ASHG 2018

American Society of Human Genetics

Conference Location

San Diego Convention Center

Conference Dates

Oct. 16 - Oct. 20

Booth Number

725

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Abstracts & Posters
Title
Author
Type / Session #
Date / Time / Location
1
Genetic sequencing and mass spectrometry biomarkers link diagnosis and treatment precision for cardiovascular disease.
Jennifer Posey, Ph.D.
POSTER // #3132
Cardiovascular Phenotypes
Oct. 17
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
2
Experience and challenges of variant classification of the DMD gene in reproductive carrier screening test
Hanyin Cheng, Ph.D.
POSTER // #2952
Molecular & Cytogenetic Diagnostics
Oct. 17
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
3
Clinical utility of Dual Genome NGS panel for mitochondrial disorder: Towards comprehensive understanding about disease etiology.
Hongzheng Dai, Ph.D.
POSTER // #2956
Molecular & Cytogenetic Diagnostics
Oct. 18
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
4
Repeat expansion disorders in patients evaluated by clinical whole exome sequencing.
Shen Gu, Ph.D.
POSTER // #2995
Molecular & Cytogenetic Diagnostics
Oct. 18
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
5
Full-gene sequencing based expanded carrier screening of over 150 disorders
Charul Gijavanekar, Ph.D.
POSTER // #521
Prenatal, Perinatal, and Reproductive Genetics
Oct. 18
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
6
Clinical metabolomics: A pivotal tool for the diagnosis and treatment of inherited metabolic disorders to enable precision medicine.
Ning Liu, Ph.D.
POSTER // #1813
Omics Technologies
Oct. 18
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
7
Clinical exome testing as an effective diagnostic tool for epilepsy/seizure disorders.
Fan Xia, Ph.D.
POSTER // #2908
Molecular & Cytogenetic Diagnostics
Oct. 18
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
8
Parental age effects on the incidence of human de novo pathogenic variants.
Ye Cao, Ph.D.
POSTER // #540
Prenatal, Perinatal, & Reproductive Genetics
Oct. 19
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
9
Neural stem cells from MAND patients reveal a significant role for MBD5 in neurodevelopment, circadian rhythm, Wnt and leptin signaling, and autism.
Sureni Mullegama, Ph.D.
POSTER // #1745
Omics Technologies
Oct. 19
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall
10
Non-invasive prenatal sequencing for pregnancies with fetal skeletal dysplasia using cell-free fetal DNA.
Yanjun Jiang, Ph.D.
POSTER // #459
Prenatal, Perinatal, and Reproductive Genetics
Oct. 19
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall

 

Speaking Engagements
Title
Author
Type / Session #
Date / Time / Location
1
Full-gene sequencing based expanded carrier screening of over 150 disorders
Charul Gijavanekar, Ph.D.
POSTER TALK // Session I
Prenatal, Perinatal, and Reproductive Genetics
Oct. 16
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Upper Level, Room 6C & 6D
2
Molecular diagnostic and clinical genomics outcomes of post-reporting reanalysis of exome data over time
Pengfei Liu, Ph.D.
PLATFORM // Session C
Reanalysis of Sequencing Data to Increase Diagnostic Yield
Oct. 17
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Upper Level, Room 20BC
3
CNVs cause autosomal recessive genetic diseases with or without involvement of SNVs
Weimin Bi, Ph.D.
Bo Yuan, Ph.D.
PLATFORM // Session C
Characterization of Structural Variation in Population Controls and Disease
Oct. 17
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Upper Level, Room 20A
4
Variants unmasked by recurrent deletions modify disease presentations of genomic disorders
Bo Yuan, Ph.D.
PLATFORM // Session
Variant Interpretation Practices and Resources
Oct. 17
4:15 pm – 5:45 pm
Upper Level, Room 20A

 

ASK THE EXPERT

Topic
Expert
Spoken Language(s)
Date / Time / Location
1
NGS Technical
Federica Gibellini
English, Italian
Oct. 17
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
2
Mitochondrial & Panel Testing
Yue Wang, Ph.D.
English, Chinese
Oct. 17
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
3
Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) & Cancer Testing
Pengfei Liu, Ph.D.
English, Chinese
Oct. 17
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
5
Cancer Genomics
Shashikant Kulkarni, MS, Ph.D., FACMG
English
Oct. 18
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
6
PreSeek (NIPT) & Panel Testing
Yanjun Jiang
English, Chinese
Oct. 18
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
7
Chromosomal Microarray Analysis (CMA) & Biochemical/Metabolomics Testing
Weimin Bi, Ph.D.

Qin Sun, Ph.D.

English, Chinese
Oct. 18
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
8
Biochemical & Metabolomics Testing
Sarah Elsea, Ph.D.
English
Oct. 18
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
9
Whole Exome Sequencing (WES)
Rui Xiao, Ph.D.
English, Chinese
Oct. 19
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
10
PreSeek (NIPT) & GeneAware (Carrier) Testing
Jinglan Zhang, Ph.D.
English, Chinese
Oct. 19
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
11
Mitochondrial & Panel Testing
Lisa Wang, Ph.D.
English, Chinese
Oct. 19
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
12
Genetic Counseling
Pat Ward, MS, CGC
English
Oct. 19
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725
13
GeneAware (Carrier) Testing
Charul Gijavanekar, Ph.D.
English
Oct. 19
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall, Booth #725

 

Product Experts
Christine Eng
Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer
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Clinical Director, NGS/Molecular
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Sr. Division Director, Biochemical Genetics 
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Advisor, Global MAPS
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