Register and learn all about Sample to Sequence

Ambion, the RNA experts are thrilled to discuss a new approach to analyzing gene expression, miRNA and whole transcriptome.

At this seminar you will learn:

• How Ambion products are used to isolate RNA from different sample types.
• How the Ambion and Ion Torrent partnership enables the fastest, easiest and most cost effective RNA – Sequencing solution available today.
• About the sensitivity of RNA – Sequencing using Ion semiconductor technology and how this compares to microarrays and qPCR experiments.

Speaker Profile:

Tom Bittick
R&D Leader – Molecular Biology Reagents

Tom received his M.S. in Microbiology/Immunology from LSU Medical Center in Shreveport. After working at UT-Southwestern/HHMI for three and a half years, Tom went to work for Sigma Chemical in the Molecular Biology Department. His career at Sigma spanned 13.5 years. During this time, he moved into Product Management and later became the Director of Sales and Marketing for Sigma Genosys. Tom joined Ambion in 2004 as the Manager of the Product Management team and was responsible for the microarray product line. In 2008, as part of Applied Biosystems, product line responsibilities expanded to include next generation sequencing of RNA. Today, Tom is a Sr. Product Manger at Life Technologies, responsible for RNA sequencing, Microarrays and the RNA Essentials product lines. He is located in the Austin Texas office.

Richard Fekete
Sr. Manager, R&D – Molecular Biology Reagents

Richard Fekete is a Sr. Manager in the Research and Development group at Life Technologies in Austin, Texas. He has been with Life Technologies/Ambion for 6 years and has released products a variety of products including the Cells-to-CT line of products. These products enable qRT-PCR from cultured cells without the need for RNA purification and create a simple streamlined procedure. Previously he held a post-doctoral fellowship position in the Laboratory of Biochemistry at the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health studying mechanisms of chromosomal DNA replication and segregation. He obtained his doctorate in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton Alberta Canada, where he defined protein and DNA interactions required for DNA replication and conjugation in bacteria.