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NanoString User Group Meeting
October 11, 2017 - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join your fellow researchers and nCounter users for a day of scientific presentations, new technology discussions, technical sessions, and networking with colleagues.
Agenda
12:00-12:30 Networking lunch/sign-in/raffle registration
12:30-2:30 Vancouver Researcher Presentations:
Scott Tebbutt’s Lab – Centre for Heart Lunch Innovation and PROOF Centre of Excellence, “Updates on NanoString Applications”
Megan Levings, PhD– Investigator, BC Children’s Hospital, “Monitoring regulatory T cell fitness in Type 1 Diabetes – using a nanoString Treg gene signature”
Angela Goytain – Senior Technician in Tony Ng/Torsten Nielson lab Vancouver General Hospital, “Detection of Sarcoma Fusion Genes by nCounter Elements Assay”
Kelly Liu, MS– Oral Cancer Researcher, Catherine Poh’s lab BC Cancer Agency, “Identifying deregulated immune-related genes associated with nodal metastasis in oral cancer”
BREAK
2:45-4:00 NanoString’s New Applications and Highlights:
Sarah Warren, PhD- Director, Advanced Applications – Immune Oncology at NanoString Technologies, “Advancing Immuno-Oncology with PanCancer IO 360™ Gene Expression Panel & Digital Spatial Profiling”
Jamie Kuhar, PhD – Product Manager at NanoString Technologies, “3D Biology Technology: Multianalyte analysis for integrated DNA, RNA, and Protein insight”
Thank you celebration/reception and raffle winner
