Innovators in Digital PCR Present at the Inaugural Digital PCR: Applications & Advances Conference

Featuring Keynote Presentation by Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D., Professor, Oncology; Director, Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
 
Aug. 29, 2012 - PRLog -- Cambridge Healthtech Institute has expanded its portfolio of life science events to include the new and growing field of digital PCR. This inaugural conference aims to evaluate novel digital PCR technologies for research, demonstrate innovative amplification techniques, and present strategies for solving common research bottlenecks. The conference will take place October 15-16 at the Hilton San Diego Resort.
Esteemed Faculty Includes:   
George Karlin-Neumann, Ph.D., Director of Scientific Affairs, The Digital Biology Center, Bio-Rad Laboratories
Shawn C. Baker, Ph.D., CSO, BlueSEQ
Anubhav Tripathi, Ph.D., Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University
Wendy Winckler, Ph.D., Director, Genetic Analysis Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Peter A. Sims, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center
Pierre Laurent-Puig, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Molecular Basis of the Response to Xenobiotics, Descartes University
Christina Fan, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, ImmuMetrix LLC
N. Reginald Beer, Ph.D., Medical Diagnostics Initiative Leader, Center for Micro and Nanotechnologies, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kerry R. Emslie, Ph.D., Bioanalysis Group Manager, National Measurement Institute, Australia
Jim Huggett, Ph.D., Science Leader, Nucleic Acid Metrology, LGC
Andy Watson, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Global Sales, RainDance Technologies
Darren R. Link, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Vice President, Research and Development, RainDance Technologies, Inc
Patrizia Paterlini M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Cell Biology & Oncology and Director, INSERM; Founder, Rarecells SAS & Rarecells USA, Inc.
Kenneth W. Kinzler, Ph.D., Professor, Oncology; Director, Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
Abraham P. Lee, Ph.D., William J. Link Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Director, Micro/Nano Fluidics Fundamentals Focus (MF3) Center, University of California, Irvine
Bruce K. Gale, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, State of Utah Center of Excellence for Biomedical Microfluidics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah
Jason H. Bielas, Ph.D., Assistant Member, Molecular Diagnostics Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC); Affiliate Assistant Professorship, Department of Pathology, University of Washington
Daniel T. Chiu, Ph.D., A. Bruce Montgomery Professor of Chemistry, Endowed Professor in Analytical Chemistry, University of Washington
Daniel Weisenberger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Research, USC Epigenome Center

Digital PCR: Applications and Advances is only six weeks away, and interest going into the event appears high.  The following is a sample of the pre-registered attendee list:
Principal Scientist, Abbott Labs
Manager, Abbott Molecular
Senior Scientist, Abbott Molecular
Staff Scientist, AcroMetrix
Research Associate, Agensys Inc
Senior Research Associate I, Agensys Inc
Lead Plastic Technology, Alere San Diego Inc
Division R&D Manager, Bio Rad Labs Inc
Senior. Scientist, Bio Rad Labs Inc
VP, Bio Rad Labs Inc
Director, Broad Institute
Asst Professor, Brown University
Student, California State University Long Beach
CTO, Claremont BioSolutions LLC
Asst Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr
Asst Professor, Georgetown University
Senior Scientist, ImmuMetrix LLC
Director, INSERM
Director Molecular Biology Applications, Integrated DNA Technologies Inc
VP Research, Iris Molecular Diagnostics
Senior Scientist, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc
Applications Scientist, Labcyte Inc
Science Leader, LGC Genomics
Systems Engineer III, Life Technologies Corp
Manager, Luminex Corp
CSO, MolecularMD Corp
Senior Product Manager, NanoString Technologies
Project Manager, Natl Institute of Biology
Manager, Natl Measurement Institute
Technician Biological Science, NIST
Senior Scientist, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Inc
Scientist, PerkinElmer
Senior Research Scientist, PPD Inc
VP, QIAGEN GmbH
VP, Quaker BioVentures Inc
Senior Director Diagnostic Assay Dev, QuantaLife Inc
President and CEO, RainDance Technologies Inc
Senior Scientist, RainDance Technologies Inc
Senior Director Bus Dev, Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Director R&D, Roche Pharmaceutical Research
COO, Rutgers University
CSO, TwistDx Ltd
Director, University of California Berkeley
Professor, University Of California Irvine
Professor, University of Rochester
Lab Manager, University of Southern California
Associate Professor, University of Utah
A. Bruce Montgomery Professor of Chem & Professor of Bioeng, University of Washington

For more information on the conference, visit www.healthtech.com/digital-pcr.  There is an early registration discount of $200 being offered until September 14 – register early to get the best value!
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