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Monday 8/5
MID MORNING SESSIONS
10:00-12:00Vendor showcaseDiamond Sponsors: Affymetrix, Agilent and Illumina
12:00-1:00Lunch (on your own)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
1:00-1:05Welcome & Opening RemarksBrynn Levy, M.Sc. (Med)., Ph.D. (Columbia University)
1.05-2.00KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “Evolving technologies for cancer diagnostics”Timothy J. Ley, M.D. (Washington University in St. Louis)
2.00-3:45Clinical Application of Genomic Microarrays in Cancer: Lessons from Early Adopters
2:00-2:20Detection of copy number changes and segmental UPD in myeloid disorders using a SNP arrayStuart Schwartz, Ph.D. (LabCorp)
2:20-2:40Analysis of array data for pediatric ALL in the Cooperative group settingBetsy Hirsch, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)
2:40-3:00Detection of “not so” balanced rearrangements in leukemiaSarah South, Ph.D., (ARUP)
3:00-3:20Detection of chromosomal breakpoints associated with pediatric solid tumors by SNP array analysisJaclyn Biegel, Ph.D., (Children’s Hospital of Philaphedia)
3:20-3:45Panel discussionSchwartz, Hirsch, South, Biegel
3:45-4:00Break
4:00-5:30Selected AbstractMultiple Authors
EVENING
6:00-8:00Opening Reception
Tuesday 8/6
7:00-8:30Breakfast
MORNING SESSIONS
8:30-10:30Invited Talks
8:30-8:50Cytogenomics workflow: From chromosomes to next-generation sequencingShashi Kulkarni, Ph.D. (Washington University in St. Louis)
8:50-9:10Next-generation sequencing of cancer genomesMarilyn Li, M.D. (Baylor)
9:10-9:30Copy number from next generation sequencing data–are we there yet?Brynn Levy, M.Sc.(Med)., Ph.D. (Columbia University)
9:30-10:00Panel discussionKulkarni, Li, Levy
10:00-10:15Break
10:15-11:45Selected AbstractMultiple Authors
11:45-1:00Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
1:00-3:00Data quality and QC metrics. Recognition of artifacts and data limitations. Oncology and constitutional case presentations and discussion.Moderator: Hutton Kearney, PhD (Fullerton), Katie Rudd, Ph.D. (Emory) Cross-platform user and vendor panel, TBD
3:00-3:30Break
3:30-4:30Mosaicism, clonality, chimerism, and MCC: recognizing and interpreting complex samplesLaura Conlin, Ph.D. (CHOP) , Peter Papenhausen, Ph.D. (LabCorp)
4:30-5:30Keynote Address: “Constitutional Array CGH: Looking Back and Looking Ahead” David Miller, M.D., Ph.D. (Boston Children’s)
Wednesday 8/7
7:00-8:00Breakfast
MORNING SESSIONS
8:00-9:00Discovery of novel CNVs with clinical significance: weighing the evidenceCharles Lee, Ph.D. (Harvard), Christian Marshall, Ph.D. (Hospital for Sick Children), Christa Martin, Ph.D. (Geisinger)
9:00-10:20Workflows for CNV interpretation: Databases and toolsErik Thorland, PhD (Mayo), Jim Stavropoulos (Hospital for Sick Children), Klaas Wierenga M.D. (OUHSC)
10:20-10:40Break
10:40-11:10Interpretation for homozyosity; UPD, consanguinityCatherine Rehder, Ph.D. (Duke), TBD
11:10-12:00Array follow-up: Parental studies, molecular characterization, updated information; Audience DiscussionKaren Tsuchiya, M.D. (Seattle Childrens'), Alka Chaubey, PhD (Greenwood) and panel TBD
12:00-1:00Lunch in room with continued discussion
1:00-3:00Prenatal session: Validation, technical specifics, reporting practicesAllen Lamb, Ph.D. (ARUP), Jennelle Hodge, Ph.D. (Mayo), Rachel Burnside, Ph.D. (LabCorp)
3:00-3:30Closing remarks and official meeting adjournmentBrynn Levy, M.Sc.(Med)., Ph.D. (Columbia University)
3:30-6:00Introductory workshop for new CMA users: Topics: Genome browsers and other databases, building and using bed files, interrogation of CNVs and homozygosity for clinical significance, reporting thresholds and templates. Other topics TBD based on survey of interestHutton Kearney, Ph.D. (Fullerton), Catherine Rehder, Ph.D. (Duke) and others TBD

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