SPECIAL COURSE

Thursday, March 27, 2003  —  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Marriott Salon 1

Introductory Molecular Pathology



COURSE DIRECTORS:

Julia A. Bridge, M.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Margie A. Scott, M.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Little Rock, Arkansas

AGENDA

8:00 Introduction
Julia A. Bridge, M.D., - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
8:15 Basic Principles and Applications of Cytogenetic Analysis
Julia A. Bridge, M.D., - University Of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
9:00 Molecular Cytogenetic Techniques; FISH, CGH and SKY
Robert B. Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
9:45 Break
10:15Genetic Rearrangements As Markers for Tumor Diagnosis
Frederic G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., - University of Pennyslvania School Of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11:00Molecular Options for Infectious Disease Testing: What? When? Why? and Where?
Margie A. Scott, M.D., - University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas
11:45Question and Answer Period
12:00Lunch
1:30 Human Identification Using Molecular Methods
James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D., - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
2:15 Microarray Analyses - Potential Applications for Pathology
Deborah Schofield, M.D., - University of Southern California, Keck School Of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
3:15 Break
3:45 Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance Issues for Molecular Diagnostic Testing
Wayne W. Grody, M.D., Ph.D., - UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
4:30 Question and Answer Period