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Event Overview
SARS-CoV-2 has put unprecedented pressure on medical professionals, public health organizations, and the general public. The accurate and timely diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is paramount to controlling the spread of this virus. This, in turn, relies on the establishment of well-validated testing and detection measures to ensure rapid result dissemination without sacrificing sensitivity and specificity.

This virtual symposium, brought to you by The Scientist, will explore the limitations and challenges of current SARS-CoV-2 qPCR-based testing approaches, their root causes, and what can be learned for the future.

Symposium program
    11:00 AM – Basic considerations for SARS-CoV-2 testing by RT-qPCR
    Stephen Bustin, PhD
    The advent of qPCR was quickly accompanied by questions on how best to validate and standardize the data produced. In this talk, Dr. Bustin will address qPCR sensitivity, specificity, and efficiency, as well as comment on data robustness and how to best approach qPCR data for analysis and comparison purposes.

    11:40 AM – Current standards and validations for SARS-CoV-2 testing
    Jim Huggett, PhD
    SARS-CoV-2 arrived in the different regions of the world at different times and in differing magnitudes. As such, SARS-CoV-2 testing responses have been somewhat varied. Dr. Huggett will speak on the current QA/QC standards for qPCR-based SARS-CoV-2 testing, discuss the limitations and challenges that have been encountered with regard to testing validation and standardization, and explore the root causes for these issues.

    12:20 PM – Learning from a pandemic: How do we do it better?
    Mikael Kubista, PhD
    SARS-CoV-2 may be unparalleled in impact, but it is far from the first—or last—pandemic to afflict the world. Here, Dr. Kubista will discuss the lessons to be learned from the preparations and responses to SARS-CoV-2 made by various nations, governments, and health entities across the world, as well as the necessary preparations for future waves of SARS-CoV-2 and for future pandemics.

    1:00 PM – Open Panel Q&A Session
    Bustin, Huggett, and Kubista will be joined by colleagues Jo Vandesompele and Michael Pfaffl in an open question and answer session where they will address questions posed by the audience.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
 
 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time


Speakers
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Stephen A. Bustin, PhD
Professor of Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care
Anglia Ruskin University

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Jim F. Huggett, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Analytical Microbiology
School of Biosciences and Medicine
University of Surrey

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Mikael Kubista, PhD
Head, Institute of Biotechnology
Czech Academy of Sciences
Founder and Chairman of the Board
TATAA Biocenter

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Jo Vandesompele, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomolecular Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Ghent University

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Michael W. Pfaffl, PhD
Professor of Molecular Physiology
Animal Physiology & Immunology
School of Life Sciences
Technical University of Munich


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Detecting SARS-CoV-2 with qPCR
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