2022 Research Triangle Park Spatial Biology Roadshow

In-Person Seminar, Summit
North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 TW Alexander Dr, Durham, NC 27709Link

NanoString is taking over the North Carolina Biotechnology Center! We invite you to an afternoon filled with presentations and discussions all about the future of spatial biology. Join us at our free event and network with spatial biology experts from Duke, University of North Carolina, and biotech organizations in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Guest speakers will share their results and discoveries obtained using the GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager. Spatial leaders will discuss the future of spatial omics applications and NanoString’s latest innovations.

The event will conclude with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception.

Image of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center provided by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. Photo credit: Jim Sink

Agenda

2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Presentations in the Auditorium
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception in the Galleria and Garden

Registration for this event is now closed.

Speakers

Susana Garcia Recio, PhD

Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina

Matthew Iyer, MD, PhD

Fellow, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Duke University Medical Center

Circular portrait of Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson, PhD

District Sales Manager, NanoString Technologies

Amy Johnson is a District Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic region at NanoString Technologies. Prior to her current role, Amy was a Technical Sales Specialist focused on NanoString Technologies’ GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager platforms. Amy earned her PhD in nutritional biochemistry and completed her postdoctoral training in the Department of Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill. From fetal brain development to immunometabolism in obesity, she has used in vitro and in vivo model systems as well as human study populations to research the interplay between genetic variation in metabolic pathway enzymes and individual health.