Every droplet tells a story. Each webinar shows you how.

Bio-Rad is pleased to invite you to participate in an ongoing webinar series exploring the extraordinary possibilities of Droplet Digital PCR. Each webinar in the series is hosted by a world-class scientist from the Digital Biology Center at Bio-Rad. By registering for the series you will have access to all archived content and upcoming events. Fill out the form below to receive complete access to previously recorded sessions and to be notified of the exciting topics we’ll be covering when the series resumes.
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Archived Webinars (available for on-demand viewing)

Jennifer Berman

Ultra-sensitive quantification of genome editing events using Droplet Digital™ PCR (ddPCR™)

Jennifer R. Berman, PhD, Staff Scientist at the Digital Biology

While powerful, the efficiency of gene editing is cell type–dependent and often low (<5%), particularly in primary cells or iPSCs. Here we demonstrate the use of ddPCR technology for ultra-sensitive detection of edited alleles.

Francisco Bizouarn

Part 2 of 2:
Precise Counting of Targeted Nucleic Acids Has Never Been Easier

Francisco Bizouarn, Global Digital Applications Specialist at the Digital Biology Center

Technical overview of Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology and workflow and technical discussion of key ddPCR applications, including copy number variation, rare mutation detection, and absolute quantification of nucleic acids.

George Karlin-Neumann

Part 1 of 2: Counting on Droplet Digital™ PCR —
More Applications than Anyone Ever Dreamed Of

George Karlin-Neumann, PhD Director of Scientific Affairs at the Digital Biology Center

Discussion of a wide range of Droplet Digital PCR applications, including monitoring of cancer therapies, identification of under-recognized somatic mosaicisms, and high-level multiplexing for rare mutation detection and single-cell gene expression analysis.

Dawne Shelton

Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR™) Applications for Molecular Pathology and Liquid Biopsy

Dawne Shelton, PhD, Senior Scientist at the Digital Biology Center

Tracking of cell-free tumor DNA during disease progression and treatment monitoring; early detection of tumor cfDNA in blood; detection of copy number amplifications; detection of KRAS mutations using multiplex screening

Yann Jouvenot

Applying Droplet Digital™ PCR to the Study of Environmental Samples

Yann Jouvenot, PhD, Staff Scientist at the Digital Biology Center

Detection of viruses and microbes in environmental samples; monitoring of invasive species; investigation of malaria mosquito genetics

Dianna Maar

Digital PCR Tips and Tricks: Assay Design

Dianna Maar, PhD, Senior Scientist at the Digital Biology Center

Assay design guidelines; identification and resolution of assay design problems; assays design for detection of difficult targets; ddPCR using FFPE, cell-free DNA, and other fragmented or low-yield sample types

George Karlin-Neumann

The Power of Partitioning: Droplet Digital™ PCR
More Applications than Anyone Ever Dreamed Of

George Karlin-Neumann, PhD Director of Scientific Affairs at the Digital Biology Center

Introduction to the concept, workflow, and performance of Droplet Digital PCR; summary of diverse published applications

Dawne Shelton

Droplet Digital™ PCR for Cancer and Liquid Biopsy Studies

Dawne Shelton, PhD, Senior Scientist at the Digital Biology Center

Techniques and methods that enable identification of cancer subtypes, optimization of drug treatment plans, monitoring of residual disease, and study of tumor evolution

Jennifer Berman

Gene Copy Number Variation Analysis

Jennifer R. Berman, PhD, Staff Scientist at the Digital Biology

Accurate and reproducible copy number determination using ddPCR, a simple, cost-effective workflow amenable to high throughput

Nicholas Heredia

Droplet Digital™ PCR for Next Generation Sequencing Library Validation

Nicholas J. Heredia, PhD, Staff Scientist at the Digital Biology Center

Cross-validation of NGS data with respect to rare species targets; quantification of NGS libraries to optimize sequencing performance

Yann Jouvenot

Enabling High-Resolution Gene Expression and miRNA Analysis with ddPCR™

Yann Jouvenot, PhD, Staff Scientist at the Digital Biology Center

Gene and miRNA expression analysis; recommendations for assay design; ddPCR compatibility with various RT kits; single-well multiplexing

John Regan

Droplet Digital™ Applications: Phasing of Genetic Variants for CFTR Haplotyping

Jack Regan, PhD, Group Leader, Droplet Digital PCR Applications at the Digital Biology Center

Discussion of how Droplet Digital PCR can be used to determine whether genomic sequences are physically linked, enabling us to assess disease carrier status, understand differences in allele-specific expression, and clarify genome architecture.