Cambridge Healthtech Institute Training Seminars offer real-life case studies, problems encountered and solutions applied, along with extensive coverage of the academic theory and background. Each training seminar offers a mix of formal lecture and interactive discussions and activities to maximize the learning experience. These training seminars are led by experienced instructors who will focus on content applicable to your current research and provide important guidance to those new to their fields.

Monday, August 20 and Tuesday, August 21

TS6A: NGS for DNA Forensics
Arlington

While current technologies being used in the field of forensics are effective and efficient, next-generation sequencing is capable of ushering in a new era of DNA forensics. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s NGS for DNA Forensics training seminar will address technical considerations including bioinformatics and mixture analysis, as well as examine exciting use cases in missing persons. This seminar will also examine the rigorous challenges of implementation, including documentation and validation. Forensic scientists, DNA analysts, forensic chemists, criminalists, medical examiners, and trial attorneys will all learn valuable information from this training seminar.

Detailed Agenda

Instructors:

Seth A. Faith, PhD, Research Leader, CBRNE Defense/Applied Genomics, Battelle

Rebecca Just, PhD, Visiting Scientist, DNA Support Unit, FBI Laboratory

Charla Marshall, PhD, Chief, Emerging Technologies Section, Armed Forces DNA Lab

Adam Garver, MFS, Forensic Scientist – CODIS, Office of Ohio Attorney General

Sean Oliver, MSc, Quality Control and Validation Manager, Quality Management Section, Armed Forces DNA Lab

Thursday, August 23 and Friday, August 24

TS3C: Clinical NGS Laboratory from A to Z
Arlington

Nearly 10 years after the first publication of next-generation sequencing, this paradigm shifting technology has progressively migrated into the clinical diagnostic space. A diversity of clinical diagnostic assays is now routinely performed on a variety of NGS platforms, spanning from single gene to multi-gene sequencing, to genome wide analyses for the detection of germline and somatic mutations. For clinical laboratories with NGS experience, and especially for those just starting to use the technology, designing and operationalizing robust NGS assays remains a challenge. This training seminar will review principles and diagnostic approaches for NGS assays as applied to molecular oncology and inherited disorders, platforms and instruments, as well as laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing specific to NGS.
Detailed Agenda

Instructors:

Jamie Platt, PhD, Managing Director, BRIDGenomics, LLC

Martin Siaw, PhD, MB(ASCP), Technical Consultant, Siaw Consulting

Refreshment breaks and exhibit hall viewing hours also provided.

Training Seminar Information

Each CHI Training Seminar offers 1.5 days of instruction with start and stop times for each day shown above and on the Event-at-a-Glance published in the onsite Program & Event Guide. Training Seminars will include morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, as applicable, and lunch will be provided to all registered attendees on the full day of the class.

Each person registered specifically for the training seminar will be provided with a hard copy handbook for the seminar in which they are registered. A limited number of additional handbooks will be available for other delegates who wish to attend the seminar, but after these have been distributed, no additional books will be available.

Though CHI encourages track hopping between conference programs, we ask that Training Seminars not be disturbed once they have begun. In the interest of maintaining the highest quality learning environment for Training Seminar attendees, and because Seminars are conducted differently than conference programming, we ask that attendees commit to attending the entire program, and not engage in track hopping, as to not disturb the hands-on style instruction being offered to the other participants.