OREANDA-NEWS. Thermo Fisher Scientific will participate at the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) 2016 meeting to showcase innovative solutions that are solving some of the toughest laboratory challenges, enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

What: ASM Microbe 2016
When: June 16-20, 2016
Where: Booth #810, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA

Thermo Fisher Event Highlights:

  • Workshop:
    Saturday, June 18th, 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm. Industry & Science Showcase B
    Title: From next generation sequencing to qPCR assays – bringing genetic analysis solutions for infectious disease research. This workshop will discuss the latest innovations in Ion Torrent and Applied Biosystems genetic analysis solutions including advances in simple and rapid NGS library preparation, template preparation and sequencing methods, and a novel real-time PCR assay for BV using Thermo Fisher’s OpenArray Real-Time PCR System which correlates the pathogen distribution to the standards in the field.

    Workshop Speakers:
    James Rains, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, QuantiGen
    Title: A Multiple Analyte Panel of Real-Time PCR-Based Assays for Indexing Bacterial Vaginosis

    Kenneth G. Frey, PhD, Scientist, NMRC-Frederick, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
    Title: Querying the Resistome: Comparison of AmpliSeq and Whole Genome Sequencing

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