Description:

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics presents:

Xianghong (Jasmine) Zhou, PhD
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA

Presentation:

"Liquid Biopsies for Precision Oncology and Health Monitoring”

Abstract:

Liquid biopsies are new diagnostic approaches to profile molecular features of solid tumors and tissue pathogenesis by blood, saliva, urine, and other body fluids. Such approaches offer non-invasive options in early cancer detection, tumor sampling, continuous monitoring, and designing personalized therapeutic options. Therefore, liquid biopsies can potentially transform the field of clinical oncology. Cell-free DNA analysis from a simple blood draw recently received enormous attention for its promise in these applications. In this talk, we will discuss several novel computational and experimental technologies that use cell-free DNA for the detection and monitoring of cancer and other diseases. 

Host: Dr. Yaping Liu, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics