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This resource page is designed to provide you with a comprehensive educational experience in the field of qPCR and digital PCR.

We invite you to explore Taq Academy, where you can watch our recorded webinars on-demand at any time, easily access literature resources, and gain valuable insights from our customer testimonials.

Our aim is to provide you with the best educational support, to enable you to drive your research forward with confidence and excellence, expanding your knowledge and enhancing your skills in real-time PCR.

How can our scientists solve increasingly complex questions around aging population, advances in cancer research and make new discoveries in cell and gene therapy? The following Taq Academy webinars focus on solutions that will help our scientific community accelerate research with new ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer and other genetic diseases.

Spotlight customer videos

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    Using digital PCR within the oncology arena
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      The prediction and monitoring of therapy with dPCR

       

      Cancer research

      The following webinars focus on applications including videos on liquid biopsy, Hemato oncology, minimal residual disease, and tumour biomarker patient monitoring.
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        Using digital PCR within the oncology arena

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          The prediction and monitoring of therapy with dPCR

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            Using Digital PCR application in liquid biopsy

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              How to use Absolute Q digital PCR utility for tumour DNA detection

              Dr. Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, PhD Co-director, Genetics of solid and hereditary tumours at the University of Navarra, reveals how best to use digital PCR within oncology.

              Eloisa Jantus Lewintre, PhD Head of Molecular Oncology Laboratory, at the General University Hospital Research Foundation in Valencia, Spain, looks at the prediction and monitoring of therapy with dPCR and its analysis of ctDNA in lung cancer patients.

              Matteo Allegretti, PhD Translational Oncology Research Unit, RCSS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, demonstrates how to use digital PCR application in liquid biopsy.

              Victoria Sanchez-Martin, PhD, Health and Medical Research Centre at the University of Malaga demonstrates how to use the Absolute Q digital PCR utility for circulating tumour DNA detection in early breast cancer patients.

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                Genetic biomarker discovery for tumour pathogenesis

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                  How best to use qPCR applications in cancer research

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                    Analysing the various expressions of cancer genes

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                      Digital PCR fusion transcripts from Hema oncology applications

                      Archana Gupta PhD, product applications scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, demonstrates how to drive genetic biomarker discovery for identifying and monitoring tumour pathogenesis.

                      Javier Sanchez PhD, technical sales specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the best way to use qPCR applications in cancer research.

                      Jon Flasher, product management specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses gene expression analysis and the many expressions of cancer genes.

                      Simona Bernardi, PhD, Head of Molecular Biology and Liquid Biopsy Unit at the University of Brescia, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy, looks at the digital PCR fusion transcripts when using Hema oncology applications.

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                        Medical importance of high sensitivity target detection of colorectal cancer biomarkers

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                          Unleashing the potential of digital PCR in oncology and hematology cases

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                            Detection of measurable residual disease in acute myeloid leukaemia by dPCR

                             

                            Jose Duran-Moreno, Panagiotis Papanastasopoulos and Konstantinos Sakellariou, medical directors at Thermo Fisher Scientific share their vision on how dPCR sensitivity can improve biomarker detection in colorectal cancer.

                            Atil Bisgin, Assoc. Professor PhD at Çukurova University / InfoGenom R&D Laboratories and Pathern Laboratories in Turkey presents fascinating hematology and oncology digital PCR applications.

                            Robert Baker, Molecular Haematology Operations Manager at HSL Analytics LLP discusses MRD detection with digital PCR.

                             

                             

                            Genetic testing

                            Available to watch now, the following webinars aim to support those involved in genetic testing basic research and include videos on CNV, gene expression, miRNA, water and environmental testing, agrogenomics, microbial and pathogen detection, transplant monitoring, blood cell scission circles, and microbiome analysis.

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                              Digital PCR applications in plant biotechnology

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                                How to use the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Dx instrument in a laboratory

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                                  Detecting human milk microRNAs and their importance for immune tolerance

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                                    How to use dPCR to quantify the sample-to-results workflow in blood samples

                                    Dra. Aurora Gomez, Support Application Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific provides insights of several novel applications of qPCR and dPCR in agrogenomics.

                                    The University of Pisa’s Dr Stefania Crucitta, PhD Clinical Pharmacogenetics, instructs how to use an Applied Biosystems QuantStudio Dx instrument in the laboratory when testing and applying pharmacogenetics.

                                    Erika Cione PhD Associate, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calabria, explains how to detect human milk microRNAs and how they are important for immune tolerance.

                                    Dr. Krisztián Kvell, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of Department at the University of Pecs, demonstrates how best to use dPCR to quantify the sample to results workflow of DNA excision circles TREC and KREC in blood samples.

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                                      National Wastewater Surveillance System based on COVID-19 in a digital PCR application

                                       
                                       
                                       

                                      Mrs Janne Pullat from Health Board Estonia introduces the National Wastewater Surveillance System based on digital PCR technology.

                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       

                                      Biotech and biopharma

                                      The following webinars address the unique requirements of the biotech and biopharma industries and include videos on AAV GMV viral vector quantification, CAR-T cell monitoring, cell and gene therapy biomarkers, quality control in drug manufacturing with residual DNA, mycoplasma, and sterility testing.

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                                        How to achieve consistent AAV quantification

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                                          How to use digital PCR for quality control of the viral vector

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                                            CAR-T cell monitoring using digital PCR technology

                                             

                                            Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Kimberly Gomez and Himani Patel, scientists, molecular biology, demonstrate how to achieve consistent AAV quantification with the Applied Biosystems Absolute Q Autorun dPCR Suite.

                                            The University of Navarra’s Dr. Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, PhD Co-director, Genetics of solid and hereditary tumours, explains how best to use digital PCR for quality control of the viral sector.

                                            Raquel Muñoz García, PhD Biomedicinea at the Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Spain, shows how to monitor CAR-T cells when using digital PCR technology.

                                             

                                             

                                            Customer testimonials

                                            Listening to firsthand experiences and success stories from Thermo Fisher Scientific customers will keep you informed on the latest innovations. We strive to provide you with real-world insights and perspectives on the applications of qPCR and digital PCR.

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                                              Dr Atocha Romero, Head of liquid biopsy laboratory at the Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, reveals how their use of digital PCR greatly enhanced their ongoing research into lung cancer and patient monitoring.

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                                                Javier Freire Salinas, PhD Manager of Molecular Pathology and Massive Sequencing Laboratory at the Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla Santander, discusses the benefits and future applications of digital PCR in cancer research.

                                                 
                                                 

                                                 

                                                Learning resources

                                                By providing you download access to various literature resources, product videos, white papers and application notes that complement our training webinars, we aim to further enhance your understanding of Thermo Fisher Applied Biosystem qPCR and digital PCR products.

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                                                  Real-time PCR vs digital PCR: What’s different?

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                                                    The benefits of automation with Applied Biosystems Absolute Q Autorun dPCR

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                                                      How to find and order the correct TaqMan Assay

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                                                        How best to use qPCR applications in cancer research

                                                        Gyula Csanádi, qPCR technical sales specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the differences between real-time PCR and digital PCR.

                                                        Clarence Lee, senior product manager dPCR at Thermo Fisher Scientific, discusses innovation in lab automation when using Applied Biosystems Absolute Q Autorun dPCR.

                                                        Alexander Widger, technical sales specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, demonstrates how best to find and order the correct TaqMan Assay for your needs.

                                                        Javier Sanchez PhD, technical sales specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the best way to use qPCR applications in cancer research.

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