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June 2013
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
3 QPCR Introduction	4 NGS: an introduction to technology and applications Chromatin-based regulation of gene expression	5 Epigenetic Technologies for Biomedical Research	6 QPCR Introduction miRNA overview	7 Copy number: variation & alteration analysis strategies
10 PCR Arrays for Pathway Analysis	11 NGS for cancer research	12 Toll-like Receptors in Inflammation	13 Copy number: variation & alteration analysis strategies miRNAs expression and quantitation	14 Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
17 PCR Array Data Analysis Tutorial	18 NGS data anlaysis Stem cell overview	19 Cancer and Inflammation	20 PCR Arrays for Pathway Analysis miRNAs in Serum	21 Oncogenomics & cancer mutation
24 Biologically Interpret Your Gene Expression Analysis Results	25 Story behind PCR array development	26 Functional analysis of miRNAs	27 PCR Array Data Analysis Tutorial miRNA Data Analysis	28 Insulin resistance

Current Seminar Titles Available:

Focus	Title
1.  PCR Array	PCR Array Data Analysis Tutorial
2.  PCR Array	PCR Arrays: The Real Pioneer in Real-Time PCR Analysis of Biological Pathways
3.  Somatic Mutation	Cancer Mutation Analysis Made Easy – qBiomarker Somatic Mutation PCR Arrays
4.  miRNA Data Analysis	miRNA Data Analysis
5.  miRNAs	Profiling miRNA expression in cells, FFPE samples, and serum: on the road to biomarker development.
6.  PCR Array Analysis	Biologically Interpret Your Gene Expression Analysis Results
7.  miRNAs	Functional analysis of miRNAs
8.  Insulin resistance	Insulin resistance regulation and energy metabolism
9.  PCR Arrays	Biology-Focused Research: How QIAGEN Develops Scientifically Relevant Array-Based Products

PCR Array Data Analysis Tutorial With a live demonstration using actual PCR array data, learn how easy it is to use our data analysis Web portal to calculate fold-differences in gene expression from your raw real-time PCR threshold cycles. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 9:30 AM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

PCR Arrays: The Real Pioneer in Real-Time PCR Analysis of Biological Pathways In this 45-minute Webinar, see how the PCR array has led the way toward simple and accurate real-time PCR analysis of relevant biological pathways and diseases. Learn about the stringent performance built into the technology to ensure its sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility, and reliability. Find out how researchers like you have applied PCR arrays to their cancer, immunology, and toxicology research. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 9:30 AM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

Cancer Mutation Analysis Made Easy – qBiomarker Somatic Mutation PCR Arrays How can you quickly and accurately characterize somatic mutations associated with cancer signaling pathways? Come join the Webinar to learn about the newest real-time, PCR-based product: qBiomarker Somatic Mutation PCR Arrays. Somatic mutations occur as single or multiple mutations within a gene or a panel of genes associated with tumorigenesis, such as genes in the EGFR, ErbB2, FLT3, and PDGF pathways. Responses to treatment regimens or biological phenotypes may differ based on a cells somatic mutation profile. Each qBiomarker Somatic Mutation PCR Array contains a panel of 5' nuclease assays for a stringently selected set of pathway focused somatic mutations, gene copy number controls, and PCR quality controls. Learn how you can profile the somatic mutation status in your samples with a simple 2-step protocol with the pathway-focused qBiomarker Somatic Mutation PCR Arrays. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 1:00 PM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

miRNA Data Analysis miRNAs are small functional RNAs which regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. The RT2 miRNA PCR Array System is a sensitive and reliable technology for detection of mature miRNAs in any laboratory with access to a qPCR instrument. In this Webinar, we will discuss the challenges of miRNA data analysis and solutions that the RT2 miRNA PCR Arrays provide for researchers interested in identifying miRNA from cells, tissues, and FFPE samples. Using data generated with the RT2 miRNA PCR Arrays, we will demonstrate how our Web-based data analysis portal can be used to calculate fold-change values from raw Ct values. Learn how easy it is to identify miRNAs that may be important in your favorite biological pathway or disease. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 1:00 PM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

Profiling miRNA expression in cells, FFPE samples, and serum: on the road to biomarker development. The holy grail of disease diagnosis is to use minimally invasive patient sampling to detect and analyze a stable biomarker with characteristics that are strongly prognostic of a particular disease or condition. Recent studies show overwhelming evidence that miRNAs are a normal component of the extracellular compartment of the blood, and are surprisingly stable in this state. How they get there, or what their normal role might be, remains under intensive investigation. However, multiple reports profiling circulating miRNAs from people with and without disease suggest that particular miRNAs may be ideal biomarkers. This webinar will cover the latest advances in miRNA research tools, as well as strategies and challenges for profiling miRNAs in cells, FFPE tissue, and serum samples.   Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

Biologically Interpret Your Gene Expression Analysis Results So you’ve got fold changes and p values from your gene expression analysis experiment. Now what? How do you make sense of the results to build a model that explains the biology and helps you design the next best experiment? Attend this webinar to learn how to take advantage of easy-to-use and free systems biology software to understand how genes might be co-expressed and co-regulated. Simply input your list of up-regulated and down-regulated genes. Then, use an automatically generated picture of the interactions between the differentially expressed genes and other regulatory genes to develop your hypotheses. Order the reagents needed for experiments designed to test them. Let us show you how to easily use your gene expression analysis results to interpret your biological experiment. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Monday, June 24, 2013 at 1:00 PM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

Functional analysis of miRNAs Understanding the function and targets of miRNA is important, but challenging research. Since one miRNA can potentially target several genes, finding and validating a specific miRNA-mRNA interaction often involves multiple molecular techniques. In this webinar we will highlight the use of miRNA mimics, inhibitors and target protectors to increase, decrease and adjust the cellular concentration of miRNA and disrupt specific miRNA-mRNA interactions. We will also present a ready-to-use screening tool for identifying miRNA targets in your samples. Lastly, we will show how miRNA expression data can be used to predict mRNA targets and how qPCR can be used to validate predicted interactions. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 1:00 PM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

Insulin resistance regulation and energy metabolism Insulin resistance and glucose intolerance are a hallmark of Type II diabetes and have been closely associated with obesity. PPARgamma and mTORC2 are two key regulators of insulin sensitivity. Regulation of glucose metabolism, along with the relationship between glucose, lipid and energy metabolism will be discussed in this webinar. Research solutions and application examples will be presented. Join us to learn how these technologies can be applied to your research. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 1:00 PM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve

Biology-Focused Research: How QIAGEN Develops Scientifically Relevant Array-Based Products Every scientist knows the gene or genes that are the major focus of their research. However, the latest technologies allow and expect scientists to expand their research horizons, often requiring array-based products. Since it can be difficult to quickly identify 96 or 384 genes that could be relevant for your research, QIAGEN does the work for you. These 96 or 384 well products will allow you to quickly identify new research directions. In this webinar we will present how we design our biologically-focused arrays. We will present specific examples of cataloged array design from some of our key technologies (mRNA analysis, miRNA analysis, and mutation detection) using our unique bioinformatics tools combined with peer-reviewed literature. We will also cover our additional efforts that can help you choose the most relevant cataloged array for your research, and if necessary, how we can help you design the best custom array for your experimental needs. Duration: 45 minutes followed by Q&A session. Schedule: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 1:00 PM Eastern    Status: Available Reserve