2020 North American Saliva Symposium
Keynote Speakers //

David Wong, DMD, DMSc |
University of California, Los Angeles |
David T.W. Wong, D.M.D., D.M.Sc. is the Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair in Dentistry and a Professor in the Section of Oral Biology in the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine. He is the Associate Dean of Research and the Director of the UCLA Center for Oral/Head and Neck Research. He is an active scientist in oral cancer and saliva diagnostics research. He has authored over 240 peer reviewed scientific publications. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), past member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs and the past president of American Association of Dental Research (AADR).
Dr. Wong's Lab website: http://www.skb.ucla.edu/wonglab/

Charles Streckfus, DDS, MA |
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas |
Dr. Charles F. Streckfus is a Professor of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and has many published abstracts and presentations. His honors and awards include the President's Award for Scientific Excellence, Presented by the International Society for Preventive Oncology, 6th International Symposium Predictive Oncology Intervention Strategies, Pasteur Institute, Paris France, February 12, 2002 for his discovery of salivary Her2/neu as a biomarker for breast cancer. This discovery has led to Dr. Streckfus' current work at the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston into establishing an array of protein biomarkers in saliva for breast and other related cancers.
Dr. Streckfus' Lab website: https://dentistry.uth.edu
Program //
Preparations are now underway for the 2018 North American Saliva Symposium. Check back frequently to see the updated list of speakers, titles, and the program at large. If you wish to provide a presentation at the 2018 NASS, please head to the contact page and send us a message with details of the proposed topic and lecture.
Friday, October 12th 2018
Registration
Welcome Presentation - Dean of UTHSC - Houston
By Dr. John A. Valenza University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
Opening Remarks
By Dr. Paul D. Slowey Oasis Diagnostics® Corporation, Vancouver WA
Medicine I Section: Moderated by Dr. Charles Streckfus, University of Texas Health Science Center
Keynote Presentation
Dr. David Wong, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
Saliva: Liquid Biopsy
Dr. Jill Maron, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Tackling and Appreciating Biological Variability in Neonatal Salivary Gene Expression Analysis
Dr. Juliana Barros, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
The Effects of Photobiomodulation on Patients with Compromised Salivary Function
Question and Answer Session: Medicine I Section
Evening Dinner Course and Networking
Saturday, October 13th 2018
Registration and Breakfast
Industry Section: Moderated by Dr. Paul D. Slowey, Oasis Diagnostics® Corporation
Dr. Manuel Jimenez Lopez, International University of La Rioja, La Rioja, Spain
Salivary Assessment in Sports Performance
Dr. Christopher J. Campbell, Aurin Biotech, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A Method for Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Based on Salivary Amyloid-β Protein 42 Levels
Dr. Maxime Francois, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia
Non-Invasive Biomarkers to Identify Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Dr. Brian Novy, DentaQuest Institute, Westborough, Massachusetts
The Slipperiness of Saliva in Clinical Systems
Coffee Break
Dr. Jennifer Whiting, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Austin, Texas
Great Expec-torations – isolation of high quality genomic DNA from saliva
Dr. Marek Smeja, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Oral Swabs for Mononucleosis: Detecting Antibodies and Viral DNA
Matt Smith, OralDNA Labs, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
New Approaches to Management of Periodontal Disease through Salivary Diagnostics
Question and Answer Session: Industry Section
Lunch Served
Panel Discussion: Standardization of Research and Commercial Protocols
Medical II Section: Moderated by Dr. Jill Maron, Tufts Medical Center
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Charles Streckfus, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
An In Vivo Model to Study Breast Cancer Progression: Are We Just Spitting in the Wind
Dr. Debora Heller, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Salivary Diagnostics: Reducing Health Disparities in Brazil
Dr. Stephan Ruhl, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Evolutionary Footprints in the Salivary Proteome
Coffee Break
Dr. Anthony Belli, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salivary microRNA Biomarkers for the Assessment of Concussed Players
Dr. Balwant Rai, Kepler Space University, South Carolina
Non-Invasive Salivary Biomarkers as Diagnostic Tools in Space and Aeronautical Dentistry
Dr. Shikha Jain, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Whole Saliva, Exposure to High Altitude Induced Hypoxia
Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Point-of-Need Saliva-based Malaria Rapid Test
Question and Answer Session: Medicine II Section
Closing Remarks
Poster Session
Evening Dinner Course and Networking
The Symposium includes meals and beverage, and will continue to feature the popular panel discussions on hot topics in the fields covered by Salivary Diagnostics. The different topics of the Symposium will be moderated by similarly big names in saliva such as the host of the Symposium, Dr. Paul Slowey.
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:25 PM
5:25 PM - 5:50 PM
5:50 PM - 6:20 PM
6.20 PM - 7:30 PM
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:10 AM
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM -11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 11:55 PM
11:55 PM - 12:25 PM
12:25 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
4:25 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
5:45 PM – 5:50 PM
5:50 PM – 7:00 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
