Program

Topics include Noninvasive Prediction of Fetal Blood Groups, Application of Cell-Free DNA in Cancer Diagnostics, Biological Aspects of Cell-Free DNA, Noninvasive Prenatal Testing, Application of Cell-Free DNA in Transplantation, Future Aspects of Cell-Free DNA Testing

Workshop on May 7th from 14:00 - 17:00. Venue to be announced
Special Discussion Workshop on the topic of Noninvasive Fetal Antigen Genotyping
Hosted by Dr. Christine Henny (Switzerland)
Please email suggestions for discussion topics to Dr. Christine Henny via christine.henny@itransfusion.ch

DAY 1 - May 8th
NONINVASIVE PREDICTION OF FETAL BLOOD GROUPS
Noninvasive Fetal Antigen Genotyping
Dr. Åsa Hellberg (Sweden)
Noninvasive Prediction of Fetal Blood Groups: A US Perspective
Prof. Kenneth J Moise (USA)
Fighting Rh Disease: An African Perspective from AFRICARhE
Prof. Ellen van der Schoot (The Netherlands)

BIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Biological Aspects of Cell-Free DNA
Assoc. Prof. Peter Celec (Slovakia)
On potential biological functions of cell-free DNA
TBA

FUTURE ASPECTS OF CELL-FREE DNA TESTING
TBA

POSTER SESSION

DAY 2 - May 9th
NONINVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS
Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in clinical genetics
Dr. Nathalie Chandler (England)

CELL-FREE DNA IN TRANSPLANTATION
Donor-derived cfDNA for noninvasive monitoring of transplant patients
Dr. Sean Agbor-Enoh (USA)
TBA

CELL-FREE DNA IN CANCER DIAGNOSTICS
TBA