Program 2011

 

European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics
October 12 – 14, 2011
Kurhaus Hotel, Scheveningen, the Netherlands
 
 
Wednesday October 12, 2011
 
13.00 – 13.15       OPENING EMMD 2011
 
Session 1              13:15 – 15:15
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
 
Chair:                     Prof J. Schrenzel MD & t.b.a.
 
13:15 – 14:00       Keynote: Rapid detection of Sepsis
                                Prof J. Schrenzel MD
                                Geneva University Hospitals - Division of Infectious Diseases,
                                Switzerland
               
14:00 – 14:15       Multicenter evaluation of a novel non-enzymatic method for enrichment 
                             of pathogenDNA from large volumes of whole blood
 
                                Mrs. Bos M.P.*, Mrs. Loonen A, van Meersbergen B, Catsburg A,
                                Savelkoul P, van den Brule A,  Neerken S, van de Wiel P
                                Laboratorium voor Moleculaire Diagnostiek, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis,
                                ’s-Hertogenbosch
                                Philips Research, Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Eindhoven
                                Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU Medical
                                Center, Amsterdam and Microbiome Ltd., Houten
 
14:15 – 14:30       Molecular Characterization of STEC-Isolates collected during the E.coli
                             O104:H4 o
utbreak in Germany
                                Guido Adler, Sabine Raith, Thomas Laue, Markus Hess*
                                astra Diagnostics GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
                               
14:30 – 14:45       TRS-PCR genotyping of intracellular pathogens – Salmonella enterica
                             serovars

                                Anna Krzyzanowska*, Marta Majchrzak, Anna B. Kubiak, Arkadiusz
                                Wojtasik, Pawel Parniewski
                                Institute of Medical Biology, Lodz Poland
 
14:45 – 15.15       Rapid molecular analysis of complex microbial communities
                                 Prof. Dr. P. Savelkoul
                                 VU Medical Centre Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 
Coffee break + Posters                    15:15 – 15:45      
 

GUEST LECTURES 15:45 – 17:15                
 
15:45 – 16:30       Forensics and Molecular Diagnostics
                                Prof. Dr. P. de Knijff
                                Leiden University Medical Centre, Human Genetic, the Netherlands
 
16:30 – 17:15       HPV and cervical cancer: pathogenesis and implications for cervical
                             screening

                                Prof. Dr. P.J.F. Snijders
                                Dept. of Pathology, VU University medical center, Amsterdam
 
SOCIAL PROGRAM:
17:30 – 19:00       Welcome reception at La Galleria, Boulevard Scheveningen 
 
 
Thursday October 13, 2011
                                              
Session 2              09.00 – 10.45      
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS IN PATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL GENETICS
 
Chair:                     Prof. dr. E. Cuppen & Dr. H.G. Yntema
 
09:00 – 09:45       Keynote: Thousand dollar genomes and million dollar questions
                                Prof. dr. E. Cuppen
                                University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
 
09:45 – 10:15       NGS (next generation sequencing); informed consent issues
                                Dr. H.G. Yntema
                                Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical
                                Centre, The Netherlands
 
10:15 – 10:30       Genome-wide analysis of CpG island methylation in bladder cancer
                             identifies novel 
biomarkers for diagnosis and prediction of progression
                                Raju Kandimalla*, Angela A. G. van Tilborg, Lucie C. Kompier,
                                Dominique J.P.M Stumpel, Chris H. Bangma, Ellen C. Zwarthoff
                                Erasmus medical center Department of pathology Rotterdam,
                                The Netherlands
                                Erasmus medical center Department of pediatric oncology Rotterdam,
                                The Netherlands
                                Erasmus medical center Department of urology Rotterdam, The Netherlands
 
10:30 – 10:45       SNP array for rapid prenatal diagnosis
                                M. Srebniak, M. Boter, G. Oudesluijs, M. Joosten, L. Govaerts, 
                                K. Diderich, T. Cohen-Overbeek, M. Knapen, R-J. H. Galjaard
                                Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
 
Coffee break + Posters    10.45 – 11.15      
 
Session 3              11.15 – 12.30   
QUALITY CONTROL AND AUTOMATION
 
Chair:                     MSc. M.H.J. Molijn & t.b.a.
 
11.15 – 12.00       Keynote: Preventing medication errors by closing the information loop
                             with a new 
PDA application
                                MSc. M.H.J. Molijn
                                van de Geijn Partners, The Netherlands
 
12.00 – 12.15       The impact of thermocycler variability on molecular diagnostics
                                M. Span*, M.T.M. Hendrikx, M.A.W. Verblakt 
                                CYCLERtest B.V., Langraaf, The Netherlands
 
12.15 – 12.30       Evaluation of different assays for the detection of influenza A, A(H1N1)
                             v2009 and 
B in Belgian hospital laboratories
                                Raymaekers M.* (Jessa Ziekenhuis Hasselt), Bogaerts P. (CHU Mont-
                                Godinne Yvoir), Descheemaeker P. (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende),
                                Duson G. (Imelda ziekenhuis Bonheiden), Martens K. (Ziekenhuis
                                Oost Limburg Genk), Meex C. (CHU Liège), Reynders M. (CHU St
                                Pierre, Bruxelles), Soetens O. (UZ Brussel), Ursi D. (UZA Antwerpen),
                                Vaeyens F. (OLV ziekenhuis Aalst), Vanmassenhove B. (AZ Damiaan
                                Oostende), Verstrepen W. (ZNA Antwerpen), Boone E.
                                (H.-Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen)
                                On behalf of MolecularDiagnostics.be, Belgium
                                                                   
Lunch + Posters12.30 – 14.00      
 
Session 4              14.00 – 15:45
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS IN VIROLOGY
 
Chair:                     Prof. Dr. M. van Ranst & t.b.a.
 
