8:00am - 4:30pm

Satellite Educational Workshops

(SW2) Pathway Analysis in Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics
Organizer: Dr. Alexander Kel
Presenters: Dr. Pedro Fernandes,  Dr. Roman Zubarev, and Dr. Stefan Schuster

(SW3) Business Skills for Core Facility Directors and Managers
Organizer: Steve Bobin, MBA

(SW4) Epigenomics: Design, Implementation and Analysis for RNA-seq and Methyl-seq Experiments
Organizer: Anoja Perera, Stowers Institute
Presenters: Jeff Jeddeloh, Nimblegen, Inc., David I Smith, Mayo Clinic, Ting Wang, Washington University 

10:30am - 12:00pm       

Concurrent Scientific Sessions

(S1) Quantitative Proteome Informatics
Session Organizer: Brian C. Searle, Proteome Software Inc.
Presenters:
    Alexey I. Nesvizhskii, University of Michigan
    Ann L. Oberg, Mayo Clinic
    David L. Tabb, Vanderbilt University   

(S2) Epigenomics: Methods and Applications
Session Organizer: Charles Nicolet, Epigenome Center, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center,
USC Keck School of Medicine
Presenters:
     (S2-1) Targeted Methylation Sequencing of Population Cohorts
     Kun Zhang, University of California at San Diego

     (S2-2) Identifying Non-histone Deacetylase Substrates
     Ed Seto, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

     (S2-3) Simultaneous Genome-wide Mapping of Nucleosome Positioning and DNA Methylation
     Terry Kelly, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC Keck School of Medicine

(S3) An Interdisciplinary Technology Development Center: The Yeast Resource Center
Session Organizer: Trisha N. Davis, University of Washington and Director of the Yeast Resource Center
Presenters:
     Doug Fowler, University of Washington, Department of Genome Sciences
     Eric Muller, University of Washington
     John R. Yates, III, The Scripps Research Institute  

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch & Demo Stage Presentations
Exhibit Hall
Meet the Speaker: Trisha N. Davis

Concurrent RoundTable Sessions

(R1) Cores Without Borders - International Models of Collaboration and What We Can Learn from Each Other
Session Organizer: Michelle Detwiler, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Panelists:
    (R1-1) C-CAMP: Paving the Way for Life Sciences Innovation in India
    Taslimarif Saiyed, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR)

    (R1-2)  Platforms Down Under - Monash University Technology Platforms and Broader Victorian Networks (VPTN) 
     Building International Scope and Scale
     Julie Rothacker, Monash University

    (R1-3)  Multiple Roles of Networking in Science: Extending Outreach While Consolidating Community Integration
    Pedro Fernandes, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

    (R1-4) Prime XS - Let's Organize Proteomics in Europe!
     Kris Gevaert, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology 

(R2) Next Generation Sequence Data Analysis: Basics and Beyond
Session Organizer: Chris Wright, University of Illinois W.M. Keck Center
Panelists:
     Jyothi Thimmapuram, Purdue University
     Dawei Lin, The Bioinformatics Core at the UC Davis Genome Center
     Shawn Levy, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
     Holly Bik, Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire

(R3) "Stand Out from the Crowd - Job Interview Tips"
(Demo Stage in Exhibit Hall)
Session Organizer: Gabriela Grigorean, European Institute of Oncology
Panelists:
     Sheenah Mische, New York University Langone Medical Center
     Roy Martin, Waters Corporation
     Joe Tringali, FASEB & Tringali & Associates, Inc. 

Research Group Presentations

(RG1) Antibody Research Group (ARG): The Perfect Antibody: Does it Exist and How Do You Find It?
Session Organizers: Robert Carnahan, Vanderbilt Antibody and Protein Resource, Vanderbilt University
                               Frances Weis-Garcia, Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility, Monoclonal Antibody Core Facility
Presenters:               
    Alex Hodgson, 1degreebio
     Richard Pearse, The eagle-I Consortium
     Frances Weis-Garcia, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
     Robert Carnahan, Vanderbilt University  

(RG2) Proteomics Standards Research Group (sPRG):
ABRF-sPRG 2011-2012 Study: Development of a Comprehensive Standard for Analysis of Post-translational Modifications
Session Organizer: Alexander R. Ivanov, Northeastern University

(RG3 and RG4) Nucleic Acids Research Group (NARG) and Genomic Variation Research Group (GVRG) Joint Session

