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HCS Sponsored Symposia

Sunday, April 19
2:30-4:30 PM

Tissue Fixation for Morphological Analysis and Molecular Profiling

Organizers:
Denis G. Baskin,
VA Puget Sound Medical Center and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Stephen W. Carmichael, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Speakers:
Unlocking the Archives: Genomic Analysis of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin Embedded Tissue
Federico A. Monzon,
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

Ultrasound-mediated Tissue Specimen Preparation and On-slide Molecule Extraction from Fixed Tissue Samples
Wei-Sing Chu, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC

Formalin Fixation and Antigen Retrieval: Translating Insights to Clinical Innovation
Steven A. Bogen, University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Non-formalin Tissue Fixation for Biochemical and Molecular Analysis
Scott D. Jewell, Ohio State University Innovation Centre, Columbus, OH

Monday, April 20
10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Molecular Cytogenetics in Preimplantation/perinatal Genetic Analysis and Cancer Research
Organizers:
Heinz-Ulrich Weier,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Thomas Liehr, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Speakers:
Molecular Cytogenetic Delineation of Chromosome Structure and Complexity
Stuart Schwartz,
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Multi-color FISH Assays for Characterization of Marker Chromosomes and Epigenetic Changes
Thomas Liehr, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Clincical Application of alphaCGH for Prenatal Diagnosis: Experience with >350 Cases
Sau Wei Cheung, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Single Cell Cytogenetics
Jingly F. Weier, Reprogenetics, LLC, South San Francsco, CA

2:30-4:30 PM

Joint with AAA: Stem Cell Plasticity and Homing in their Histological Context

Organizers:
Heinz-Ulrich Weier, Lawernce Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Peter J. Quesenberry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

Speakers:
The Paradoxical Dynamism of Marrow Stem Cells
Peter J. Quesenberr
y, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

Stem Cells and The Lung
Jason M. Aliotta, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

Generation of Functional Humanized Liver in Sheep by Bone Marrow Cells
Esmail D. Zanjani, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV

Very Small Embryonic like (VSEL) Stem Cells-characterization, Biological Significance and Potential Applications
Mariusz Ratajczak, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY