Program-at-a-Glance

Program subject to change. For additional information go to labautomation.org/LA10.

The LabAutomation2010 scientific program will feature five educational tracks. Please note: the lists of topics are not all-inclusive, and other topics may be considered in each track. If you cannot find your particular topic of interest listed in this Call for Papers but want to report on research related to one of the track themes, we encourage you to submit your abstract for consideration by the Scientific Program Committee.

Detection and Separation

Detection and separation are two important and frequently related operations in the modern laboratory and recent developments in these areas are covered in this track. Session topics may include mass spectrometry and other label-free methods of detection, the latest separation technologies, molecular and functional imaging, and applications of these methods to pharmaceutical analysis, clinical chemistry, food safety and forensics.

Topics:

  • Advances in Detection
  • Affinity Separation Methods
  • Applications to Metabolomics, Proteomics, and Glycomics
  • Pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
  • Biomarkers
  • Biosensors
  • Cell-Based Assays
  • High-Throughput Methods
  • Hyphenated Techniques
  • Label-free Detection Methods and Imaging
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Multi-Dimensional Separations
  • Novel Separation Methods and stationary phases
  • Process Analytical Technologies (PAT)

Micro- and Nanotechnologies

This track broadly encompasses new and emerging technologies including microfluidics, microarrays, microreactors, nanodevices and new nanotechnologies with emphasis on methods and materials applicable to high-throughput chemistry, biology and clinical analysis.

Topics:

  • Assay Development
  • Bioimaging
  • Biomaterials
  • Cell Cultivation and Assays
  • Clinical Analysis
  • Genomics & Proteomic Techniques
  • Micro- and Nanodevices
  • Microarrays
  • Nanobiotechnology
  • Nanofluidics
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanopores
  • Nanowires
  • Parallel-scale Analysis
  • Unit Operations/Integration

High-Throughput Technologies

This track focuses on the innovative tools, technologies, and techniques that enable high-throughput activities or shorten operational cycle times. Emphasis is placed on new high-throughput technologies and their application to leading-edge automation-assisted research and development.

Topics:

  • Applications to Pharmaceutical Preclinical & Process Development
  • Applications to Molecular and Clinical Diagnostics
  • High Content/Natural Context Screening
  • Automation to Support Regenerative Medicine
  • High-Throughput Assay Development
  • High-Throughput Sample Management
  • High-Throughput Screening
  • High-Throughput Profiling
  • High-Throughput Synthesis
  • Innovative Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Drug Discovery
  • Pharmacogenomics

Informatics

Today's automation solutions often require more informatics than hardware. Whether developing a controller for a new instrument, designing an integrated solution, scheduling a complex assay, tracking samples, or integrating data from multiple systems, success in automation relies on developing hardware and software that work harmoniously. This track offers a platform for showcasing unique, technically innovative automation solutions in informatics.

Topics:

  • Advances in Bioanalytical Informatics
  • Core Informatics Technologies
  • Data Integration and Decision Management
  • Data Mining and Visualization
  • Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
  • Emerging Areas of Informatics Systems
  • High-Content Data Collection and Analysis
  • High-Throughput Data Collection and Analysis
  • The Paperless Laboratory
  • Systems Integration Strategies and Applications

Evolving Applications of Laboratory Automation: Featuring Agriculture and Food Sciences

This track spotlights the rising impact of leading-edge automation technologies, with a focus on the impact of laboratory automation on the Agricultural and Food Sciences Due to the growth and relevancy of automation to the fields of Agriculture and Food each session will tie directly to one of the other four existing tracks. Therefore, it is recommended that applications, innovative approaches and/or developments focus on one of the following areas; detection and separation, high throughput technologies, informatics or micro-nano technologies.

Topics:

  • Bio-Fuels
  • Food Safety
  • Functional Foods/Nutraceuticals
  • Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Testing
  • Marker Assisted Selection (MAS)
  • Molecular Breeding/Fingerprinting
  • Point-of-Service Assays
  • High-throughput processing and analysis of environmental samples
  • Micro- and nano-technologies in animal diagnostics
  • Separation and detection strategies for foodborne toxins and pathogens
  • Integrating lab and data informatics with precision farming

Chair's Choice

In addition to the educational tracks above, the Scientific Committee Chair and Associate Chair will review all submissions and may select some abstracts for presentation that may not necessarily align with the conference tracks noted below.