     RG3: Nucleic Acids Research Group (NARG) 2011-2012 Study: Evaluating DNA Methylation Profiles Across Degraded Samples
     Session Organizer: Sridar V. Chittur, Microarray Core, University at Albany, SUNY
     Presenters:   
          Sridar V. Chittur, University at Albany, SUNY
          Jennifer Holbrook, Nemours


     RG4: Genomic Variation (GVRG) 2011-2012 Research Projects: Wrapping up WGA Applications Experiments & Survey:
              Status of Genomics Technologies in Core Laboratories
     Session Organizer: Amy Hutchinson, NCI Core Genotyping Facility
     Presenters:
          Charles Nicolet, USC Epigenome Center Data Production Facility
          Sean Blake, Global Biologics

Concurrent Tutorial Sessions

(T1) Improving Your Shared Instrument Grant Application
Session Organizer: Ron Orlando, CCRC/UGA
Presenters:
     Sue Weintraub, UTHSCSA
     Ron Orlando, CCRC/UGA    

(T2) Genotyping on High Throughput Sequencers: Preparation and Analysis of Reduced Representation Genomic Libraries
Session Organizer: Caprice Rosato, Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University
Presenters:
     Eric Johnson, University of Oregon
     Robert Elshire, Cornell University

(T3) Extractomics for Proteomics
Session Organizer: Brett Phinney, UC Davis Genome Center
Presenters:
     Toni Koller, SUNY Stony Brook
     Michael S. Bereman, University of Washington

10:00am - 10:30am

Morning Break
Exhibit Hall

10:30am - 12:00pm

Concurrent Scientific Sessions

(S4) Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Secreted and Hydrophobic Proteins
Session Organizer: Christine C. Wu, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Presenters:
     (S4-1) Targeted Strategy for Selective Identification of Secreted Breast Tumor Proteins in Plasma Using Mouse Xenograft Models
     Nicholas W. Bateman, Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

     (S4-2) Methods for Measuring Fractional Synthetic Rates of Secretory Protein Analysis by Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
     Nathan A. Yates, Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

     (S4-3) Characterization of Surfactant Protein B Metabolism in Tracheal Aspirates from Neonates with Respiratory Distress Syndrome
      Michael J. MacCoss, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington

(S5) Metagenomics: Utilizing Pyrosequencing to Discover Crucial Insights
Session Organizer: Chris Wright, University of Illinois W.M. Keck Center
Presenters:
     (S5-1) A Metagenomic Exploration of the Gut and Vaginal Microbial Ecosystems of Wild Primates
     Carl J. Yeoman, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

     (S5-2) Eukaryotic Marker Gene Studies: Challenges and Considerations for Microbial Taxa with a Nucleus
     Holly Bik, Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire

     (S5-3) TBD
     Dionysios Antonopoulos, University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory

(S6) Atomic Force Microscopy
Session Organizer: Yuri Lyubchenko, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Presenters:
     (S6-1) AFM Force Spectroscopy of Protein Interaction
     Vincent Moy, University of Miami

     (S6-2) An Ultrastable AFM for Biophysics
     Thomas Perkins, University of Colorado, Boulder

     (S6-3) Nanoscale Video Imaging of Proteins in Action by High-Speed AFM
     Toshio Ando, Kanzawa University, Japan

Concurrent RoundTable Sessions

(R4) Biorepositories: Considerations for Sample Acquisition, Storage and QC
Session Organizers:
     J. Russ Carmical, UTMB-Galveston
     Caprice Rosato, Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University
Panelists: 
     Andrew Brooks, Rutgers University
     Lynne Rainen, BD/PreAnalytiX 
     Gordon Whiteley, National Institutes of Health

(R5) Sustaining NIH Support for Shared Resource Facilities
Session Organizer: Mark O. Lively, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Panelists: 
     James M. Anderson, Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, National Institutes of Health
     Abraham Levy, Shared Instrumentation Program, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, NIH/OD/DPCPSI


(R6) Merits and Perils of Isobaric Multiplexed Quantitative Proteomics (iTRAQ, TMT)
(Demo Stage in Exhibit Hall)
Session Organizer: Karl Mechtler, Protein Chemistry Facility, IMP
Panelists:
     Karl Mechtler, IMP
     Shabaz Mohamed

