Tuesday, June 28, 2016 | 5:30 – 8:30pm | Dinner Workshop

WS1: RAPID SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR PATHOGEN DETECTION

This workshop will discuss sample preparation technologies for detection, identification and analysis of biomedical, biological and chemical agents, biothreats in point-of-care, laboratory and field settings. It will review the novel and rapid technologies for sample preparation, application of analytical strategies and automation in biodetection.

Topics to be covered include:

• Why efficient sample prep is critical in biodefense applications
• Strategies for concentrating sample and faster pathogen recovery
• Development of qualification methods and protocols
• Advances in sample prep - bridging the gap between advances in biodetection technologies and sample prep technologies
• Review of high throughput sample prep technologies for clinical labs and R&D
• Advances and automation in sample prep for point-of-care and point-of-need applications
• Case studies on rapid sampling and sample preparation deployed for recreational water monitoring, biotech drug manufacturing, egg production, built environments, and wide area surveillance

Instructors:

Dave Alburty, CEO, InnovaPrep LLC

Byron Brehm-Stecher, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Rapid Microbial Detection & Control Laboratory, Iowa State University

* Separate registration required for workshops