Program Released for 3rd Sample Prep Conference
Sample Preparation for Virus, Toxin & Pathogen Detection & Identification

BOSTON, MA - February 15, 2010 - The Knowledge Foundation released today the Program for the 3rd Sample Prep conference which will be held at the Sheraton Baltimore City Hotel in Baltimore, MD from May 6-7, 2010.

Sample Prep is an internationally recognized event for experts in sample preparation for detection and identification of viruses, toxins and pathogens, and will address the important phases of sample preparation including collection, concentration, lysis, target extraction and transfer to analytical identification tools.

This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Raymond P. Mariella, Jr., Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Mariella will discuss continuous-flow microfluidics for sample preparation including the use of standing-wave ultrasonics and variations of electrokinetic manipulations.

Other Program topics include:
- Microfluidic technologies for sample preparation
- Nucleic acid sample preparation
- Sample preparation for detection of pathogens in water
- Laboratory automation and sample preparation
- Sample preparation for detection of viruses and bacteria

Distinguished Faculty
- David S. Alburty, PhD, InnovaPrep LLC
- Mary Amasia, PhD, University of California, Irvine
- Haim H. Bau, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
- John Clarkson, PhD, Atlas Genetics Limited
- Quitterie Desjonquères, Bertin Technologies
- Mark W. Eshoo, PhD, Ibis Biosciences, Inc., a subsidiary of Abbott Molecular
- Shawn R. Feaster, PhD, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Vincent Gau, PhD, Genefluidics
- Haiqing Gong, PhD, Nanyang Technological University
- Yousef Haj-Ahmad, PhD, Norgen Biotek Corp.
- Yakov Kaplan, PhD, Invetech
- Raymond P. Mariella Jr., PhD, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Andre Marziali, PhD, Boreal Genomics and University of British Columbia
- Jennifer McLaughlin, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, US Army
- Chris Melançon, Spyglass Biosecurity, Inc.
- Liviu Movileanu, PhD, Syracuse BioMaterials Institute, Syracuse University
- David R. Pawlowski, PhD, CUBRC, Inc.
- Jay A.A. West, PhD, Arcxis Biotechnologies
- Li Zhu, PhD, GE Global Research, General Electric Corp.
- Peng Zhou, PhD, Rheonix Inc.

About The Knowledge Foundation

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