Regional User Group Symposium 2014

Welcome

Mid-Atlantic Regional User Group Symposium, May 13, 2014

Geared toward current users and people interested in Thermo Scientific™ High Content Products, the Mid- Atlantic User Group Symposium offers a complimentary, day-long seminar that offers attendees the ability to hear scientific presentations and network with other users. Learn about and use Thermo Scientific™ High Content Products while having some fun, too.

The Symposium will be held at the centrally located Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards.

After the symposium, be our guest at Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the Baltimore Orioles take on the Detrioit Tigers in an exciting baseball game.

Pre-registration for the symposium and baseball game are required, but there is no charge to attend!

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Agenda

8:30am-9:00am

Registration

9:00am-9:15am

Welcome Remarks

9:15am-9:45am

"Cell Analysis Reagents for Live High Content Analysis Assays"

Mike Janes, Ph.D., Sr. Manager, R&D (Cell Biology), Life Technologies, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
9:45am-10:30am

Scientific Presentation: "Utilization of Multidimensional Data in the Analysis of Ultra High Throughput High Content Phenotypic Screens"

Judi Wardwell-Swanson, Principal Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb
10:30am-10:45am

Networking Coffee Break

10:45am-11:30am

Scientific Presentation: "Toxicological Assessment using High Throughput High Content Imaging"

Bonnie Goodwin, Ph.D., Research Scientist, National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS)
11:30am-12:00pm

New Product Introduction: Thermo Scientific™ HCS Studio™ 2.0 Software Spotlight – New Functionality and Use Scenarios

12:00pm-1:00pm

Catered Lunch

1:00pm-1:30pm

Thermo Scientific™ ArrayScan™ XTI HCA Reader Focus Presentation - Advancing 3D Imaging

1:30pm-2:15pm

Scientific Presentation: "Screening for Combinations of Molecules Affecting Immune Regulatory Pathways in a Human Mixed Leukocyte Reaction"

Erin Sult, Associate Scientist II, MedImmune
2:15pm-2:30pm

Networking Coffee Break

2:30pm-3:15pm

Scientific Presentation: "High Content Screening to Identify Retinal Neuroprotective and Differentiation-Promoting Molecules"

Don Zack, MD, Ph.D., Guerrieri Professor of Genetic Engineering and Molecular Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
3:15pm-3:45pm

New Product Introduction: Next Generation Tools for High Content Screening

3:45pm-4:15pm

Roundtable Interactive Session with Featured Speakers

4:15pm-6:00pm

Product Demonstration and Networking: Try Our Products in Real Time with Thermo Scientific High Content Analysis Experts

6:15pm

Meet in Hotel Lobby for Group Event: Walk to ballpark for the Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers Baseball Game.

7:05pm

First Pitch

Times and schedule are subject to change.

Registration






Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor

The Mid-Atlantic User Group Meeting will be held at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards on May 13, 2014.

Address:

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA

Location and Parking:

The Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards is located in downtown Baltimore, two blocks from Oriole Park and the Baltimore Convention Center. Parking is located onsite at the Marriott.

Overnight Accommodations:

Stay an extra day and explore the Baltimore Inner Harbor!

With the world-famous Baltimore Aquarium and Inner Harbor nearby, take the opportunity to stay overnight and enjoy the city. Hotel accommodations are not covered with the event, but can be booked directly on the Marriott Website.

Hotel Info

Contact Information

For more information about the Mid-Atlantic Regional User Group Symposium covering Thermo Scientific™ High Content Products, please contact:

hcs@thermofisher.com