Key to precision oncology is the development of expert databases that organize and standardize information on cancer-related genetic variants, as well as their associated diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic implications, in a way that is easily accessible to multiple users. COSMIC, the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, was established nearly 20 years ago, and has been a gold-standard resource for this data ever since. Today, COSMIC is used on a daily basis in research labs, cancer centers, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, where it comes into play as one of the key, trusted sources to analyze genomic data.
 
In this webinar, Dr. Zbyslaw Sondka, COSMIC's Senior Scientist, and Rebecca White, COSMIC's Scientific Communications Manager, will walk you through 3 key-aspects of the industry leading somatic mutation database. 
 
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
 

• Apply the breadth and depth of COSMIC's high-quality somatic mutation data to identify proteins, biological processes, and pathways driving disease, which can be used to design new therapeutic approaches that precisely target causes of the malignancy on a molecular level.
• Use tools and resources within COSMIC to bring actionable meaning to genomic data, such as the identification of driver mutations, functional biological consequences, and clinically significant somatic variants, which can aid diagnostics and treatment decisions.
• Explain how COSMIC's expert curation process enables the accumulation and integration of data on rare cancers (over 1500 unique cancer types have been recorded to date), and how this data could enable the development of cross-cutting solutions based on molecular behaviors and genetic similarities between cancers rather than their origin-location.

 
Join us to learn how COSMIC enables users to experiment and innovate with confidence, and how our manual curation and rigorous data annotation processes assure unparalleled data quality.

Key to precision oncology is the development of expert databases that organize and standardize information on cancer-related genetic variants, as well as their associated diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic implications, in a way that is easily accessible to multiple users. COSMIC, the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, was established nearly 20 years ago, and has been a gold-standard resource for this data ever since. Today, COSMIC is used on a daily basis in research labs, cancer centers, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, where it comes into play as one of the key, trusted sources to analyze genomic data.
 
In this webinar, Dr. Zbyslaw Sondka, COSMIC's Senior Scientist, and Rebecca White, COSMIC's Scientific Communications Manager, will walk you through 3 key-aspects of the industry leading somatic mutation database. 
 
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
 

• Apply the breadth and depth of COSMIC's high-quality somatic mutation data to identify proteins, biological processes, and pathways driving disease, which can be used to design new therapeutic approaches that precisely target causes of the malignancy on a molecular level.
• Use tools and resources within COSMIC to bring actionable meaning to genomic data, such as the identification of driver mutations, functional biological consequences, and clinically significant somatic variants, which can aid diagnostics and treatment decisions.
• Explain how COSMIC's expert curation process enables the accumulation and integration of data on rare cancers (over 1500 unique cancer types have been recorded to date), and how this data could enable the development of cross-cutting solutions based on molecular behaviors and genetic similarities between cancers rather than their origin-location.

 
Join us to learn how COSMIC enables users to experiment and innovate with confidence, and how our manual curation and rigorous data annotation processes assure unparalleled data quality.

Key to precision oncology is the development of expert databases that organize and standardize information on cancer-related genetic variants, as well as their associated diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic implications, in a way that is easily accessible to multiple users. COSMIC, the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, was established nearly 20 years ago, and has been a gold-standard resource for this data ever since. Today, COSMIC is used on a daily basis in research labs, cancer centers, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, where it comes into play as one of the key, trusted sources to analyze genomic data.
 
In this webinar, Dr. Zbyslaw Sondka, COSMIC's Senior Scientist, and Rebecca White, COSMIC's Scientific Communications Manager, will walk you through 3 key-aspects of the industry leading somatic mutation database. 
 
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
 

• Apply the breadth and depth of COSMIC's high-quality somatic mutation data to identify proteins, biological processes, and pathways driving disease, which can be used to design new therapeutic approaches that precisely target causes of the malignancy on a molecular level.
• Use tools and resources within COSMIC to bring actionable meaning to genomic data, such as the identification of driver mutations, functional biological consequences, and clinically significant somatic variants, which can aid diagnostics and treatment decisions.
• Explain how COSMIC's expert curation process enables the accumulation and integration of data on rare cancers (over 1500 unique cancer types have been recorded to date), and how this data could enable the development of cross-cutting solutions based on molecular behaviors and genetic similarities between cancers rather than their origin-location.

 
Join us to learn how COSMIC enables users to experiment and innovate with confidence, and how our manual curation and rigorous data annotation processes assure unparalleled data quality.

Key to precision oncology is the development of expert databases that organize and standardize information on cancer-related genetic variants, as well as their associated diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic implications, in a way that is easily accessible to multiple users. COSMIC, the Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, was established nearly 20 years ago, and has been a gold-standard resource for this data ever since. Today, COSMIC is used on a daily basis in research labs, cancer centers, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, where it comes into play as one of the key, trusted sources to analyze genomic data.
 
In this webinar, Dr. Zbyslaw Sondka, COSMIC's Senior Scientist, and Rebecca White, COSMIC's Scientific Communications Manager, will walk you through 3 key-aspects of the industry leading somatic mutation database. 
 
