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  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Genomic Subclassification of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Cutting Edge Approaches and Practical Considerations
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Co-Moderator: Nathan Montgomery, MD, PhD – NeoGenomics
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Erica Vormittag-Nocito, MD – Northwestern University
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Polygenic Risk Scores - Implementation and Clinical Utility
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Co-Moderator: Honey Reddi, PhD – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Co-Moderator: Meng-Chang Hsiao, PhD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    AdvocacyInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Sequencing For Infectious Diseases Diagnosis: Targeted and Agnostic
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Co-Moderator: Heba Mostafa, MD, PhD, D(ABMM) – Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Co-Moderator (Early Career): Krupa Jani, MS, ASCP(iMB) (she/her/hers) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Infectious DiseasesInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    Clinical Implementation of Polygenic Risk Scores
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Speaker: Aya Abu-El-Haija, MD MPH – Boston Children's Hospital
    Inherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST
    NGS for Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Testing – Focusing on the Wet Lab
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Infectious DiseasesInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    Genomic Subclassification of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using Whole Transcriptome Sequencing and Whole Genome Sequencing
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Charles G. Mullighan, MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:45 AM - 11:15 AM MST
    DNA Sequence Analysis Overview for Clinical Microbiology Applications
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Ron M. Kagan, PhD – Quest Diagnostics
    Infectious DiseasesInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    10:45 AM - 11:15 AM MST
    Implementation of Polygenic Risk Scores - Laboratory Perspectives
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Speaker: Matthew Lebo, PhD (he/him/his) – Lab for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
    AdvocacyInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Practical Approaches to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Classification
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Marian Harris, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Clinical Metagenomic and Host Response Sequencing for Diagnosis of Infections
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Infectious DiseasesInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Status of the Use of Polygenic Scores for PGT
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Speaker: Patrick Turley, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    AdvocacyInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
    AMP Working Group: Tumor Mutational Burden Assay Validation and Reporting
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Larissa V. Furtado, MD – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.0
  • Thursday, Nov 16th
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
    Panel Discussion: AMP Working Group: Tumor Mutational Burden Assay Validation and Reporting
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Panelist: Larissa V. Furtado, MD – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
    Panelist: Susan Hsiao, MD, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Panelist: Jonathan A. Nowak, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.0
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Recommendations for Cell-Free DNA Assay Validations: A Joint Consensus Recommendation of the Association for Molecular Pathology and College of American Pathologists
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Co-Moderator: Deepika Sirohi, MD – University of California
    Co-Moderator: Susan Hsiao, MD, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center
    OncologyInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MST
    Wet Lab
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Kyle Rodino, PhD, D(ABMM) (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
    Infectious DiseasesInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Recommendations for Cell-Free DNA Assay Validations: A Joint Consensus Recommendation of the Association for Molecular Pathology and College of American Pathologists
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Christina Lockwood, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    OncologyInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    10:45 AM - 11:15 AM MST
    Analysis
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Will A. Overholt, PhD (he/him/his) – ASRT Inc.
