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Schedule


November 16 Morning Session - Overview of HTS in Drug Discovery

Chairperson Sitta Sittampalam, University of Kansas
Welcome Mahabir Gupta, University of Panama
Introduction to HTS in Drug Discovery Rathnam Chaguturu, University of Kansas - Download Slides

November 16 Afternoon Session - HTS and HCS Detection Technologies

Chairperson Rhett Affleck, Nexus Biosystems
Signal Detection Plarforms for HTS Ramakrishna Seethala, BMS
Advanced Assay Solutions for HTS Michael Briggs, Corning

November 17 Morning Session - Cell-based Assays

Chairperson Roger Bosse, Perkin Elmer
HTS Assays for Cellular Health and Physiology Neal Cosby, Promega
Establishing Cell-based Assays for Screening Rathnam Chaguturu, Univ of Kansas

November 17 Afternoon Session - Assay Platforms and Cellular Imaging

Chairperson Neal Cosby, Promega
Assay Technologies to Identify Bioactive Compounds from Biodiversity Roger Bosse, Perkin Elmer
Cell and Organismal Screening: Well by Well and Cell by Cell at High Throughput Chris Shumate, BlueShift
High Content Analysis as a Tool for Screening in Cell-based Assays Scott Keefer, Cellomics

November 18 Morning Session - HTS Automation

Chairperson Chris Shumate, MDS Technologies
Maximizing Laboratory Automation: ROI Ian Yates, Velocity11/Agilent
Overview of Laboratory Automation Steve Broach, HiResBio

November 18 Afternoon

Excursion to Panama Canal
Conference Banquet

November 19 Morning Session - HTS Data Analysis and Management

Chairperson Steve Broach, HiResBio
HTS: Promises, Successes, Failures and Future Trends Anuradha Roy, Sitta Sittampalam & Rathnam Chaguturu, University of Kansas
Twenty Years in the Trenches - The IT Wars Past, Present and Future Chip Allee, Ceutical Soft
Statistical Concepts in HTS Assay Design and Validation Sitta Sittampalam, University of Kansas

November 19 Afternoon Session - Hit to Lead

Chairperson Ian Yates, Velocity11/Agilent
Phenotypic Drug Discovery at Lilly Thomas Engler, Eli Lilly
Computational Approaches for HTS: In silico Screening, Hit to Lead QSAR, and Molecular Modeling Gerry Lushington, University of Kansas

November 20 Morning Session - HTS and Chemical Library management

Chairperson Tom Engler, Eli Lilly
A High Throughput Screen - From Start to Finish Rathnam Chaguturu, Univ of Kansas
Effective Compound Library Storage and Distribution Rhett Affleck, Nexus Biosystems
HTS: Promises, Successes, Failures and Future Trends Sittampalam & Chaguturu, University of Kansas

November 20 Afternoon - Bioprospection in Latin America

Chairperson Mahabir Gupta, University of Panama
Society for Biomolecular Sciences Christine Giordano, SBS
Bioprospection in Latin Anmerica Mahabir Gupta, University of Panama
Technology Commercialization Jim Baxendale, University of Kansas
Presentation of Key Participants' Own Work Participants
Evaluations and Closing Ceremony Mahabir Gupta and Rathnam Chaguturu