Precision Oncology & Translational Research Seminar

Tue, 10/31/2017 - 11:00am to 1:30pm

Oncology- NGS Tools for Translational Research
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Keating/BIO5 Room 103

Xia Li, PhD, Raja Luthra, PhD, Gauri Ganpule & Dave Daly

Sonora Quest Laboratories, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ThermoFisher Scientific

"Using Targeted NGS for Translational Oncology Research"

Join UAGC and BIO5 as we host 4 mini-presentations outlining advances in targeted next generation sequencing that drive precision oncology research.

  1. Applications of next-generation sequencing in precision oncology testing- Xia Li, Ph.D.- Sonora Quest Laboratories
  2. Detection of somatic mutations in plasma cell-free nucleic acid by Oncomine cfDNA assays using Ions5XL- Raja Luthra, Ph.D. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  3. New NGS research assays for comprehensive immune-oncology profiling- Gauri Ganpule- ThermoFisher Scientific
  4. Ion Torrent™ Oncomine™DX Target Test- a new paradigm in testing for MSCLC-targeted therapies

Lunch provided, please RSVP.

RSVP at http://resource.thermofisher.com/page/WF11154/?id=1122

Contact: Laura Salywon laura.salywon@thermofisher.com

Event Location: 

Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building, Room 103
University of Arizona BIO5 Institute
1657 E. Helen St.
Tucson, AZ 85719