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Scientific Programme

Workshop 1: IgH/TCR clonality and MRD analysis in lymphoid malignancies

Venue: Tata Medical Center

Date: 13th - 14th Sept 2018

 

13th September 2018
Time Topic Faculty
09:00 - 09:45 Overview of the Immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes and proteins J.J.M. van Dongen

09.45 – 10.30

Clonality analysis in lymphoma: IG/TCR

J.J.M. van Dongen

10:30 - 11:00

TEA / COFFEE BREAK

11.00 – 11.15 Clonality analysis in practice (case)

Dr Neeraj Arora

11.15 – 11.30

Clonality analysis in practice (case)

Local Speaker 2

11.30 - 11.45 Clonality analysis in practice (case)

Local Speaker 3

11.45 – 12.30 Pitfalls and trouble shooting in clonality analysis (interactive session)

 

12:30 - 13:30

LUNCH

13.30 – 14.30 Overview of molecular MRD analysis V.H.J. van der Velden
14.30 – 15.15 DNA isolation, PCR and heteroduplex analysis

V.H.J. van der Velden

15.15 – 15.45

TEA / COFFEE BREAK

15.45 – 16.30 Sequence analysis and MRD PCR target selection

V.H.J. van der Velden

16.30 – 17.30 Pitfalls and trouble shooting in MRD PCR target identification (interactive session)

V.H.J. van der Velden

14th September 2018
09:00 – 9.45 Primer designing

V.H.J. van der Velden

9.45 – 10.30 RQ-PCR Analysis

V.H.J. van der Velden

10:30 - 11:00

TEA / COFFEE BREAK

11.00 – 12.30 Case discussions (interactive session)

V.H.J. van der Velden

12:30 - 13:30

LUNCH

13.30 – 14.30 Complete Suite of NGS Clonality and Somatic Hypermutation Assays (SHM) for Analysis of Hematologic Malignancies- Dr. phil. nat. Fuensanta Martinez , InVivoScribe

 

14.30 – 15.15 MRD PCR target identification and selection using NGS

V.H.J. van der Velden

15:15 - 15:45 TEA / COFFEE BREAK
15.45 – 16.30 NGS Solutions for Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Assessment of Patient-Specific Clones

Dr. phil. nat. Fuensanta Martinez, InVivoScribe

16.30 – 17.30 Discussions and conclusions

 

     

International Update on “Multiple Myeloma & Plasma Cell Related Disorders”

 

Workshop 2: Flowcytometry analysis in Myeloma

Date: 13th - 14th Sept 2018

 

This meeting shall touch upon the issues with respect to immunophenotyping and MRD in plasma cell disorders. The workshop shall be useful for people working in myeloma and people who wish to establish flowcytometry based assays for MRD in myeloma. The detail agenda of the workshop is as follows:

 

Date:   14th September, 2018 (1 Day)

Venue: Nursing Seminar Room, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata (9:00 to 12:00)

            Flow Cytometry Laboratory,Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata (12:00 to 17:00)

 

Coordinators for Workshop 2:

Prof Alberto Orfao:              Cancer Research Center, University of Salamanca, Spain
Dr. Juan Flores Montero:     University of Salamanca, Spain

 

Workshop 2 Flowcytometry analysis in Multiple Myeloma (MM)
Time Topic Faculty
09:00 - 10:00 Flow cytometry in Plasma cell neoplasms –Diagnosis and Technical considerations Dr. Juan Flores Montero

10.00 – 11.00

MRD in multiple myeloma – Next Generation Flow cytometry

Dr. Alberto Orfao

11.00 – 11.20 Case 1

Local Coordinator 1

11.20 – 11.40

Case 2

Local Coordinator 2

11.40 - 12.00 Case 3

Local Coordinator 3

12:00 - 13:00

LUNCH

13.00 – 13.30 Infinicyt Overview

Dr. Alberto Orfao

Dr. Juan Flores Montero

13.30 – 14.45 Live Demonstration (PCST, PCD)

Dr. Alberto Orfao

Dr. Juan Flores Montero

14.45 – 16.00 Live Demontration (MM-MRD)

Dr. Alberto Orfao

Dr. Juan Flores Montero

16.00 – 16.30

TEA / COFFEE BREAK

16:30 – 17.00 Interative Discussion

Dr. Alberto Orfao

Dr. Juan Flores Montero

 

The programme for the conference shall soon be available....

 

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