Event: 2nd National Biomedical Laboratory Science Conference 2024; Current and Future Perspectives
Dates: 5 - 6 April 2024
Time: 08:00 - onwards
Venue: Villa Bighi, Kalkara
The Malta association of Biomedical Scientists will be organizing the ‘2nd National Biomedical Laboratory Science Conference 2024; Current and Future Perspectives’ which is scheduled to take place on 5 April and 6 April 2024 at Villa Bighi, Kalkara.
MABS would like to invite all interested parties to register for the event .
This hybrid conference is open to all healthcare professionals, academics, researchers, and students, and attendees will be able to join us either in person or online. This conference, including esteemed international keynote speakers, healthcare providers and researchers, will provide an opportunity to listen to the latest news in the field and network with colleagues. Day 2 on Saturday is Cancer Special, which will end with a panel discussion on Comprehensive Cancer Care, featuring a patient advocate and experts in the fields of oncology, pathology and research.
Registration Deadline: Saturday 30 March 2024 at 23:59 (GMT+1).
Together with this article, the final agenda for the conference is also available and provides a comprehensive overview of the sessions, speakers, and topics to be covered throughout the event.
Any inquiries or assistance regarding abstract submission are to be sent by email.
AGENDA
Friday 5 April
08:00 – 09:00: Registration
09:00 – 09:30: Opening Speech
09:30 – 10:20: Keynote Lecture
- Prof. Keith Sacco: From Bedside to Bench - How Clinical Observations Help Develop Novel Assays
10:20 – 11:00: Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30: Oral Presentations – Session1 - Cardiovascular and Genetics
- Dr Jeanesse Scerri: The Maltese Genetic Landscape of Hereditary Cardiovascular Genetics
- : Optimizing LDL-C Estimation: The Sampson Equation Solution
- : Bridging the Gap: The Gritty Quest for Uncovering Osteoporosis Genes
- Dr Graziella Zahra: Whole Genome Sequencing for One Health Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: The Maltese Experience from the FWD-AMR Ref Lab Cap Project
- Ms Nikita Camilleri: Unravelling the Globin Gene Switch Mechanism in Patients with Hereditary Persistence of Foetal Haemoglobin
12:30 – 13:00: Poster Session:
- : Analysis of Structural Variants in Osteoporosis
- Ms Kimberly Fenech: 5-Fluorouracil Resistant Colorectal Cancer Cells Show a Reduced Expression of Key Protein Methyltransferases and No EMT Potential
- Ms Chantelle Sell: The Association of Two Novel Variants in FBN1 and SMAD3 with Familial Aortic Diseases
- Waste Water Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in the Maltese Islands
- Mr Mark Briffa: Innovative Molecular PRofiling of distINct Tumour derived cells in blood (IMPRINT)
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:30: Oral Presentations – Session 2 - Immunology and Transfusion Medicine
- : Utilisation of Surplus, Expired and Waste Transfusion Products in Proteomics-Based Research
- Ms Riana Magri: Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccine in Haematological Patients (Project VICRAM)
- Ms Gabriella Azzopardi: Prevention of Anti-D Prophylaxis in Pregnant RhD Negative Females Using Non-Invasive Foetal RhD Genotyping in Malta
- : Phage Display Identifies Single Chain Variable Fragment Antibodies Specific to Immune Checkpoints
- : A Case of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Complicating Catastrophic Uterine Bleeding Secondary to Adenomyosis
15:30 – 16:00: Mindfulness Session
Saturday 6 April: Cancer Special
08:00 – 08:30: Registration
08:30 – 08:45: Opening of Day 2
08:45 – 09:30: Keynote Lecture
- Dr Brigitte Maes: The Belgian Approach for Local Laboratory Extensive Tumor Testing (BALLETT)
09:30 – 10:00: Coffee Break and Poster Presentation
10:00 – 11:30: Oral Presentations - Session 3
- Dr Matthew Farrugia: TFE-3 Rearranged Renal Cell Carcinoma, a Case Report
- : A Retrospective Analysis of Lung Cancer Diagnoses made by Endoscopic Bronchial Ultrasound, a Histological and Molecular Analysis
- : A Case of Primary Testicular Follicular Lymphoma
- : Tumour Budding-Specific Signatures in Colorectal Carcinoma
- : Serendipity in Science
11:30 – 12:30: Panel Discussion - Comprehensive Cancer Care
12:30 – 13:45: Closing and Lunch
