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Location: Emory Conference Center Hotel
1615 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329
Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided.
| Time (EST) | Speaker | Topic |
| 9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m. | Registration/Check-In | |
| 10:00 a.m.—10:10 a.m. | Bobby Bhatia, PhD Regional Business Manager, Midwest Luminex |
Welcome |
| 10:10 a.m.—10:30 a.m. | Sherry Dunbar, PhD, MBA Senior Director, Global Scientific Affairs |
xMAP® Technology: The Year in Review |
| 10:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. | Ira Herman, PhD Co-Founder Precision Healing, LLC |
Interrogating Wound Status with Luminex |
| 11:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. | Jacob F. Kocher, PhD Director of Virology KNOW Bio, LLC / EmitBio, Inc / Vast Therapeutics, Inc |
Illuminating the Host Responses to Visible Light in the Respiratory Tract Via Use of Thermo Fisher Assays on the Luminex Platform |
| 11:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m. | Mukesh Kumar, PhD Associate Professor Georgia State University |
Evaluating Neuroinflammation During COVID-19 and Other Neurotropic Viral Diseases Using MILLIPLEX® Kits |
| 12:00 p.m.—12:30 p.m. | William F. Shea Chief Executive Officer ImmunoProfile |
Antibody Status Made Simple An Innovative Application of Luminex xMAP Technology |
| 12:30 p.m.—1:30 p.m. | Lunch, Poster Session, Networking, and INTELLIFLEX Demo | |
| 1:30 p.m.—2:00 p.m. | Laura L. Hocum Stone, PhD Senior Research Associate University of Minnesota |
Optimizing Cytokine Analysis: Choosing the Right Assay for Accurate Detection and Interpretation of NHP Cytokine Expression |
| 2:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m. | Raymond Mak, PhD Scientist Totus Medicines |
Development of a Pharmacodynamics Assay for TOS-358, the First Covalent Inhibitor of PI3Kα in Clinical Development, with LuminexPLORE Lab |
| 2:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. | Christopher "Ian" Davis, PhD, CPT, MS Chief of Operations, Applied Diagnostics USAMRIID |
Development of a Specific MPXV Antigen Detection Immunodiagnostic Assay |
| 3:00 p.m.—3:15 p.m. | Break | Networking |
| 3:15 p.m.—3:45 p.m. | Dylan George Graduate Research Assistant University of Nebraska |
Measuring the Humoral Response to SARS-CoV-2 Using Plasma and Fingerstick Blood |
| 3:45 p.m.—4:15 p.m. | Jason Liggett, PhD Chief Scientific Officer New Day Diagnostics (formerly EDP Biotech) |
Immunoassay Design and Development for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer on the xMAP Platform |
| 4:15 p.m.—4:30 p.m. | Bobby Bhatia, PhD Regional Business Manager, Midwest Luminex |
Poster Competition Winner Announcement & Closing Remarks |
| 4:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m. | Networking Reception |
*Agenda is subject to change.
Discover the world of multiplexing at xMAP® Connect, the ultimate event for both seasoned experts and newcomers alike. Join us to connect with like-minded xMAP® enthusiasts and delve into the realm of best practices for multiplex assays.
At xMAP Connect, you'll gain valuable insights from the very xMAP x-perts who have perfected the art of validation, optimization, and development of multiplex-supported testing methods. Stay at the forefront of innovation and clinical applications fueled by the cutting-edge xMAP Technology®, as we showcase the latest research breakthroughs.
Take your experience even further by exploring the endless possibilities of xMAP-based multiplexing solutions at the Luminex partner booths. Plus – get a firsthand glimpse of the remarkable xMAP INTELLIFLEX® through an exciting live demo, unveiling its newest software features.
