OGM in Action: Transformative Insights in Sarcomas, Lymphomas, and More

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM PST

Location: 215 & 216, Level 2

Corporate Workshop Speaker(s)

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Alex Hastie

VP of Clinical and Scientific Affairs
Bionano
Ying Zou, MD, PhD, FACMG (she/her/hers)

Director of Cancer Genomics Lab and Tenured Associate Professor of Pathology and Genomic Medicine at John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Shiva Sathyanarayana
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Daniel Ackerman

This session will focus on optical genome mapping (OGM) in solid tumor research. Dr. Ying Zou will discuss the use of OGM in sarcoma research, she will highlight the advantages of OGM in identifying variations crucial for understanding sarcoma. Dr. Shiva Sathyanarayana will explore the application of OGM in lymphoma research, focusing on how OGM enhances the detection of genetic anomalies in lymphomas, providing improvements over traditional methods and more accurate understanding. Dr. Dan Ackerman will share his clinical research on the use of OGM in brain and liver tumors, demonstrating how OGM can reveal hidden genetic alterations and structural variants that are crucial for understanding complex tumors. The session will conclude with a Q&A session moderated by Alex Hastie, VP of clinical affairs.