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CLSSS: Development and Implementation of Anchored Multiplexed PCR NGS Assays (DNA and RNA) for Studying Somatic and Germline Variants
March 1, 2018 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
FreeJoin us for this month’s meeting of the Computational Life Sciences Seminar Series.
Title: Development and Implementation of Anchored Multiplexed PCR NGS Assays (DNA and RNA) for Studying Somatic and Germline Variants
Speaker: Erin Crowgey, PhD, Associate Director of Bioinformatics, Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Location: KCBD 1103 (first floor auditorium)
Join the CLSSS for a presentation with Erin Crowgey, PhD, on the diagnostic and prognostic value of studying pediatric malignancies. Chromosomal rearrangements leading to the generation of gene fusions are more common in pediatric malignancies compared to adults and possess diagnostic and prognostic value. Identification of novel gene fusions provides a means for patient stratification and the foundation for the development of targeted therapeutics. The innovations discussed will include: the development of custom Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) gene panels for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and a newborn screening assay that detects germline events in high-risk populations.
