2018 Exhibit Theater Schedule
Exhibit Theater Presentations are 30-minute presentations held in theaters in the Exhibit Hall during exhibit hours and are presented by exhibiting companies. These sessions showcase the companies’ recent developments and applications of their products, techniques, and/or services, and they demonstrate how the products or services are used in practical and/or clinical settings.
These presentations are not planned by the Program Committee and are not approved for CME or CEUs.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018
Amicus Therapeutics
Fabry Disease - Role of the Genetic Counselor in a Changing Landscape
Speaker(s): Lisa Berry, MS, LGC, Cincinnatti Children's Hospital Medical Center
Blueprint Genetics
Optimizing Whole Exome Sequencing Assays for Clinical Diagnostics of Rare Diseases in a Pediatric Population
Speaker(s): Jennifer Schleit, PhD, FACMG, Blueprint Genetics
SciGene
Automated Preparation of Chromosome and FISH Slides
Speaker(s): James Stanchfield, PhD, SciGene
Fabric Genomics
Accurate and Rapid Interpretation of Pediatric Genomes
Speaker(s): Martin Reese, PhD, Fabric Genomics; Stephen Kingsmore, MD, Rady Children’s Hospital
Thermo Fisher
Flexible Del/Dup Array Lowers False Positives and Strengthens Analysis: Implementation and Case Review
Speaker(s): Alka Chaubey, PhD, Greenwood Genetic Center
Centogene AG
CentoGenome® Clinical Genome Sequencing – Fast and Reliable Diagnostics in Rare Diseases
Speaker(s): Prof. Peter Bauer, MD, Centogene AG, University Hospital Tuebingen
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) for 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome – Overview of the Available Evidence and Implications for Clinical Practice
Speaker(s): Liza Kunz, MD, Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
Metabolon
Improving Rare Disease Diagnosis with Metabolomics
Speaker(s): Kirk Pappan, PhD, Metabolon
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018
Color
Screen Us All: The Case for Population Screening for BRCA1/2, Lynch, and Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Speaker(s): Alicia Zhou, PhD, Color
Fulgent Diagnostics
The New Era of Diagnostic Testing: Chromosomal Sequencing Analysis (CS)
Speaker(s): Sam Strom, PhD, FACMG, Fulgent Genetics
Horizon Pharma
Panel Discussion: Current Clinical Perspectives in UCD Management
Speaker(s): George Diaz, MD, Mount Sinai Hospital; Kimihiko Oishi, MD, Ican School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
BioDiscovery, Inc.
Combined Analysis and Interpretation of CNV, AOH and Sequence Variants Detected from a Single NGS Assay
Speaker(s):Sarah Murray, PhD, UCSD Cytogenetics Lab; Soheil Shams, BioDiscovery, Inc.
Integrated Genetics
Facing the Challenges of cfDNA Testing - Lessons Learned From Over One Million Specimens
Speaker(s): Ron McCullough, PhD, Integrated Genetics
Alexion
Strensiq (asfotase alfa): A First-In-Class Enzyme Replacement Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Pediatric-Onset Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
Speaker(s): Susanna Sorrentino, MD, Clinical Geneticist
Genomenon, Inc.
Faster Patient Diagnosis: Automated ACMG Variant Classification
Speaker(s):Birgit Funke, Veritas Genetics; Mark Kiel, MD, PhD, Genomenon, Inc.
PerkinElmer
Whole Genome Sequencing from Dried Blood Spots Using Highthroughput Linked-Read Sequencing
Speaker(s): Sarah Garcia, PhD, MS, CGC, 10X Genomics
Concert Genetics
Hold the Phone! A Simpler Insurance Coverage Workflow for Genetic Tests
Speaker(s): Gillian W. Hooker, PhD, ScM, LCGC, Concert Genetics
Agilent Technologies
Samples to Answer: Developing a Cost-Effective and Robust Exome Workflow
Speaker(s): Sandra Melo, PhD, Agilent Technologies