Afternoon Break

Concurrent Research Group Presentations

(RG5) DNA Sequencing Research Group (DSRG) Metagenomics Study on Soil and Clinical Samples: Comparison of 454 and Illumina Platforms
Session Organizer: Jan Kieleczawa, Wyzer Biosciences
Presenter: Deborah Grove, Pennsylvania State University

(RG6 and RG7) Glycoproteomics Research Group (gPRG) and Proteomics Informatics Research Group (iPRG) Joint Session

     (RG6) Glycoproteomics Research Group (gPRG) 2012 Quantitative Glycoprotein Study
     Session Organizer: Nancy Leymarie, Boston University School of Medicine

     (RG7) Proteomics Informatics Research Group (iPRG)
     Session Organizer: Robert Chalkley, University of California San Francisco

(RG8) Light Microscopy Research Group (LMRG)
Session Organizer: Claire Brown, McGill University
Presenters:
     Richard Cole, Wadsworth Center
     Claire Brown, McGill University

Open Mic Sessions

     Open Mic Session #1: NCI-Sponsored Cancer-Center-Focused Core Facilities: Common Problems and Possible Solutions
     Session Organizer: Veronica Rice, The Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer Center

     Open Mic Session #2

Vendor Presentations

10:30am - 12:00pm

Concurrent Scientific Sessions

(S7) Imaging Mass Spectrometry
Session Organizer: Richard M. Caprioli, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Presenters:

    (S7-1) Imaging Mass Spectrometry: New Insights into Biology and Medicine
    Richard M. Caprioli, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

     (S7-2) Seeing Metabolic Exchange
     Pieter C. Dorrestein, University of California

     (S7-3) Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Biomaterials with Mass Spectrometry
     Nicholas Winograd, Pennsylvania State University

(S8) New Sequencing Technologies
Session Organizer: George Church, Harvard University
Presenters:
     Stefan Roever, Genia Technologies
     Steven J. Gordon, Intelligent Bio-systems, Inc.
     Hesaam Esfandyarpour, Genapsys, Inc.

(S9) Viruses, Particles and Aggregates
Session Organizer: Richard Willson, University of Houston
Presenters:

    (S9-1) Transmission Electron Microscopy as an Orthogonal Tool for Characterization of Biopharmaceuticals
    Anke M. Mulder, NanoImaging Services, Inc.    

    (S9-2) Rapid, Direct Quantification of Viruses in Solution using the ViroCyt Virus Counter
    Erica Dawson, INDevR, Inc.

    (S9-3) Precise Measurement of Micro- and Nano-sized Particles by Resistive Pulse Sensing with Tunable Nanopore at
     Particle-by-Particle Resolution
    Hans van der Voorn, IZON Science, New Zealand

Tutorial Session & Concurrent RoundTable Sessions

(T7) Nanoscopy - Pushing the Limits of Light Microscopy (Tutorial)
Session Organizers: 
     Claire M. Brown, McGill University
     Richard Cole, Wadsworth Center

Panelists:
     (T7-1) Introduction to Nanoscopy
     George McNamara, University of Miami

     (T7-2) Experiences with Super-Resolution Microscopy: STED, FPALM, STORM and Structured Illumination
     Joerg Bewersdorf, Yale University

(R8) Models for Core Management and Administration: Perspectives from Members of the Core Administrators Network
Session Organizers:
     Susan Meyn, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Co-Chair of ABRF Core Administrators Network Coordinating Committee
     Paula Turpen, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Co-Chair of ABRF Core Administrators Network Coordinating Committee
Panelists:
     Reginald Miller, Center for Comparative Medicine & Surgery (CCMS), Mount Sinai School of Medicine
     Veronica Rice, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
     Karen Staehling, Stowers Institute


Waters Poster Awards
Demo Stage in Exhibit Hall

Concurrent Tutorial Sessions

(T4) ABRF Next Generation Sequencing Study (ABRF-NGS)
Session Organizer: George Grills, Cornell University
Presenters:
     Don Baldwin, University of Pennsylvania
     Scott Tighe, University of Vermont
     Christopher Mason, Weill Cornell Medical College
     George Grills, Cornell University

(T5) Overcoming Problems with Experiment Design for Quantitative Proteomics
Session Organizers: 
     Paddy Lavery, Nonlinear Dynamics
                                    
Presenters:
     Will Dracup, Nonlinear Dynamics
     Julian Whitelegge, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
     Juan Chavez, University of Washington

(T6) Disney's Approach to Quality Service
*4:30pm-6:00pm