Director, Scientific Alliances
Imperial Ballroom

Day 4 - xMAP University Training Workshops
9:00am-12:00pm Targeted Assay Development Workshop – Protein (Instructor based)
White Hill Room
1:00-4:00pm Targeted Assay Development Workshop – Nucleic Acids (Instructor based)
 White Hill Room
*xMAP University Training Workshops are not included in the standard symposium registration.

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