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Saturday, November 15, 2025
6:45 AM – 2:00 PM
EST
Attendee, Speaker and Exhibitor Registration and Check-In
6:45 AM – 2:00 PM
EST
Attendee, Speaker and Exhibitor Registration and Check-In
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
EST
Break
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
EST
Break
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EST
Coat & Bag Check
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EST
Coat & Bag Check
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
EST
Plenary Tech Topic
Program Committee Moderator:
Tessara Baldi, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Program Committee Moderator:
Timothy Daniels, n/a (he/him/his)
– Palmetto GBA
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
EST
Plenary Tech Topic
Program Committee Moderator:
Tessara Baldi, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Program Committee Moderator:
Timothy Daniels, n/a (he/him/his)
– Palmetto GBA
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
EST
Automation for Tumour Sequencing at Scale.
Plenary Speaker:
Robin JN Coope, MASc, PhD. PEng (he/him/his)
– Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
EST
Expo Hall Open
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
EST
Expo Hall Open
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
EST
Coffee Break — Visit Expo Hall and View Posters
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
EST
Coffee Break — Visit Expo Hall and View Posters
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Applications of AI and Machine Learning for Clinical Implications
Program Committee Moderator:
Heather M. Blankenship, PhD, HCLD
– Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Applications of AI and Machine Learning for Clinical Implications
Program Committee Moderator:
Heather M. Blankenship, PhD, HCLD
– Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
EST
Accelerating antibiotic discovery using AI
Breakout Speaker:
Cesar de la Fuente, PhD
– University of Pennsylvania
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Multi-modal Foundation AI for Precision Oncology
Breakout Speaker:
Ruijiang Li, PhD
– Stanford University
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Expectations Implementing Automation and Liquid Handlers
Program Committee Moderator:
Timothy Daniels, n/a (he/him/his)
– Palmetto GBA
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Expectations Implementing Automation and Liquid Handlers
Program Committee Moderator:
Timothy Daniels, n/a (he/him/his)
– Palmetto GBA
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
EST
Bots on the Bench: Real-World Lessons from Custom Automation in Molecular Diagnostics
Breakout Speaker:
Keyur P. Patel, MD PhD
– University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
The Rise of The Machines – Important Considerations in Migrating Molecular Workflows to Laboratory Automation
Breakout Speaker:
Michael T. Mueller, PhD, MBA
– Nucleus Automation Partners
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Optimizing Molecular Testing and Reporting for Myeloid Malignancies: Bridging Oncologist Expectations with Laboratory Practicalities
Program Committee Moderator:
Amir Behdad, n/a
– Cleveland Clinic Florida
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Optimizing Molecular Testing and Reporting for Myeloid Malignancies: Bridging Oncologist Expectations with Laboratory Practicalities
Program Committee Moderator:
Amir Behdad, n/a
– Cleveland Clinic Florida
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
EST
Optimizing Molecular Testing and Reporting for Myeloid Malignancies: Bridging Oncologist Expectations with Laboratory Practicalities (Panel discussion)
Breakout Speaker:
Annette S. Kim, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
– University of Michigan
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Panel
Breakout Speaker:
Marlise R. Luskin, MD MSCE (she/her/hers)
– Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Self-Collection: Navigating the Variables and Balancing the Pros and Cons
Program Committee Moderator:
Anisha Misra, n/a
– Cleveland Clinic-Lerner Research Institute
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
EST
Self-Collection: Navigating the Variables and Balancing the Pros and Cons
Breakout Speaker:
Meghan Starolis, PhD
– Quest Diagnostics
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
EST
Self-Collection: Navigating the Variables and Balancing the Pros and Cons
Breakout Speaker:
Dina Greene, DABCC (she/her/hers)
– University of Washington
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
EST
Exhibitor Appreciation Lunch—Visit Expo Hall and View Posters
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
EST
Exhibitor Appreciation Lunch—Visit Expo Hall and View Posters
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
EST
Networking Luncheon
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
EST
TBD
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
EST
Poster Removal
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
EST
Poster Removal
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
EST
Break
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
EST
Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EST
Platform Presentations of Selected Technical Topic Abstracts
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EST
Platform Presentations of Selected Technical Topic Abstracts
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EST
Platform Presentations of Selected Technical Topic Abstracts
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EST
Platform Presentations of Selected Technical Topic Abstracts
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
(Fusion 2) Uncovering Clinically Significant and Novel Gene Fusions: Challenges and Innovations
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
(Fusion 2) Uncovering Clinically Significant and Novel Gene Fusions: Challenges and Innovations
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
EST
Specialized informatics for specialized fusion detection from RNA-based sequencing assays
Breakout Speaker:
Harrison K. Tsai, MD, PhD
– Boston Children's Hospital
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
EST
Fusion 2
Breakout Speaker:
Matija Snuderl, M.D (he/him/his)
– NYU Langone Health
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Fusion 2
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Applications of Large Language Models in Molecular
Program Committee Moderator:
Priya Velu, MD/PhD
– Weill Cornell Medicine
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Applications of Large Language Models in Molecular
Program Committee Moderator:
Priya Velu, MD/PhD
– Weill Cornell Medicine
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
EST
Foundation Models for Molecular Pathology
Breakout Speaker:
Drew Williamson, MD (he/him/his)
– Emory University School of Medicine
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
The evolution of state-of-the-art LLMs
Breakout Speaker:
Libusha Kelly
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Best Practices and Future Directions in Paired Tumor-normal Molecular Profiling for Solid Tumors
Program Committee Moderator:
Stuart Scott, n/a
– Stanford
Program Committee Moderator:
Fei Dong, n/a
– Stanford University
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Best Practices and Future Directions in Paired Tumor-normal Molecular Profiling for Solid Tumors
Program Committee Moderator:
Stuart Scott, n/a
– Stanford
Program Committee Moderator:
Fei Dong, n/a
– Stanford University
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
EST
TBD
Breakout Speaker:
Minjie Luo, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
EST
TBD
Breakout Speaker:
Diana Mandelker, MD, PhD
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
TBD
Breakout Speaker:
Patrick Pilie, MD
– MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Women in Molecular Pathology: Career Perspectives from Technologists and Pathologists
Program Committee Moderator:
Tessara Baldi, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Women in Molecular Pathology: Career Perspectives from Technologists and Pathologists
Program Committee Moderator:
Tessara Baldi, n/a (she/her/hers)
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
EST
Imposter Syndrome and Personal Development: Perspective from Laboratory Technologists
Breakout Speaker:
Ali Nussbaum, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM
– n/a
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
EST
The effect of Gender Bias and the Pathway to Department Chair
Breakout Speaker:
Alexis Carter, MD (she/her/hers)
– Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Technologist Session
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
EST
Technologist Session
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
EST
Break
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
EST
Break
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
EST
Plenary Solid Tumors
Program Committee Moderator:
Arivarasan Karunamurthy, n/a
– University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Program Committee Moderator:
Fei Dong, n/a
– Stanford University
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
EST
Plenary Solid Tumors
Program Committee Moderator:
Arivarasan Karunamurthy, n/a
– University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Program Committee Moderator:
Fei Dong, n/a
– Stanford University
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
EST
Leveraging RNA Sequencing for Splice Variant Discovery and Somatic Variant Prioritization in Precision Oncology
Plenary Speaker:
Malachi Griffith, PhD (he/him/his)
– Washington University
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
EST
Closing Remarks
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
EST
Closing Remarks
