Droplet Digital PCR World 2021

Discoveries and insights: Ten years in the making.

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Where masters of ddPCR share how they achieved absolute quantification using Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital PCR technology

David Ren, PhD

Director of Analytical Science & Technology, Global QC in Novartis Gene Therapies

Peter Clarner

Scientist I, Gene Therapy Accelerator Unit (GTxAU) ‑ Biogen

Russell Goetze, PhD

Scientist II ‑ Bluebird Bio

David Dobnik, PhD

Scientific Associate ‑ National Institute of Biology

Track 1

Cell and Gene Therapy

Session 1: ddPCR Assay Development for AAV GMP Quality Control
Session 2: Applications of Droplet Digital PCR in Assessing AAV‑based Gene Therapy Performance
Session 3: Applying ddPCR to Characterize Starting Materials for Advanced CAR-T Cell Therapies
Session 4: The Role of Droplet Digital PCR in Characterization of Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy
Session 5: Panel discussion to follow afterwards

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Alexander Dobrovic, PhD

Head of Translational Genomics and Epigenomics Laboratory ‑ University of Melbourne Department of Surgery

Simona Soverini, PhD

Assistant Professor of Blood Diseases ‑ University of Bologna

Sandi Deans, PhD

Director of Genomics Quality Assessment (GenQA)

Cloud P. Pawaletz, PhD

Head of Research, Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Track 2

Molecular Diagnostics

Session 1: Using Droplet Digital PCR to monitor disease
Session 2: Molecular Testing in CML between Old and New Methods: Are We at a Turning Point
Session 3: Getting the most from your sample
Session 4: Plasma ctDNA response and progression as a sensitive marker for treatment effect in NSCLC
Session 5: Panel discussion to follow afterwards

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Fernando Bastida, PhD

Head of the Molecular Biology Laboratory ‑ Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Pública

Jim Huggett, PhD

Science Fellow ‑ UK National Measurement Laboratory

Timothy Driscoll, PhD

Assistant Professor ‑ West Virgina University

Kai Qiu, PhD

Senior Scientist, GeneWell Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Prof Yu Chen, PhD

State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of life science, WuHan University

Track 3

Viral Applications

Session 1: Antiviral drug evaluation with activity against SARS‑CoV‑2
Session 2: A role for reverse transcription digital PCR in supporting diagnostic accuracy during the early stages of a pandemic. The example from SARS‑CoV‑2
Session 3: Lessons learned from multi‑scale surveillance of community COVID‑19 outbreaks using wastewater
Session 4: The development of SARS‑CoV‑2 reference material and its application
Session 5: The application of ddPCR for SARS‑CoV‑2 detection in low viral load samples
Session 6: Panel discussion to follow afterwards

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