21st Century Diagnostic Parasitology – The Roles that Nucleic Acid Tests Play in Parasite Detection, Characterization, and Surveillance

Program Committee Moderator(s)

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  Ryan Relich, PhD

  Medical Director, IU Health Division of Clinical Microbiology Medical Director, IU Health Donor Screening Laboratory Medical Director, IU Health Special Pathogens Unit Laboratory Associate Medical Director, IU Health Division of Molecular Pathology Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (IU School of Medicine)
  Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Health
  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Session

Description: This topic will focus on molecular medical parasitology and will include information regarding the use and interpretation of targeted nucleic acid tests and next-generation sequencing for parasite detection and identification, parasite characterization, and the roles of these methods in parasitic disease surveillance.

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM PST

  Nucleic Acid Testing for Parasite Detection, Characterization, and Surveillance
  

  Breakout Speaker: Marc Couturier, PhD D(ABMM) (he/him/his) – ARUP/University of Utah
• 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM PST

  What Can Multiplex PCR and Targeted Next Generation Sequencing Tell Us About Parasitic Infections and Outbreaks?
  

  Breakout Speaker: Susan Madison-Antenucci, PhD (she/her/hers) – NYS DOH, Wadsworth Center