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xMAP Connect 2026 Virtual Series

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Luminex LTG
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Add to Calendar 2026-07-15T07:00:00 2026-11-04T10:00:00 xMAP Connect 2026 Virtual Series <p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Join us for the xMAP<sup>®</sup> Connect 2026 Virtual Series, a three-part event designed to explore the capabilities and applications of xMAP<sup>®</sup> multiplexing technology. This virtual program brings together experts and researchers to share perspectives on assay development, biomarker analysis, and diagnostic approaches in a flexible online format.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.labroots.com/virtual-event/xmap-connect-2026-virtual-series"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Discover more about the event and register here.</span></a></p><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"><p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;"><strong>Session Dates</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="e961ac2e155d8703aa77ee5d75936b00b"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">July 15, 2026</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="e4662b6f1b1f9211fe0e95b9414994ddb"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">September 23, 2026</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="ec0d444e5ef3a04987a2ee5247abe50a4"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">November 4, 2026</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;"><strong>Time (all sessions)</strong></span></p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e2e9ff9f4168069c4736876a2337db7e8"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">7:00–10:00 a.m. PST&nbsp;</span></li></ul><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"><p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;"><strong>Program Overview</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">This three-session series will address key topics across the multiplexing workflow and its application in research and clinical settings:</span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="e8e76be2c5fa478d9a87ea2e7c63744ec"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">July 15 – Getting Started with to xMAP<sup>®</sup> Multiplexing</span><ul><li data-list-item-id="ea2922a1167d785c189caec292e22dd3d"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Luminex xMAP Technology – A Versatile Platform for Multiplexing Innovation</span><br><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Bipin (Bobby) Bhatia, Ph.D., Biopharma Business Manager, Luminex Corporation</span></li><li data-list-item-id="e1d09f101d45f359679623ff4afc71662"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Advances in Multi-pathogen Serology</span><br><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Professor Chris Drakely, PhD, Professor of Infection and Immunity, London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine</span></li><li data-list-item-id="e38c49ac3bc0e7cdb0fe087dce3f06efb"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Use of Multiplex Assays in an LMIC Setting: Experiences from the DRC</span><br><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Nicole A. Hoff, PhD, Senior Administrative Analyst and Country Director, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles</span></li><li data-list-item-id="e9d6f99f898edf3504b68d1863edcc1d7"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">High-Performance Luminex Assay Development to Deployment: Arbovirus Human Antibody Multiplex Assays</span><br><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Kodumudi Venkat Venkateswaran, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Tetracore Inc.</span></li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="e7aa0885bc489378f92860638c87650bb"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">September 23 – Vaccine Development and Clinical Trials</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="eefa32ffc20379c32e743c7a6fdeb3397"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">November 4 – Cytokine Research with xMAP<sup>®</sup> Multiplexing&nbsp;</span></li></ul><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"><p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;"><strong>Participants in this series will have the opportunity to:</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li data-list-item-id="ea5c1cae59c7642dcf2175d45a948e414"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Discover the power of Luminex xMAP<sup>®</sup> Technology and why it’s the leading platform for analyzing biomarkers and immunogenicity.</span></li><li data-list-item-id="e1af47c915edab338ecb3d5d73fb31eb9"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Learn from xMAP<sup>®</sup> experts who specialize in the validation, optimization, and development of multiplex assays for nucleic acids and proteins.</span></li><li data-list-item-id="ed853ab5499d64244b7a514e409b3262e"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Gain insights into how researchers have efficiently developed biomarker assays to support clinical trials using xMAP Technology.</span></li><li data-list-item-id="e73b4d9b8a37b83851c15964b2891b3b3"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Explore how xMAP could be the ideal technology to develop your innovative diagnostic test.</span></li><li data-list-item-id="ecc930792bdf91c9048ef755b77bfb381"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Understand the best practices across a wide range of research applications.</span></li></ul><p><br><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">The series will feature contributions from Luminex Global Partners, including Thermo Fisher Scientific, MilliporeSigma, and Bio-Techne. Speakers will provide updates on emerging biomarker targets and related assay developments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;">Designed as a virtual program, this event is intended for researchers, scientists, and laboratory professionals interested in multiplexing technologies, including both new and experienced users.</span></p> Online Diasorin diasorin@nomail.com America/Los_Angeles public

