Next Generation Sequencing of Hematologic Neoplasms

This presentation will provide an overview of next generation sequencing based testing in hematologic malignancies.

Lecture Presenter
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Todd Kelley, MD
Todd Kelley, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Molecular Hematopathology, ARUP Laboratories

Dr. Kelley is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah. He received his MS in immunology and microbiology and his MD from Ohio State University, and completed his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and fellowship training in hematopathology at the Cleveland Clinic. He is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology, with subspecialty certification in hematology. His research interests include the identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in leukemia and lymphoma.

Objectives

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

List a few examples of the types of NGS tests
Describe the clinical utility of NGS technology in the context of testing of hematologic neoplasms