Infectious Diseases

 

Thursday, November 16, 2017

SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

7:00am - 8:00am

EARLY BIRD SESSIONS

Case Studies in Infectious Diseases and Genetics

Hypertetraploid Partial Molar Pregnancy Identified by Microarray and STR Analysis, with Subsequent Choriocarcinoma Diagnosis
Elizabeth Barrie, PhD, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

Research Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies a Novel SH2D1A Variant in a 51-Year-Old Patient with CNS Lymphocytic Vasculitis
Patrick Blackburn, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Acute Liver Failure Due to Echovirus 9 Associated with Persistent B Cell Depletion from Rituximab
Alex Greninger, MD, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Pyrosequencing Solves the Case of the Conflicting Bacterial Isolates
Damon Olson, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

1:00pm - 2:30pm

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Discovering the Links: Infectious Agents and Cancer

HPV and Head and Neck Cancer
Joseph A. Califano, MD, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

Blood-based Assessment of EBV DNA as a Tumor Marker
Jennifer A. Kanakry, MD, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

4:15pm - 5:45pm

INFECTIOUS DISEASES PLENARY SESSION

The Hunt for Microbes: The Beginning of the End of the Pandemic Era

Microbial Anthropology
Maria G. Dominguez-Bello, PhD, BSc, MSc, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

A Collaborative Effort to End the Pandemic Era: The Global Virome Project
Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD, One Health Institute, University of California, Davis, CA,USA

 

Friday, November 17, 2017

SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

7:00am - 8:00am

EARLY BIRD SESSIONS

Novel Technologies: Cool Toys for You Now and in the Future

Gene Expression Profiling During Infection Using Digital Barcoded Probe Technology
Aaron P. Mitchell, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Implementation of a Diagnostic Device Syndromic Disease Network
Lindsay Meyers, BSc, BioFire Diagnostics, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Introduction to Smarticles™ Technology: Potential Applications in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Michael Lewinski, PhD, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, USA

8:00am - 9:00am

SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Molecular Infectious Disease Testing: Point of Care Challenges

Molecular Point-of-Care Tests for Infectious Diseases: Opportunities and Challenges
Frederick S. Nolte, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

10:45am - 11:45am

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS:

Platform Presentations of Selected Abstracts

Abstracts are selected by the Program Committee

Platform Presentations of Selected Infectious Diseases Abstracts

ID74 - Detection of Resistance-Associated Substitutions in the Hepatitis C Viral Genome using the Sentosa SQ Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Next-Generation Sequencing Assay
Jonas Pettersson, PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

ID02 - Pathogen Detection by Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing of Purulent Body Fluids
Wei Gu, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

ID34 - Challenges Associated with Developing Rapid Molecular Diagnostics for Detection of Antibiotic Resistance
Megan Stonebraker, Diatherix Laboratories, Huntsville, AL, USA

ID60 - Extreme One-Step RT-PCR: Potential for Point-of-Care Viral Detection
Jessica A. Houskeeper, MRes, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

1:00pm - 2:30pm

 

SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Unmet Needs in Infectious Disease Diagnostics

Panel Discussion
Gregory A. Storch, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

Kimberly Hanson, MD, MHS, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

4:15pm - 5:00pm

SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

ID Town Hall Meeting

 

 

Saturday, November 18, 2017

SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

8:00am - 9:00am

SPECIAL SESSION: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Technologist Round Table: Troubleshooting in Molecular ID Lab

Passing the Baton: Keys to Successful Implementation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) and FDA-cleared Tests
Melissa R. Johnson, BSc, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Jeff Stevenson, PhD, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Jeffrey Chumley, BSc, ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

10:45am - 12:15pm

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Molecular Detection of Resistance: Ready for Prime Time?

Bacterial Resistance: Detection with Molecular Methods
Robert A. Bonomo, MD, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
 
Deep Sequencing for HIV-1 Clinical Management
Maria Casadellà, PhD, IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
 

1:30pm - 3:00pm

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA

C. difficile Testing: Pros and Cons of Testing Algorithms

Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infections: The Benefits of Molecular Testing
Ferric C. Fang, MD, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infections: Why Toxin Tests Still Matter
Christopher R. Polage, MD, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA