THURSDAY 2-20-25
8:30 -8:45 Opening Remarks
8:45- 9:15 V-Agilent- Steve McClellan- Novocyte Opteon spectral analyzer: Overview and small particle detection
9:15- 10:00 S-Paul Mead- St Jude- Spectral flow cytometry in the clinical laboratory for the analysis of pediatric leukemia
10:00 -10:30 V-10X Genomics- Leilani Marty-Santos- Resolving tissue heterogeneity at the single cell level
10:30 -11:15 S- Troy Randall- UAB- Anti-tumor immunity in the omentum: Tregs, microbiota and metabolism
11:15 -11:45 V-Beckman Coulter- Jason Lowery- Advancing flow cytometry: An overview of the latest CytoFLEX nano and CytoFLEX mosaic innovations
11:45 -12:15 Break/Get lunches
12:15 -1:00 S-Simon Grelet- USA- Lineage tracing and fate mapping of nerve-to-cancer cell transfer of mitochondria during metastasis
1:00 -1:30 V- Levitas Bio- Laura McLaughlin- LeviCell 96: A new automated system for high throughput live cell enrichment and washing
1:30 -2:15 S- Peter Lopez- NYU Langone Health-The use of flow cytometry in cellular therapeutics manufacturing, and what we can learn from this unique industry
2:15 –2:45 V- Stratedigm- Shervin Javadi- The S1000 EON Spectral Launch–power without complexity
2:45 -3:30 S- Jonni Moore- UPenn- Exploiting the Cytomic Academic SRL Enterprise Model for Innovative Diagnostics: New Domains, New Technologies and New Opportunities
3:30 -4:00 V- BD Biosciences- Bob Balderas-
4:00 -6:30 Reception w/Vendors (hors d’oeuvres and open bar)
6:30 -8:00 PARADE on Royal Street
FRIDAY 2-21-25
7:30 -9:00 Breakfast with vendors
9:00-9:45 S- Amanda Tuckey- USA COM- Elucidating the novel role of amyloid-beta in the innate
immune response to infection
9:45-10:15 V-Partillion Bioscience- Sean Maynard- Unlocking single-cell immune function: High-throughput nanovial technology
10:15 -11:00 S- Rob Welner- UAB- Multi-Omics Analysis of NK Cells Identifies Biomarkers Linked to Clinical Outcomes of Acute Leukemia
11:00-11:30 V-Cytek- Chris Fleming- Automated panel design with Cytek Cloud and SpectroPanel™ Algorithm
11:30 -1:00 Break with Vendors/Get Lunches
1:00 -1:30 V-Biolegend- Shawna Shirley- Ready to use antibody cocktails
1:30 -2:15 S- Michael Elliott- USA MCI- Role of macrophage phagocytic capacity in mAb-mediated clearance of tumor cells
2:15-2:45 V- Thermo Fisher- Tim Brown- Spatial imaging the tumor micro-environment using the EVOS S1000
2:45 -3:45 S- Pratip Chattopadhyay- Talon Biomarkers- Innovative immune monitoring: Bringing a new dimension to cytometry
3:45-4:00 Meeting Close
4:15-5:15 SEFCIG Business Meeting