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Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Centennial I




COURSE DIRECTORS:

Julia A. Bridge, M.D.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
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Margie A. Scott, M.D.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Little Rock, Arkansas
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 AGENDA

| 8:00 | Introduction Julia A. Bridge, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE |
| 8:05 | Basic Principles and Applications of Cytogenetic Analysis Julia A. Bridge, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE |
| 8:45 | Molecular Cytogenetic Techniques; FISH, CGH and SKY Robert B. Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY |
| 9:30 | Recess
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| 10:00 | Human Identification Using Molecular Methods James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE |
| 10:40 | Molecular 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, AR |
| 11:20 | Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance Issues for Molecular Diagnostic Testing Wayne W. Grody, M.D., Ph.D., UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| 12:00 | Lunch
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| 1:30 | Genetic Rearrangements as Markers for Molecular Diagnosis Marc Ladanyi, M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
| 2:15 | Microarray Analyses - Potential Applications for Pathology Deborah Schofield, M.D., University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA |
| 3:00 | Recess
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| 3:30 | Introduction to Proteomics Thomas J. Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 4:15 | Questions and Answer Period |
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