Candida auris: A Growing Challenge in Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention

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Molecular diagnostics
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Add to Calendar 2026-09-15T13:00:00 2026-09-15T15:00:00 Candida auris: A Growing Challenge in Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention <p>Join us on September 15, 2026, for an educational Labroots webinar examining how <em>Candida auris</em> has emerged as a major healthcare-associated fungal pathogen and how accurate, timely laboratory identification is transforming diagnosis, infection prevention, and public health surveillance. This session will highlight real-world laboratory strategies for detecting <em>C. auris</em> and its role in guiding patient management and supporting antifungal stewardship efforts.</p><p>Discover more about the event and register here: <a class="fui-Link fai-bebop ___nh7ul80 f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fcxq7iq f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1ii9ogy f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f8sl8er f1eh06m1 fy5pjr5 fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f172z4z7 fqb5ada f1w9ysog" href="https://www.labroots.com/webinar/candida-auris-growing-challenge-clinical-microbiology-infection-prevention?campaign=crpevt" target="_blank"><em>Candida auris</em>: A Growing Challenge in Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention</a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;__</strong></p><p><strong>Agenda</strong> Tuesday, September 15, 2026<br>10:00 AM PT, 1:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM CET</p><p><strong>Title</strong><br><em>Candida auris</em>: A Growing Challenge in Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention</p><p><strong>Speaker</strong></p><div style="align-items:flex-start;display:flex;gap:16px;"><img src="https://info.diasorin.com/hubfs/pancholi_HS197.png" data-entity-uuid="eef870a4-eab2-4074-8868-f44569b59015" data-entity-type="file" width="137" height="194"><div><strong>Preeti Pancholi, PhD, D(ABMM)</strong><br>Co-Director, Clinical Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, and Micro-Processing Professor, Clinical Pathology The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, University Hospital East, Columbus, OH<br>Professor of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, University Hospital East, Columbus, OH</div></div><p><strong>__</strong></p><p><em>Candida auris</em> is associated with significant morbidity and healthcare-associated transmission due to its ability to spread in healthcare settings, persist in the environment, and develop resistance to multiple antifungal agents, making accurate and timely identification critical to both patient management and infection prevention.</p><p>Partnering with Labroots, in this webinar, Preeti Pancholi, PhD, D (ABMM), will review the evolving epidemiology of <em>C. auris</em>, current diagnostic approaches including MALDI-TOF and molecular methods, and the growing challenge of antifungal resistance. The session will highlight practical laboratory strategies, diagnostic technologies, and collaborative practices needed to address this high-consequence pathogen.</p><p>Attendees will learn how to describe the epidemiology, transmission, and clinical significance of <em>Candida auris</em>; review current laboratory approaches for accurate identification and detection; and understand the impact of antifungal resistance and the laboratory's role in infection prevention and surveillance. This webinar is intended for clinical microbiology professionals, laboratory leaders, and infection prevention and stewardship collaborators seeking evidence-based solutions to address this emerging fungal threat.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"><p><strong>Learning Objectives</strong></p><p>After participating in this webinar, attendees will be able to:</p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="e975dee02524c1f2cef1f8ca1d792fc18">Describe the epidemiology, transmission, and clinical significance of <em>Candida auris</em>.</li><li style="tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="e9e1063a8c495f4cceafcd1180c1f76b2">Review current laboratory approaches for accurate identification and detection of <em>C. auris</em>.</li><li style="tab-stops:list .5in;" data-list-item-id="e0aa5396dfdb634d02a28f404eaeaf462">Discuss the impact of antifungal resistance and the laboratory’s role in infection prevention and surveillance</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"><p>Register here: <a class="fui-Link fai-bebop ___nh7ul80 f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fcxq7iq f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1ii9ogy f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f8sl8er f1eh06m1 fy5pjr5 fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f172z4z7 fqb5ada f1w9ysog" href="https://www.labroots.com/webinar/candida-auris-growing-challenge-clinical-microbiology-infection-prevention?campaign=crpevt" target="_blank"><em>Candida auris</em>: A Growing Challenge in Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention</a></p> Online Diasorin diasorin@nomail.com America/New_York public

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