    Infectious DiseasesInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    10:55 AM - 11:15 AM MST
    Novel Diagnostic DNA Methylation Episignatures Expand and Refine the Epigenetic Landscapes of Mendelian Disorders
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Speaker: Bekim Sadikovic, PhD – London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
    Lab ManagementInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Panel Discussion
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Speaker: Michael E. Talkowski, PhD (he/him/his) – Center for Genomic Medicine of Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    Speaker: Bekim Sadikovic, PhD – London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
    Speaker: Danny Miller, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Washington
    Lab ManagementInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
    Unraveling Epidemics: Scalable Approaches for Elucidating Infectious Disease Dynamics
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Karthik Gangavarapu, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California, Los Angeles; Scripps Research
    Infectious DiseasesInformaticsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MST
    CRISPR-based Diagnostics: Fundamental Kinetics and Electrokinetic Assays
    Location: 255BC, Second Level
    Speaker: Juan G. Santiago, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Infectious DiseasesMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MST
    Newborn Screening by Genomic Sequencing: Opportunities and Challenges
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Wendy Chung, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    AdvocacyInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    1:15 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Spatial Genomics in Solid Tumors
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Andrew Gentles, PhD – Stanford Pathology, Medicine (Biomedical Informatics) and Biomedical Data Science
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    1:15 PM - 2:00 PM MST
    Understanding the Current Challenges of the Technologist Workforce in Clinical Genomics Laboratories
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Speaker: Marco L. Leung, PhD, FACMG (he/him/his) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Lab ManagementMolecular Methodologies & TechnologiesCareer and Leadership Development
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MST
    Adding Genomic Sequencing and Genetic Risk Scores to the Early Check Newborn Screening Study
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Katerina S. Kucera, PhD – RTI International
    AdvocacyInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MST
    Innovative Technologies in Infectious Disease Diagnosis: CRISPR
    Location: 255BC, Second Level
    Speaker: Bryan Dechairo, PhD (he/him/his) – Sherlock Biosciences
    Infectious DiseasesMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    2:00 PM - 2:45 PM MST
    Creating Internal Training Programs and Incentives to Attract and Maintain Quality Employees
    Location: 255EF, Second Level
    Speaker: Barbara A. Anderson, PhD – Duke University Health Systems
    Lab ManagementMolecular Methodologies & TechnologiesCareer and Leadership Development
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    2:00 PM - 2:45 PM MST
    The Spatially Resolved Tumor Microenvironment of Hodgkin Lymphoma
    Location: 251, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Christian Steidl, MD (he/him/his) – The University of British Columbia
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Friday, Nov 17th
    2:15 PM - 2:45 PM MST
    Exploring Whole Genome Sequencing for Newborn Screening: Lessons from the BabySeq Project
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Matthew Lebo, PhD (he/him/his) – Lab for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine
    AdvocacyInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    1:15 PM - 1:45 PM MST
    AMP Working Group: Standardization of Pharmacogenomics Alleles
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Karen Weck, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Lab ManagementInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MST
    Panel Discussion: AMP Working Group: Standardization of Pharmacogenomics Alleles
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Panelist: Karen Weck, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Panelist: Lisa V. Kalman, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Panelist: Stuart A. Scott, PhD – Stanford University
    Panelist: Houda Hachad, PharmD. M Res. (she/her/hers) – AccessDx Laboratory
    Lab ManagementInherited ConditionsMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: NOT CME/CMLE
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM MST
    Molecular Characterization and Classification of Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Margaret Shipp, MD (she/her/hers) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM MST
    Tackling the MolDx Technical Assessment: Techniques for Successfully Completing the Assessment and Integrating the Assessment Process into Your Laboratory Validation Procedure.
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Ashley E. Shean, MS – Palmetto GBA
    Molecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    A Practical Approach to Molecular Testing in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma
    Location: 355BC, Third Level
    Speaker: Rena R. Xian, MD (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    3:15 PM - 4:00 PM MST
    Tackling the MolDx Technical Assessment: Techniques for Successfully Completing the Assessment and Integrating the Assessment Process into Your Laboratory Validation Procedure.
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Sarah Rapisardo, PhD – Duke University Health System
    Molecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.50
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    4:15 PM - 4:45 PM MST
    Guidelines and Standards for Classification, Interpretation and Reporting of Somatic Sequence Variants in Cancer
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Peter Horak, MD, PhD – National Center For Tumor Diseases
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.0
  • Saturday, Nov 18th
    4:45 PM - 5:15 PM MST
    Standardized Nomenclature in Reporting Sequence Variants in Cancer
    Location: 250, Upper Concourse
    Speaker: Wesley Goar, PhD (he/him/his) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    OncologyMolecular Methodologies & Technologies
     CE: 1.0