14:00 – 14:45       Keynote: Molecular Diagnostics in Virology
                                Prof. Dr. M. Van Ranst
                                Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
 
 14:45 – 15:00      High Resolution Melting Curve Genotyping of IL28B SNPs Associated
                             with Hepatitis 
C Virus Clearance and Therapy Response
                                Richard Molenkamp, Sylvie Koekkoek, Janke Schinkel
                                Department of Medical Microbiology Academic Medical Center
                                Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 
15:00 – 15:15       Development of specific real-time RT-PCR assays for entero- and
                             rhinovirus using a 
one-step RNA Master Mix
                                J.J.C.Voermans, J.Anber, J.Beverdam, A.van der Zanden,
                                M.Schutten, S.D.Pas*
                                Department of Virology, ErasmusMC Rotterdam, the Netherlands
                                Laboratorium Microbiologie TA, Enschede, the Netherlands
 
15:15 – 15.30       More than five year epidemiological data of 15 respiratory viruses in an
                             academic 
hospital in The Netherlands
                                Els Wessels* Kate Templeton, Ann Vossen, Mariet Feltkamp, Louis
                                Kroes, Eric Claas
                                Leiden University Medical Center Department of Medical
                                Microbiology, Leiden The Netherlands
 
15:30 – 15:45       Clinical Relevance in Molecular Diagnostics: What do we know?
                                Noortje M van Maarseveen*, Anton M van Loon, Frans Verduyn
                                Lunel, Rob Schuurman
                                University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
 
POSTER SESSION PLUS INFORMAL GATHERING : 15:45 – 18:30
 
15:45 – 16:15       Member meeting VMDG (invited members only)
 
SOCIAL PROGRAM:
 
19.00 – 22.00       Conference dinner at Crazy Piano’s, Strandweg Scheveningen
                                (below the Kurhaus)
 
 

Friday October 14, 2011
 
Session 5              09.00 – 11.00      
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS IN COMPANIES FUTURE VISION 
 
09:00 – 09:30       The Changing Landscape in Molecular Diagnostics
                                Roche Diagnostics, Mr. Terry J. Fetterhoff
 
09:30 – 10:00       From Probes to Personalized Medicine: A Perspective on Future 
                             Applications of 
Molecular Diagnostics
                                Abbott Molecular Inc., Dr. E. Patrick Groody
 
10:00 – 10:20       Bridging clinician’s needs and laboratory services
                                BD Diagnostics, Steve Clark / Herbert Torfs
 
10:20 – 10:40       QIAGEN’s vision of future molecular diagnostics
                                Qiagen, Olivier Pasquier.
 
10:40 – 11:00       Molecular Diagnostics Future Vision
                                Focus Diagnostics, Maurice Exner, PhD
                                                               
Coffee break + Posters    11.00 – 11.30      
 
INVITED LECTURE:          
 
11:30 – 12:15       Past, present and future of human molecular diagnostics; focus on 
                             microbiology

                                Prof. Alex van Belkum, the Netherlands
 
Lunch + Posters12.15 – 13:45       
 
Session 6              13:45 – 16.30
NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN MDx
 
Chair:                     Prof. W. Ansorge & t.b.a.
 
13:45 – 14:30       Keynote: Next generation sequencing technologies in molecular
                             diagnostics

                                Prof. W. Ansorge 
                                École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
 
14.30 – 14:45       High Throughput MLST - Bringing Molecular Typing to the Next Level
                                Boers, S.A.*, van der Reijden, W.A., Jansen, R
                                Regional Laboratory of Public Health, Haarlem, The Netherlands
 
14:45 – 15:00       High-resolution breath analysis and volatile biomarker (VOCs) in
                             patients with 
cystic fibrosis
                                Rolf Kramer*, Manfred Höfle, Wolf-Rainer Abraham
                                Department of Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology, Helmholtz
                                Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany
 
15:00 – 15:15       Epidemiological Studies of Upper Respiratory Infections Using
                             Simultaneous 
Detection and Definitive Identification of Pathogens 
                             by Resequencing Microarrays

                                Agnieszka M Lichanska*, Matthew C. Lorence, Lisa A. Borsuk, Klaus
                                Schafer, Brian Weslowski, Clark Tibbetts
                                TessArae, Sterling, VA, USA
 
15:15 – 15:30       Rapid identification of infectious pathogens with PCR-Electrospray-
                             Ionization 
Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
                                Dr. Carsten Tiemann, Dipl. Biol. Andrea Hartmann, Dipl.Biol. Daniela 
                                Knoop, Christoph Busse
                                Labor Krone Medical-Investigation-Center LABCON OWL GmbH,
                                Bad Salzuflen Germany
                                IMOLTEC Institute for Instrumental and Molecular Technologies,
                                University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld, Bad Salzuflen, Germany
 
15:30 – 15:45       Discriminating major methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
                             lineages using 
MALDI-TOF MS
                                Kevin Martens, Sylvia Tielens, Guy Coppens, Els Oris
                                Labo voor moleculaire diagnostiek Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk,
                                Belgium
 
15.45 – 16:15       The role of increasing innovations in Molecular Diagnostics: Medical
                             Value

                                Mr. Terry J. Fetterhoff
                                Roche Diagnostics, USA
 
16:15                     CLOSURE OF MEETING AND FINAL REMARKS
                                End of 7th European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics