March 13th

 13h30 - 13h40 

Opening and AIPM introduction
Maria Arcila
 

 SECTION 1: Inside a molecular pathology laboratory: techniques that everybody should know 

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 13h40 - 14h00 

From the beginning: PCR based tests

Ana Maria Camargo

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 14h00 - 14h20 

Comprehensive profiling assays

Laura Tafe

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 14h20 - 14h40 

RNA sequencing and Gene expression assays

Laura Tafe

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 14h40 - 15h00 

Discussion
 

 15h00 - 15h30 

Corporate Workshop Illumina

Optimizing Oncology Care through Targeted Sequencing Panels

Livia Loureiro

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 15h30-16h00 

Coffee-Break
 

 SECTION 2: Pre-analytical considerations and solutions in a Molecular laboratory 

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 16h00 - 16h20 

What should a pathologist know for selecting the best tissue for molecular testing

Mariana Petaccia de Macedo

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 16h20 - 16h40 

Techniques for tissue identification and contamination troubleshooting

Maria Arcila
 

 16h40 - 17h00 

Beyond the conventional: How to handle small biopsies and other sources of genetic materials

Maria Arcila
 

 17h00 - 17h30 

Discussion and closure

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 17h30 - 18h00 

Corporate Workshop Thermo Fisher

Importance of rapid NGS in precision oncology

Maria Amorim

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 18h00 - 20h00 
Coctail hour and Networking

*Cocktails for all guests