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May 23, 2011: Laboratory Automation for Materials and Chemistry
"High Throughput Methods for Development of Functional Biomaterials", Dr. Joachim Kohn, Ph.D., Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry, Rutgers University; Director, NJ Center for Biomaterials. (presentation not available)
Panel Discussion: "Setup and Operation of a High Throughput Chemical Laboratory"; Moderator: Dr. James Cawse, Cawse and Effect LLC, Pittsfield MA; Panelists: K.F. Brandstadt, Dow Corning Corporation, Midland MI; Anne Lapointe, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Hubert Lam, General Electric Global Research, Niskayuna, NY; Dr. Paul Isbester, Albany Molecular Research, Albany, NY.
April 26, 2011: Advances in MicroRobotics
"Physical Manipulation and Characterization of Biological Cells: MEMS and Micro-Nanorobotics Approaches", Dr. Yu Sun, Canada Research Chair in Micro and Nano Engineering Systems Advance Micro and Nanosystems Laboratory, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, CA. (presentation not available)
"Medical NanoRobotics for Targeted Cancer Therapies", Dr. Sylvain Martel, Canada Research Chair in Micro/Nanosystem Development, Construction and Validation, Professor and Director, NanoRobotics Laboratory, Department of Computer and Software Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, QC, Canada. (presentation not available)
October 27, 2010: Unconventional High-Throughput Applications
"Use of 3D Free Form Fabrication for Design of Living Tissues", Dr. Pankaj Karande, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (presentation not available)
"Evolution of a Robot Scientist", Dr. Seth Cohen Ph.D., Senior Director Microfluidics Applications, Caliper Life Sciences, (presentation not available)
November 9, 2009: High-Throughput Core Operations
"Setting up an HTS Laba in Academia: The Sloan-Kettering Experience", Dr. Hakim Djaballah, Director, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In coordination with the Northeast Regional Life Sciences Core Directors (NERLSCD) 2009 Meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - www.nerlscd.org (presentation not available)
April 20, 2009: Advances in Microfluidics
"Harnessing Microfluidics for Research and Development", Dr. Nathanial C. Cady, Assistant Professor, Nanobiosciences, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Albany, NY
"High Throughput Nucleic Acid and Protein Analysis using Microfluidic Technology", Dr. Abbie L. Esterman, Ph.D., Senior Application Scientist, Caliper Life Sciences (presentation not available)
"Redesigning the Biological Activities of Heparan Sulfate on a Digital Microfluidic Chip", Mr. Jeffrey Martin, Doctoral Candidate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (presentation not available)
November 19, 2008: Automated Cell Culturing
"GNF Systems Automated Cell Culture and Integration into High Throughput Screening and Protein Purification Systems", Daniel Rines, Research Investigator, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), San Diego, CA
"Novel Approaches to Automating High Content Analysis Using Live Cells", David W. Andrews PhD, Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Canada Research Chair in Membrane Biogenesis, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONT
"A Fully Automated Workflow Integrating Data Driven Cell Culture and Imaging for Monoclonal Antibody Development Using Velocity 11's BioCel Systems", Denise Williams, Director of Applications, Velocity 11, Santa Clara, CA (presentation not available)
"Of Cells and Automation: A Perspective on Harnessing Cell Dynamics in the Automated HTS Environment", Christopher Hogan, Scientist, Lead Discovery, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139 (presentation not available)
June 25, 2008: Applications and Advances in Automation for Forensics
"Streamlining Forensics", Danielle J. Brownell, Forensic Scientist III (DNA), New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center (presentation not available)
"Automated DNA Extraction Using the QuickGene-810 Platform", Elizabeth Collins, Forensic Identification and Profiling
"Applying Lean Principles to the Forensic Laboratory", Todd Failing, Lean Implementation Specialist, Centrex Clinical Labs Corp.
Posters:
"A Low-Cost, Commodity Based Law Enforcement Robotic Platform for Barricaded Gunman and Hostage Scenarios", Berg, Bowen, Gressick, Lavin, Myer, Raggio, Saulnier, Saunders, Soprano, Sullivan
"Digital Microfluidics - Automated Synthesis of Heparin", Martin, Gupta, Gressick, Xu, Liu, Akella, Dordick, Linhardt (poster not available)
November 5, 2007: The Future of Genomics: How the X PRIZE will Revolutionize Sequencing
"What Will it Take to Sequence The Human Genome Error-Free, In Minutes, For Pennies?", Dr. Sadeg M. Faris and Dr. James N. Eakin, Reveo, Inc.
"The Archon Genomics X PRIZE for Genomics: Ushering in a New Era of Personalized Medicine, Through Competition", Mr. Marc Hodosh, Senior Director of the Archon X PRIZE for Genomics
"Technology Advances for DNA Sequencing - A Perspective from the University Core Lab", Dr. Peter Schweitzer, Director of the Cornell DNA Sequencing and Genotyping Laboratory
June 25, 2007: Albany Area Laboratory Automation Review and Social
"Drug Discovery and Development: Applications of Robotics and High-Throughput Instrumentation", Brian T. Gregg, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Medicinal Chemistry, AMRI
"Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies", Robert J. Linhardt, Constellation Chair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
"Center for Functional Genomics (CFG)", John Tine, Ph.D., Director, Molecular Genetics Laboratory
"Science in the Pursuit of Health", Carmen Mannella, Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health
"NYSP Forensic Investigation Center", Danielle J. Brownell, Forensic Scientist III (DNA), NYSP Forensic Investigation Center (presentation not available)
"8 Years of HTS Research at GE", Dr. Donald Wisenhunt Jr., Manager, Combinatorial Chemistry Lab (presentation not available)
"Laboratory Automation at Taconic's Molecular Analysis Laboratory", Stephen Festin, Ph.D., Senior Manager Molecular Analysis Services, Taconic Labs (presentation not available)
November 10, 2006: Northeast Regional Life Science Core Directors Meeting
"An Introduction to the Upstate New York LRIG", Glenn Saunders, Center for Automation Technologies and Systems (Presentation) (Poster)
October 26, 2006: Laboratory Automation Technologies and Practices: An Overview
“Laboratory Automation Strategies”, W. Steven Fillers, Ph.D., VP CSO TekCel LLC, Hopkinton, MA USA
“Automated Analysis of Edible Oils and Lubricants by FTIR Spectroscopy – Problems and Solutions”, F.R. van de Voort, McGill IR Group, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
“High Throughput Crystallization System Development at Bristol-Myers Squibb”, Dr. Anne I. Song, Senior Research Investigator I, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ USA
“Microarray Biochips for High-Throughput Drug Screening”, Moo-Yeal Lee, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Solidus Bioscience Inc., Troy, NY USA
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