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Featured webinars

Digital PCR and characterization of the tumor microenvironment in thyroid tumors

Thais Maloberti, PhD, of the Solid Tumor Molecular Pathology Laboratory in Bologna, shares her research using digital PCR to characterize thyroid tumors.

Applications of digital PCR in bacteriology - M. tuberculosis and beyond

Senior Scientist and Professor Kerstin Locher discusses how digital PCR can be used to study infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.
 

From sewage to safety: Digital PCR's role in tracking microbial threats to support public health

As a PhD student at the Institute of Water Quality and Resource Management at TU Wien, Gabriela Eder covers her research into wastewater: its epidemiology, its use for monitoring antibiotic resistance and how digital PCR helps her in her work.

Oncology research

Webinars discussing solid tumors, liquid biopsy, hemato-oncology, minimal residual disease, CAR-T cell monitoring, and more.

Liquid biopsy on the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR system

Thermo Fisher Technical Specialist Chris Monjure and Sample Prep Scientist Christian Kis discuss the methodology behind using digital PCR to analyze liquid biopsy samples.

From Pyrosequencing to dPCR: Improving sensitivity with clinical FFPE samples

Adrià Asensi i Puig, from the Hospital Universitari Barcelona, discusses transitioning from using pyrosequencing to digital PCR.

 

dPCR quantification of microRNAs and detection of tumor-associated variants in liquid biopsies

Lourdes Mengual shares her and her colleague's research into using digital PCR to quantify microRNAs and detect tumor-associated variants in liquid biopsies.

Targeted analysis in liquid biopsy disease monitoring of pediatric solid tumors

Noelia Salvador, PhD, of the Pediatric Cancer Center of Barcelona/Hospital Sant Joan de Deu discusses the monitoring of pediatric solid tumors, with a focus on liquid biopsies.

 

Using Digital PCR application in liquid biopsy

Matteo Allegretti, PhD Translational Oncology Research Unit, RCSS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, demonstrates how to use digital PCR applications in liquid biopsy.

 

Digital PCR fusion transcripts from hemato-oncology applications

Simona Bernardi, PhD, Head of Molecular Biology and Liquid Biopsy Unit at the University of Brescia, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy, looks at the digital PCR fusion transcripts when using hemato-oncology applications.

Using digital PCR within the oncology arena

Dr. Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, PhD Co-director, Genetics of solid and hereditary tumors at the University of Navarra, reveals how best to use digital PCR within oncology.


 

The prediction and monitoring of therapy with dPCR

Eloisa Jantus Lewintre, PhD Head of Molecular Oncology Laboratory, at the General University Hospital Research Foundation in Valencia, Spain, looks at the prediction and monitoring of therapy with dPCR and its analysis of ctDNA in lung cancer patients.

CAR-T cell monitoring using digital PCR technology

Raquel Muñoz García, PhD in Biomedicinea at the Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Spain, shows how to monitor CAR-T cells when using digital PCR technology.

 

How to use Absolute Q digital PCR utility for tumor DNA detection

Victoria Sanchez-Martin, PhD, Health and Medical Research Centre at the University of Malaga demonstrates how to use the Absolute Q digital PCR utility for circulating tumor DNA detection in early breast cancer patients.

Genetic biomarker discovery for tumor pathogenesis

Archana Gupta PhD, product applications scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, demonstrates how to drive genetic biomarker discovery for identifying and monitoring tumor pathogenesis.

 

How best to use qPCR applications in cancer research

Javier Sanchez PhD, technical sales specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the best way to use qPCR applications in cancer research.



 

Analyzing the various expressions of cancer genes

Jon Flasher, product management specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses gene expression analysis and the many expressions of cancer genes.


 

Medical importance of high sensitivity target detection of colorectal cancer biomarkers

Jose Duran-Moreno, Panagiotis Papanastasopoulos and Konstantinos Sakellariou, medical directors at Thermo Fisher Scientific share their vision on how dPCR sensitivity can improve biomarker detection in colorectal cancer.

