To add or update listings, please contact Jordan Bradford.
We are also recruiting a Treasurer and Program Chair for the NEAACC local section. If you are interested in being part of our team, please contact me at [email protected]@harvard.edu.
2020 MEETINGS SCHEDULE
March 19
NEAACC/ASM Joint Meeting
Stefan Riedel, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Associate Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
"Biomarkers of Sepsis"
Forefront Conference Center: Waltham, MA
April 30
Student Poster Competition
Abstract Deadline: April 20, 2020
Event Details: Information about abstract submission and prizes are here.
Location: Deveber Conference Room at Boston Children’s, Waltham, MA
May 21
NEAACC Conference
Jan Krouwer, PhD
Krouwer Consulting, Sherborn, MA
"Analysis of the FDA’s Adverse Event Database for Glucose Meters and Continuous Glucose Monitors"
via Zoom
October 22
Annual Student Night
Barbarajean Magnani, MD, PhD
Professor of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Chief of Clinical Pathology and Director of Toxicology
"On the Topic of Toxicology and Celebrity Overdoses"
Forefront Conference Center, Waltham, MA
2019 MONTHLY MEETINGS
Registration details are posted on the Northeast local section of the AACC artery 2 - 3 weeks prior to the meeting. If you prefer, registration details may be sent directly to you via our email list.
If you would to be added to our email list or participate in an event, please contact Dave Kemble at [email protected]
November 21
Stacy E Melanson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry, Medical Director of Phlebotomy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
“Provider misinterpretation Urine drug testing results and the impact of laboratory interventions”
Forefront Center: 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA
October 10
Annual Student Night
Carmen Wiley, PhD
President of AACC and Chief Medical Officer at Veravas, Inc
“Alternative Careers for Laboratory Scientists”
Forefront Center: 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA
September 19
Athena Petrides, PhD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director for Pathology Informatics and Assistant Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry Brigham and Women's Hospital
“Data Driven Laboratory Management: How to Capture and Use Data to Improve Laboratory Operations”
Forefront Center: 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA
2015 MEETINGS
November 19
Homicidal and Suicidal Poisonings: Lessons in Forensic Toxicology
Barbarajean Magnani, PhD, MD
Waltham Campus of Boston Children’s Hospital
Deveber Conference Room
9 Hope Avenue
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Program Flyer
Directions
October 22
Mining Patient Data to Improve Laboratory Quality
Gary L. Horowitz M.D
Program Information
September 17
Analysis of Lysosomal Enzymes in Dried Blood Spots
Olaf A. Bodamer M.D, PhD, FAAP, FACMG
Program Information
September 10
Hands-On Development and Validation of LC/MS/MS Assays for Clinical Research Lecture & Hands-On Workshop
SCIEX Demo Laboratory
500 Old Connecticut Path
Framingham, MA 01701
Program Information
May 7
Hb A1c testing:
Analytical choices, reporting units, and clinical ramifications
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Program Information
April 16
The Annual AACC Northeast Local Section Poster Session
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Program Information
March 19
Supporting Genomics in the Practice of Medicine
Forefront Center for Meetings and Conferences
404 Wyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
Program Information
February 12
Laboratory Assessment of Ovarian Reserve:
Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH)
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusettsn
Program Information
2014 MEETINGS
November 20
Communication of Scientific Information: the Clinical Chemistry Experience
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusettsn
Program Information
October 16
HIV Testing 2014
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts
Program Information
September 18
Enhanced microRNA activity is a novel oncogenic function of eIF4F
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts
Program Information
May 15
Interpretation of Cardiac Troponin: Generations, Populations & Standardization
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts
Program Information
April 17
Development of Novel Technologies to Detect, Treat and Prevent Infections
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts
Program Information
March 13
Climate Change and Infectious Diseases: Knowns and Unknowns
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts
Program Information
February 13
Cardiac troponins and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Massachusetts
Program Information
Online Presentation
2013 MEETINGS
November 7
Annual AACC Northeast Section Poster Session
Children's Hospital Boston:
4th floor Atrium of the Karp Family Research Building,
1 Blackfan Circle, Boston MA 02115.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Poster setting
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation & Judging
Program Information
October 24
Ultrafast Analysis of Drugs in Blood & Urine Using RapidFire/MS
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Dr. Vaughn P. Miller, Ph.D.
Applications Manager, RapidFire
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Biological Systems Division, Life Sciences Group Wakefield, MA
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner, Interaction and Networking
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation
Program Information
September 26
When Accuracy Alone Is Not Sufficient: New Roles For Clinical Chemists
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Gary L. Horowitz, MD
Director of Clinical Chemistry
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Pathology
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner, Interaction and Networking
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation
Program Information
May 16
From Lab-On-A-Chip to Lab-In-The Body: Miniaturization and Automation of Diagnostic Systems
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Axel Scherer
Bernard A. Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering,
Applied Physics, and Physics
California Institute of Technology
6:00pm - 6:30pm Cocktails
6:30pm - 7:30pm Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm Presentation
Program Information
April 25
Pap Smears and HPV Testing
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Vijayalakshmi Padmanabhan
Associate Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
6:00pm - 6:30pm Cocktails
6:30pm - 7:30pm Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm Presentation
Program Information
March 21
Update on Analytical Issues in the Analysis of Vitamin D
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Mark D. Kellogg, PhD
Associate Director of Chemistry
Department of Laboratory Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
6:00pm - 6:30pm Cocktails
6:30pm - 7:30pm Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm Presentation
Program Information
February 21
Applications of MALDI-TOF MS in Clinical Microbiology
Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts
1-781-890-0100
Anna Lau, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology
Washington University School of Medicine
6:00pm - 6:30pm Cocktails
6:30pm - 7:30pm Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm Presentation
Program Information