2012 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

Exhibit Theater Presentations are one-half hour sessions held in theaters in the Exhibit Hall during exhibit hours and are presented by exhibiting companies. These sessions showcase recent developments and applications of their products, techniques, and/or services and demonstrate how the product or service is used in practical and/or clinical settings. Presentations will be held in the two theaters in the Exhiibt Hall during the following hours.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

	Theater 1	Theater 2
11:00a - 11:30a	Affymetrix, Inc. Utility of the Cytoscan™ HD Array for Identification of Both Constitutional and Oncology-Related Copy Number Changes and Absence of Heterozygosity Speaker: Sarah South, PhD, FACMG, ARUP Laboratories/University of Utah	BioDiscovery, Inc. Interpretation of CNV Events Using an Integrative Web Portal Speaker: Soheil Shams, PhD, President, BioDiscovery
11:35a-12:05p	Oxford Gene Technology Introducing Combined CGH and SNP Arrays for Cancer Characterization and a Unique Next-Generation Sequencing Service – Latest Updates from Oxford Gene Technology Speaker: Ruth Burton, PhD, Oxford GeneTechnology	PerkinElmer, Inc. Incorporating Prenatal Microarray Diagnostic Testing Into Your Practice Speaker: Lisa G. Shaffer, PhD, FACMG, PerkinElmer, Inc.
12:10p-12:40p	CombiMatrix Diagnostics The Clinical Utility of Chromosomal Microarray Analysis for Products of Conception Speaker: Michelle N. Strecker, MS, CGC, CombiMatrix Diagnostics	Illumina, Inc. Illumina’s Progress for Regulated Platforms for Cytogenetics Speaker: Daniel Grosu, PhD, CMO, Illumina, Inc.
12:45p- 1:15p	SciGene The Coming CMA Sample Avalanche: Will You be Ready? Speaker: Jim Stanchfield, PhD, SciGene	Roche Applied Science Next Generation Sequencing to Uncover the Mechanisms of Inherited Disorders in the Medical Genetic Laboratory Speaker: Victor Wei Zhang, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine

Friday, March 30, 2012

Theater 1

Theater 2

11:15a - 11:45a

Agilent Technologies

Latest Innovation and Advancements is Oligo FISH Technology

Speaker: Shashikant Kulkarni MS (Medicine), PhD, FACMG, Washington University School of Medicine

Integrated Genetics

Recent Experience with Large-Scale Pan-Ethnic Population Carrier Testing for CF and SMA

Speakers: Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, PhD, FACMG, Clinical Laboratory Director, Integrated Genetics;Narasimhan Nagan, PhD, FACMG, Clinical Laboratory Director, Integrated Genetics

11:50a-
12:20p
Agilent Technologies

Considerations in Selecting a Cytogenomics Tool Provider

Speaker: Anniek De-Witte, Agilent Technologies
HaloPlex Target Enrichment for Human Disease Profiling

Speaker: Berivan Baskin, Clinical Genetics, Uppsala University Hospital; The Centre for Applied Genetics; The Hospital for Sick Children


Baylor College of Medicine

Whole Exome Sequencing

Speaker: Arthur Beaudet, MD, FACMG, Baylor College of Medicine

12:25p-12:55p
ARUP Laboratories

Next Generation Sequencing: Gene Panels vs. Whole Genome Sequencing

Speakers: Elaine Lyon, PhD, FACMG, University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories; Rong Mao, MD, FACMG, University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories

RainDance Technologies, Inc.

How to Accelerate Your Genetic Screening Research with Targeted DNA Sequencing

Speaker: Julie Jones, PhD, FACMG, Greenwood Genetic Center; Andrew Hadd, Asuragen Inc.


	Theater 1	Theater 2
11:15a - 11:45a	Agilent Technologies Latest Innovation and Advancements is Oligo FISH Technology Speaker: Shashikant Kulkarni MS (Medicine), PhD, FACMG, Washington University School of Medicine	Integrated Genetics Recent Experience with Large-Scale Pan-Ethnic Population Carrier Testing for CF and SMA Speakers: Elizabeth M. Rohlfs, PhD, FACMG, Clinical Laboratory Director, Integrated Genetics;Narasimhan Nagan, PhD, FACMG, Clinical Laboratory Director, Integrated Genetics
11:50a- 12:20p	Agilent Technologies Considerations in Selecting a Cytogenomics Tool Provider Speaker: Anniek De-Witte, Agilent Technologies HaloPlex Target Enrichment for Human Disease Profiling Speaker: Berivan Baskin, Clinical Genetics, Uppsala University Hospital; The Centre for Applied Genetics; The Hospital for Sick Children	Baylor College of Medicine Whole Exome Sequencing Speaker: Arthur Beaudet, MD, FACMG, Baylor College of Medicine
12:25p-12:55p	ARUP Laboratories Next Generation Sequencing: Gene Panels vs. Whole Genome Sequencing Speakers: Elaine Lyon, PhD, FACMG, University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories; Rong Mao, MD, FACMG, University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories	RainDance Technologies, Inc. How to Accelerate Your Genetic Screening Research with Targeted DNA Sequencing Speaker: Julie Jones, PhD, FACMG, Greenwood Genetic Center; Andrew Hadd, Asuragen Inc.