10:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Networking Event: Professional Development Program – Perfect Your Elevator Speech (Non-Industry Careers)
This Professional Development Program session will focus on perfecting your elevator pitch. Come prepared with a 30-second elevator pitch to network with your peers and professionals in different genetics and genomics fields. Feedback will be provided. This session is organized and moderated by the ASHG Career Development Committee.

Topics: Academic Research Faculty, Clinical Medical Genetics, Clinical Research Translation, Diagnostics, Epidemiology, Grants and Fellowship Administration, Science Writing/Editing, Science Policy, Teaching Faculty, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues, Nonprofits and Public Engagement, Genetic Counseling, Interview Tips/How to Build a Resume, Starting a new post-doc.

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Website Non Industry Table Assignments

Moderators For Tables Non Industry

Moderator:
Latrice Landry, PhD, MSC, Harvard Medical School/ Harvard School of Public Health

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT

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12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Behind-the-Scenes: Publications Workshop

This workshop will provide you with information to help navigate the scientific publication process. Journal editors will give you a behind scenes view of scientific publishing during a moderated panel discussion. There will be plenty of time to ask questions, as well as an opportunity to speak directly with editors from AJHG, HGG Advances, and Cell Genomics. This session is geared towards trainees and junior faculty who are relatively new to publishing.

Moderator: Sara Cullinan, AJHG

Speakers:
Jessica Chong, PhD, University of Washington

Bruce Korf, MD, PhD, AJHG, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mike Bamshad, MD, University of Washington, HGG Advances
Orli Bahcall, PhD, Cell Genomics

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Diversity Luncheon: Finding Your Voice: How to Navigate Challenges in the Workforce while not Compromising your Pursuit for Equity and Advocating for Diverse Communities

The purpose of the ASHG Diversity Luncheon is to mentor trainees and early career researchers from underrepresented minority (URM) groups, and to share information on training and career opportunities in genetics and genomics.

Speakers will share their lived experience as leaders in their profession with trainees and early career investigators in their pursuit of equity while also addressing the barriers in place. Most importantly, this diverse panel will speak to how they are using their voices to advocate for their own communities while simultaneously supporting their scientific work and the work of others as a tool to eradicate health disparities.

Moderator: Krystal Tsosie, MPH, MA, Doctoral Researcher, Vanderbilt University

Speakers:
Keolu Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego,
Fernando A. Villanea, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Tina Lasisi, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pennsylvania State University
Latifa Jackson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Howard University

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

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2:30 pm – 4:00 pm EDT

Professional Development Program: Tips on How to Land a Postdoctoral Position as a Trainee and Fill a Postdoctoral Position in Your Lab as a Research Advisor

This Professional Development Program session will feature a panel discussion on how to find a postdoctoral position after completing graduate school and how to fill a postdoctoral position in your lab as a research advisor. The topics will cover postdoctoral positions in academia and industry. The session will be followed by 20 minutes of Q/A. This panel is organized and moderated by the ASHG Career Development Committee.

Moderator: Ky’Era Actkins, BS, Graduate Student, Meharry Medical College

Panelists:
Andrew Marderstein, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
Athena Starlard-Davenport, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Lindsay Stolzenburg, PhD, Scientist at Exicure, Inc.
Cristopher Van Hout, PhD, Assistant Professor, National Autonomous University of Mexico

10:30 am – 11:30 am EDT

Qiagen

The Importance of Coverage Uniformity in Exome Sequencing

Whole exome sequencing has had routine clinical utility for a decade, but different platforms provide varying levels of sequencing coverage and uniformity. How does this affect variant calling?

Speaker: Peter Hahn, PhD, QIAGEN

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/the-importance-of-coverage-unifo

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT

10X Genomics

Resolving Complex Biology with Single Cell and Spatial Analysis

As we navigate a century where transformative advances in biology and medicine are reshaping the ways we deliver human health, scientists need approaches that can keep up with the fast pace of their work. Single cell and spatial sequencing technologies are enabling researchers to profile and visualize cell and tissue heterogeneity with powerful resolution. Join us to hear about some of the latest breakthroughs and innovations in single cell and spatial profiling, and how they can advance your own research.

Speaker: Dina Finan, PhD, Product Manager, 10X Genomics

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/resolving-complex-biology-with-s

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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT

Professional Development Program: Industry & Biotechnology Careers Panel

This Professional Development Program session will feature a panel discussion on careers in Industry and Biotechnology along with Q/A from attendees. There will be a special emphasis on how to transition into industry careers. This panel is organized and moderated by the ASHG Career Development Committee.

Moderator: Danjuma Quarless, PhD, Senior Computational Scientist, Abbvie

Panelists:
Kate Cunningham, PhD, Sr. Manager for Customer Service and Support, Miroculus
Aaron Friedman, PhD, Principal Startup Solutions Architect, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Amazon Web Services
Josephine Lee, Sr. Director, Molecular Biology, 10X Genomics
Jeffrey Reid, PhD, Vice President, RGC Chief Data Officer, Regeneron

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/professional-development-program-2

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1:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Raising healthcare equity and delivering personalized therapies using preemptive pharmacogenomics: Current concepts and future directions

Dr. Ulrich Broeckel will discuss the advantages and how to overcome the challenges of conducting high-throughput comprehensive PGx testing in order to accelerate ethnicity-unbiased personalized therapies and reduce health disparities among populations.

Speaker: Ulrich Broeckel, MD Professor, Pediatrics; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Physiology and School of Pharmacy; Chief, Section of Genomic Pediatrics; Associate Director, Pharmacogenomics, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center, Founder CEO RPRD, Milwaukee, WI

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/pharmacogenomics-to-accelerate-p

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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Real World Case Studies: Young Adults Managing PKU while Transitioning to Independence

Please join BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and two PKU experts for an engaging discussion focused on young adults managing their PKU while transitioning to independent living. This program will feature case studies and an opportunity for questions and discussion with our PKU expert clinicians.

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/real-world-case-studies-young-ad

10:30 am – 11:30 am EDT

Stilla Technologies

Advancing High-Plex Digital PCR into the Mainstream

Stilla Technologies has added to the molecular biologist’s toolbox with the naica(R) system, using Crystal Digital PCR(TM) technology for the precise and highly sensitive quantification of multiple targets. This powerful, yet easy-to-use digital PCR (dPCR) platform is the highest multiplex dPCR instrument available, with six fluorescent channels used to detect multiple genetic targets in a single run.

Until recently, long hands-on time, low sensitivity, and the number of consumables required to run an experiment hampered the potential of digital PCR (dPCR) in labs. Crucially, multiplexing was limited to only two detection channels, in many cases. The naica(R) system was designed to address such limitations, featuring user-friendly operation, intuitive software and data analysis, and increased multiplexing capabilities.

Sign up for this exciting talk as Stilla CTO and founder Remi Dangla introduces leading researchers from SAGA Diagnostics, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and University of Athens, who will present multiplex dPCR data generated on the naica(R) system and discuss the potential for this burgeoning technology across a breadth of research and clinical applications.

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/advancing-high-plex-digital-pcr-

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11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT

NanoString Technologies

Discussing the NanoString ecosystem of open source and BaseSpace tools for GeoMx data analysis.

This presentation will walk you through the introduction and evolution of NanoString Technology’s GeoMx^R Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP) and our open-source GeoMx^R data analysis ecosystem. First, we introduce the GeoMx technology and illustrate the importance of visualizing and interrogating tissues with a high plex spatial approach. We then dive into an example by analyzing GeoMx data from our Whole Transcriptome Atlas assay.

After a GeoMx walkthrough, we discuss NanoString’s existing and rapidly growing tools for streamlined data analysis:

• GeoMx Data Analysis Suite (DSP DA)
• Geoscript HUB and custom scripts
• GeoMx Tools and open-source packages in Bioconductor

We also present our solution converting RNA-seq FASTQ files to Digital Counts to upload to the DSP Data Analysis Suite using the GeoMx^R NGS Pipeline on Illumina BaseSpace^TM Sequence Hub. This pipeline provides scalability based on sequencing throughput, study size, and the number of users.

We share how the GeoMx^R DSP DA is an interactive software for bridging tissue and expression data and discovering the biology associated with specific tissues and cell types. We also share how our current open-source tools and upcoming solutions will continually support your research and lab goals.

Speakers:
Prajan Divakar
Nicole Ortogero

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/nanostring-ecosystem-of-open-sou

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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Networking Event: Professional Development Program – Perfect Your Elevator Speech (Industry Careers)
This Professional Development Program session will focus on perfecting your elevator pitch. Come prepared with a 30-second elevator pitch to network with your peers and professionals in different genetics and genomics fields. Feedback will be provided. This session is organized and moderated by the ASHG Career Development Committee.

Topics: Genetic Counseling, Industry Bioinformatics-Analytics, Industry Bioinformatics-Databases, Industry Research and Development, Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Sales and Marketing, Start-up/Entrepreneur, Scientific Consulting, Science and Law, Interview Tips/How to Build a Resume, Starting a new post-doc.

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Industry Table and Floor Assignments

Moderators for Tables Industry

Moderator:
Latrice Landry, PhD, MSC, Harvard Medical School/ Harvard School of Public Health

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/ashg-2021-perfect-your-elevator–1

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1:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Parse Biosciences

Single Cell RNA-Seq on the Frontlines: High Multiplex and Time-course Experiments Expand Utility

Experimental designs are growing alongside the increased throughput requirements of single-cell RNA-Seq assays. Replicates, disease states, and time-course designs dramatically increase the number of samples and the burden of information gleaned from a single experiment. Alongside these considerations is a substantial increase in the implications of the results. Our speakers discuss the ramifications of higher-order studies on needs for data quality, throughput attenuation, and sample longevity.

Speaker: Charlie Roco

Enter session here: https://live.remo.co/e/single-cell-rna-seq-on-the-front