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2018 MEETINGS
September 29
Albert Nichols Symposium: Precision Oncology: Diagnosis and Treatment Advances
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In Honor of Dr. Nichols, Mrs. Tricia Nichols and the Nichols Trust are sponsoring the 2nd annual Albert Nichols Symposium (ANS) organized by the Southern California Section of American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC).
January 16
Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect with Laboratory Medicine
Dennis Dietzen, PhD, 2018 AACC President
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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin - A Test That Offers High Expectations for Laboratories, Clinicians and Patients
Peter Kavsak, PhD
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2017 MEETINGS
October 7
Albert Nichols Symposium
2016 MEETINGS
January 19
What Leads to Type-2 Diabetes?
Peter Butler, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center
Pediatric Reference Intervals
Patricia Jones, PhD, DABCC
Director, Chemistry and Metabolic Disease Lab
Children's Medical Center, Dallas TX
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2015 MEETINGS
November 17
Clinical Toxicology And The Emergency Department: Partners in Poisoning
Robert L. Fitzgerald, Ph.D
Director of Toxicology and Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry
UC San Diego
What Is This LDT Thing All About? (And Who Will Make The Final Decision?)
Steven R. Binder
Senior Director of Technology Development
Bio-Rad Laboratories
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Speaker's Presentation
September 15
What Element is Atomic Number 26 and What Happens If You are Deficient?
William E. Winter, MD
Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics
University of Florida
Adventures in Clinical Genomics
Wayne W. Grody, MD, PhD
Professor in the Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics
UCLA School of Medicine
CE Credit Available
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March 24
Circulating BioMarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
Raj Pandian, PhD
Director of Scientific Affairs, Pan Laboratories
The Case of Uncertain Quality
David Koch, PhD
President, AACC
Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital
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January 20
When and Why FAT Becomes Trouble?
Zhaoping Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine,
Chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition at UCLA
Salivary Biomarkers for
Oral & Systemic Disease Detection
David Wong, D.M.D., D.M.Sc.
Felix & Mildred Yip Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Director of UCLA Center for Oral/Head & Neck Oncology Research
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2014 MEETINGS
November 18
MALDI-TOF MS in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD, D(ABMM), FCCM
Director, Microbiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
MassArray - a High-Throughput Multiplex Solution for Targeted Somatic Mutation Profiling
Anders Nygren, PhD
Director of R&D, Agena Bioscience
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September 16
Facilitating the Laboratory Diagnosis of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Dina Greene, Ph.D. DABCC
Scientific Director, Chemistry
Regional Laboratories
Northern California the Permanente Medical Group
Immunogenicity Testing in Biopharmaceutical Development
Michael Moxness, Ph.D, DABCC
Scientific Director of Clinical Immunology, Amgen
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May 20
Sports Drug Testing Laboratories: Catching the DopersDr. Anthony Butch, Ph.D. DABCC, FACB, MT(ASCP)
Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine
Director of UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory
Pharmacogenetic Testing in Clinical Practice: Current State of The Art, Evidence for Utility and Future Directions
Dr. Naissan Hussainzada, Ph.D
Director of Pharmacogenetic Testing Clinical Strategy
Millennium Laboratories
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
University of Maryland, Baltimore
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April 10
Southern California AACC/Thermo Fisher Clinical Biochemistry Conference on ProcalcitoninHoliday Inn Torrance
19800 S. Vermont, Torrance, CA, 90502
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March 18
Toxicology! Because What You Don't Know Can Kill YouAlan Wu, Ph.D., DABCC
Professor of Lab Medicine at UC San Francisco
Chief of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital
Single Molecule Array(SIMOA™) for Ultra-high Sensitivity Detection of Biomarkers
Bryan Klekota, Ph.D.
Business Development Manager
Quanterix-Lexington, MA
Hotel Irvine-Jamboree Center
17900 Jamboree Road
Irvine, California, USA, 926144:00 – 5:30 PM Board Meeting
5:30 – 6:00 PM Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 PM Speakers
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January 21
Pharmacogenomics & Pharmacometabolomics For Personalized MedicineSteven H. Wong, Ph.D.
AACC President
Professor of Pathology & Director Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
AACC Headquarters Report
Janet Kreizman
CEO
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AAAC)
Beckman Coulter, Inc
250 So. Kraemer Blvd
Brea, CA 928214:00 – 5:00 PM Board Meeting
5:00 – 6:00 PM Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 PM Speakers
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2013 MEETINGS
November 19
Southern California Section MeetingMolecular Profiles of Lung Cancer: New Strategies for Detection, Prediction, and Treatment
Lee Goodglick, Ph.D., MBA
Professor – Dept. Pathology, Assistant Director - UCLA CA Nanosystems Inst.,
Co-Director, UCLA EDRN
UCLA School of Medicine
Salivary Biomarkers for Detection of Oral & Systemic Disease
David Wong, DMD, DMSc
Professor - Felix & Mildred and Associate Dean of Research
UCLA School of Dentistry
Phenomenex
411 Madrid Ave
Torrance, CA, 905014:00 – 5:00 PM Tour of Phenomenex
4:00 – 5:00 PM Board Meeting
5:00 – 6:00 PM Poster Session/Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 PM Speakers
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Abstract Submission Information
Abstracts Deadline: November 8, 2013
September 17
The Landscape of Next Generation Sequencing; Challenges and Opportunities for the Clinical LabJamie Platt, PhD
Scientific Director, Advanced Sequencing
Quest Diagnostics
Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer
Monet N. Sayegh, MD
Senior Clinical / Medical Consultant
Siemens Healthcare DX
Kaiser Permanente Regional Reference Laboratories
11668 Sherman Way
North Hollywood, CA, 916054:00 – 5:30 PM Board Meeting
5:30 – 6:00 PM Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 PM Speakers
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May 21
Southern California Section Meeting Holiday Inn LA Intl Airport
9901 La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
David F. Schaffner Ph.D., M.T. (ASCP)
Medical Affairs Manager
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Charles Strom M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.M.G., H.C.L.D.
Senior Medical Director, Genetics
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute4:00 – 5:30 PM Board Meeting
5:30 – 6:00 PM Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 PM Speakers
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March 19
Southern California Section MeetingBeckman Coulter, Inc,
250 S. Kraemer Blvd
Brea, CA 92821
Robert H. Christenson, Ph.D.
President of AACC
Professor of Pathology and Professor of Medical and Research Technology
University of Maryland Medical Center
Gary L. Myers, Ph.D., FACB
Interim CEO of AACC
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)4:00 – 5:00 PM Board Meeting
5:00 – 6:00 PM Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 PM Speakers
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January 15
Southern California Section MeetingHoliday Inn Los Angeles International Airport
9901 La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Raj Pandian, Ph.D.
Senior Laboratory Director-Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
Ruben Bonilla Guerrero, MD, DABMG, FACMG
Director, Clinical Biochemical Genetics-Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute4:00 – 5:00 PM Board Meeting
5:30 – 6:00 PM Mixer
6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 PM Speakers
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