Molecular Pathology and Diagnosis of Cancer Miscellaneous

Aimed primarily at trainee pathologists or haematologists, this popular course aims to introduce participants to the rapidly evolving field.

The course consists of a series of practical sessions covering current diagnostic methodologies, along with hands-on training in bioinformatics tools and techniques for analysis of sequence data

In addition, the programme includes talks and demonstrations of next generation sequencing platforms (including the latest developments in genomic technologies) as well as discussions on the ethical, societal and practical implications of introducing genome-wide genetic analyses to the clinic

The course will also host a number of leading national and international speakers who will give lectures on the molecular pathology of a number of cancers, including lung, colorectal, leukaemia, myeloma and others

The programme will include lecture and laboratory/computer-based practical sessions covering the following topics:
-Standard and real-time PCR
-DNA electrophoresis
-Capillary (Sanger) sequencing
-Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH)
-State-of-the-art next-generation sequencing technologies
-Target enrichment approaches
-Bioinformatic analysis for mutation detection

Speakers: Course instructors: George Vassiliou (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK), Anthony Bench (Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK), Bridget Manasse 8Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK), Peter Ellis (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK), Michael Quail (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK), Elli Papaemmanuil (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA) Guest speakers: Charlie Massie (Cambridge Cancer Centre, University of Cambridge, UK), Manuel Salto-Tellez (Queen's University Belfast, UK), Mark Arends (University of Edinburgh, UK), Ian Cree (Warwick Medical School, UK), James Brenton (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, UK), Anna Middleton (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK), Marc Tischkowitz (University of Cambridge, UK)

Category: Conferences | Science, Health and Medicine | Oncology

More details