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
 

• Apply the breadth and depth of COSMIC's high-quality somatic mutation data to identify proteins, biological processes, and pathways driving disease, which can be used to design new therapeutic approaches that precisely target causes of the malignancy on a molecular level.
• Use tools and resources within COSMIC to bring actionable meaning to genomic data, such as the identification of driver mutations, functional biological consequences, and clinically significant somatic variants, which can aid diagnostics and treatment decisions.
• Explain how COSMIC's expert curation process enables the accumulation and integration of data on rare cancers (over 1500 unique cancer types have been recorded to date), and how this data could enable the development of cross-cutting solutions based on molecular behaviors and genetic similarities between cancers rather than their origin-location.

 
Join us to learn how COSMIC enables users to experiment and innovate with confidence, and how our manual curation and rigorous data annotation processes assure unparalleled data quality.

While science supports the development of world-changing and life-saving breakthroughs every day, it is an unfortunate reality that conducting the research itself also has a significant environmental impact.
Labs use up to 10 times more energy than a commercial office building, four times more water, and produce over 5.5 million metric tons of plastic waste a year, 2% of global production.

On world ocean day, it is important to consider the carbon impact of research as well as single-use plastic, both of which have a significant impact on the health of our oceans. Small changes in behavior in the lab can add up to a big impact.

In this webinar, we'll offer tips and tricks that you can implement in your lab today to help you reduce your environmental impact and join a global movement that is transforming science through sustainability.

Digital PCR is an end-point PCR that allows the absolute quantification of rare events in a biological sample. In oncology, we are interested in follow-ups on the evolution of cancer cells after treatment and detecting biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. We are currently exploring the utilities of dPCR in follow-ups of JAK2 mutation in cases of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and the quantification of CAR-T cells in leukemia.

Digital PCR is an end-point PCR that allows the absolute quantification of rare events in a biological sample. In oncology, we are interested in follow-ups on the evolution of cancer cells after treatment and detecting biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. We are currently exploring the utilities of dPCR in follow-ups of JAK2 mutation in cases of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and the quantification of CAR-T cells in leukemia.

Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasitic metazoans are ubiquitous in the environment and are part of all aspects of human life. This makes the detection and monitoring of microbes important to understand their biological functions. To get the most out of microbiome samples, their preparation and analysis requires optimal workflows and efficient sequencing technologies. This webinar series over five days helps you get to the bottom of your microbiome sample with insightful background knowledge and useful tips and tricks.

Day 1: Isolating RNA from microbial samples

Tips and tricks for the isolation and analysis of RNA from microbial samples

Tricky samples like stool and wastewater require an optimized workflow for efficient RNA extraction. This webinar highlights critical tips and tricks to stabilize and purify your sample RNA and tackle PCR inhibitors.

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Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasitic metazoans are ubiquitous in the environment and are part of all aspects of human life. This makes the detection and monitoring of microbes important to understand their biological functions. To get the most out of microbiome samples, their preparation and analysis requires optimal workflows and efficient sequencing technologies. This webinar series over five days helps you get to the bottom of your microbiome sample with insightful background knowledge and useful tips and tricks.

Day 2: Antimicrobial resistance detection and surveillance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Summit: Identifying antimicrobial resistance from Sample to Insight

With increasing antimicrobial resistance emerging globally, we urgently need to improve the preparation of biological samples, such as stool and wastewater. In this summit, we will demonstrate characteristics and workflows of different sample types for optimal antimicrobial resistance detection.

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Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasitic metazoans are ubiquitous in the environment and are part of all aspects of human life. This makes the detection and monitoring of microbes important to understand their biological functions. To get the most out of microbiome samples, their preparation and analysis requires optimal workflows and efficient sequencing technologies. This webinar series over five days helps you get to the bottom of your microbiome sample with insightful background knowledge and useful tips and tricks.

Day 3: Detecting pathogens with digital PCR

Pathogen detection using the new dPCR Microbial DNA Detection Assays on the QIAcuity

Detecting and monitoring microbial pathogens, their antibiotic resistance and virulence genes from diverse samples is highly important to combat them. DNA-based methods, like hydrolysis probe-based assays, digital PCR and the novel dPCR Microbial DNA Detection Assays, enable their rapid profiling and identification and will be the focus of this webinar.

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Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasitic metazoans are ubiquitous in the environment and are part of all aspects of human life. This makes the detection and monitoring of microbes important to understand their biological functions. To get the most out of microbiome samples, their preparation and analysis requires optimal workflows and efficient sequencing technologies. This webinar series over five days helps you get to the bottom of your microbiome sample with insightful background knowledge and useful tips and tricks.

Day 4: Identifying microbial communities with whole genome metagenomics

Shedding light on microbial communities: Novel NGS solutions for taxonomic profiling

Some uncultured microbes influence our human bodies in still to us unknown ways. In this webinar, we will explore next generation sequencing and microbial profiling to infiltrate the metagenome and identify microbial communities in complex human samples.

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Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasitic metazoans are ubiquitous in the environment and are part of all aspects of human life. This makes the detection and monitoring of microbes important to understand their biological functions. To get the most out of microbiome samples, their preparation and analysis requires optimal workflows and efficient sequencing technologies. This webinar series over five days helps you get to the bottom of your microbiome sample with insightful background knowledge and useful tips and tricks.

Day 5: Visualizing your microbial data with bioinformatics

Metagenomic taxonomic profiling using QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench Premium

To make sense of all your microbiome data, user-friendly and engaging analytics software is needed. This 90-minute seminar introduces the QIAGEN CLC Microbial Genomics Module with its tools and workflows for a broad range of bioinformatics applications. 

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