Unleashing the potential of digital PCR in oncology and hematology cases

Atil Bisgin, Assoc. Professor PhD at Çukurova University / InfoGenom R&D Laboratories and Pathern Laboratories in Turkey presents fascinating hematology and oncology digital PCR applications.
 

Detection of measurable residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia by dPCR

Robert Baker, Molecular Haematology Operations Manager at HSL Analytics LLP discusses MRD detection with digital PCR.



 

Minimal Residual Disease monitoring in Acute Myeloid Leukemia patients: Absolute Q digital PCR multiplexing strategy

A PhD candidate at the University Hospital of Brescia in Italy, Alessandro Leoni discusses his multiplexing strategy for measurable residual disease (MRD) monitoring utilizing digital PCR.

Medical Perspective of CART cell monitoring in Cell and Gene therapy

Luis Arthur Pelloso, MD/PhD, discusses the cell therapy journey including key issues in cell therapy persistence, methods to address cell therapy persistence and methods of cell therapy monitoring.

 

Enhancing Liquid Biopsy Analysis with Multiplexed Digital PCR: Insights for Hematologic and Solid Tumors

Stephanie Barbari, Research Scientist at GT Molecular, shares details about the oncology assays she and her team have developed for the QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System.

Future Precision Therapeutics and Clinical Implications of KRAS Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer

A medical oncologist and medical director at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Konstantinos Sakellariou, delves into research studies relating to KRAS mutations in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Benefits of dPCR in Translational Research

Dr. Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu discusses his thoughts on the benefits of using digital PCR in translational oncology research.



 

Liquid Biopsy experience on QuantStudio Absolute Q Digital PCR System

Dr. Berrazeg from Genethical Laboratory outlines why her laboratory adopted the Absolute Q dPCR system, the challenges encountered and the lessons learned.



 

The opportunities and challenges of dPCR in liquid biopsy and clinical sample analysis

Head of the Pharmacogenetics Laboratory and the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Ljubljana, Professor Dolžan shares her experience and expertise in digital PCR analysis of liquid biopsies and clinical samples.

Biotech and biopharma research

Webinars addressing the unique requirements of the biotech and biopharma industries such as AAV GMV viral vector quantification, cell and gene therapy biomarkers, quality control in drug manufacturing and more.

How to achieve consistent AAV quantification

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Himani Patel and Kimberly Gomez, scientists, molecular biology, demonstrate how to achieve consistent AAV quantification with the Applied Biosystems Absolute Q Autorun dPCR Suite.

How to use digital PCR for quality control of the viral vector

The University of Navarra’s Dr. Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, PhD Co-director, Genetics of solid and hereditary tumors, explains how best to use digital PCR for quality control of the viral sector.
 

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Gene testing and gene expression research

Webinars designed to aid those involved in genetic testing research including gene expression, miRNA, and more.

Advancing drug safety through pharmacogenetics

Luis Lopez Fernandez, head of the Pharmacogenomics Laboratory at Hospital Gregorio Manon, discusses his innovations in pharmacogenomics testing using TrueMark PGx SNPs and CNV panels.
 

Applications of QuantStudio 12K in a molecular biology CORE

Edgard Verdura, PhD, from Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, shares his work utilizing the QuantStudio 12K in his research and why qPCR remains an important tool in his workflow.
 

Evolution of molecular pathology techniques: Transitioning from qPCR to digital PCR

Dr. Javier Hernández Losa shares how he has begun implementing digital PCR at the Molecular Biology Labratory at the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Detection of renal transplant biomarkers with dPCR

PhD student at Nephrologist at Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Elena Cuadrado Payán presents her experience with the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Absolute Q digital PCR system for detecting renal transplant biomarkers.
 

Detecting human milk microRNAs and their importance for immune tolerance

Erika Cione PhD Associate, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calabria, explains how to detect human milk microRNAs and how they are important for immune tolerance.

How to use dPCR to quantify the sample-to-results workflow in blood samples

Dr. Krisztián Kvell, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of Department at the University of Pecs, demonstrates how best to use dPCR to quantify the sample to results workflow of DNA excision circles TREC and KREC in blood samples.

Pharmacogenetics testing and application: Lab experience using Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Dx Real-Time PCR System

Stefania Crucita, a PhD from the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics Unit at the University of Pisa, shares her professional experience using a QuantStudio Dx for pharmacogenetics studies in drug metabolism.

Interferon signature in autoimmune diseases via multiplexed digital PCR

Granada University student and researcher Arianna Amalfitano presents her research into autoimmune diseases via digital PCR.





 

Advances in molecular diagnosis: digital PCR and its application in the study of tryptase

From the Instituto de Investigación Biomédica in Salamanca, Spain, Manuel Gómez García compares and contrasts the different types of PCR methods and how digital PCR can be used to study tryptase.


 

Environmental and agricultural research

Webinars designed to aid those involved in environmental and agrigenomic research including water and soil pathogen detection, environmental water monitoring, plant genetics, GMOs and more.

Advanced qPCR clinical and research applications in sample analysis with OpenArray and digital PCR

Anna Mercade Carceller, from the veterinary faculty at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, discusses agricultural applications of dPCR and OpenArray.

 

From sewage to safety: Digital PCR's role in tracking microbial threats to support public health

As a PhD student at the Institute of Water Quality and Resource Management at TU Wien, Gabriela Eder covers her research into wastewater: its epidemiology, its use for monitoring antibiotic resistance and how digital PCR helps her in her work.

Digital PCR applications in plant biotechnology

Dra. Aurora Gomez, Support Application Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific provides insights into several novel applications of qPCR and dPCR in agrigenomics.



 

National Wastewater Surveillance System based on COVID-19 in a digital PCR application

Mrs. Janne Pullat from Health Board Estonia introduces the National Wastewater Surveillance System based on digital PCR technology.
 

Development of a multiplex dPCR assay for eDNA monitoring of invasive snakes

Entomology PhD student Melody Bloch shares how she uses environmental DNA to detect invasive species, including insects, plant pathogens and vertebrates such as snakes.

Infectious disease research

Webinars designed to support researchers in infectious disease and pathogen detection, covering topics such as respiratory bacteria and viruses, HIV, human viral infections, and more.

PCR diagnostics of bordetella pertussis and bordetella parapertussis in Austria: Trends and insights from 2024

Head of Molecular Infection Diagnostics at the Medical University of Vienna Donna Simeoni shares her learnings from a pertussis outbreak in Austria in 2024.
 

Evaluation of a Sanger sequencing-based kit for genotyping drug resistance mutations in various HIV-1 subtypes

PhD candidate and Fellow at the Botswana Harvard Health Partnership, Ontlametse Bareng shares her work on genotyping drug-resistant mutations in HIV-1.

Innovative Applications of Digital PCR in Clinical Virology Research

Dr. Kuşkucu shares his experience in virology research using various types of PCR, and discusses how digital PCR is the next generation of research instrument for those in his field.
 

TaqPath PCR kits for accurate diagnostics

When facing surges of respiratory infections with re-emerging pathogens, Thermo Fisher Scientific Senior Manager of Global Scientific Communications Jelena Feenestra shares how TaqPath PCR kits can aid scientists working to combat these diseases.

Advanced Techniques for Quantifying HIV-2 Viral Load in Plasma with Absolute Q dPCR system

A researcher at IdiPAZ in Madrid, Isabel shares her experience utilizing the Absolute Q dPCR system in her research into HIV-2.

 

From Dysbiosis to Detection: Exploring the Impact of Vaginal Microbiome Testing on Reproductive Success

Co-CEO of Bio-Me Arne Materna discusses different technologies for routine microbiome testing in the context of women’s health.

 

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