New York State Regional Cytogenetics Meeting
October 3, 2026
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gaylord Cary Conference Room
Buffalo, NY
The 2026 New York State Regional Cytogenetics Meeting aims to bring together clinical genomic laboratories in Western New York to advance regional excellence, improve diagnostic care, and foster collaboration.
Symposium details
Over the course of four scientific sessions, presentations at this symposium will emphasize critical clinical concepts in clinical cytogenetics, novel technological approaches, diagnostic workflows, among other topics. This meeting attendees, including laboratory technologists, geneticists and clinicians predominantly from Western New York, Southern Ontario, and New York City.
Agenda
- 8:00 -8:55 a.m. - Breakfast and Registration
- 9:00 -9:10 - Welcome remarks
- 9:15-10:15 - Scientific Session I
B-ALL: Advances in Treatment - Meghan Higman, MD, PhD
Who Says You Can't Have it All: Building a Rapid Comprehensive Molecular Profiling Panel for Hematological Malignancies - Sean Glenn, PhD
MECOM Rearrangements in Myeloid Malignancies - Ailsa Howard - 10:15-10:45 - Coffee break
- 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Scientific Session II
Cytogeneic Insights into Rare Disease - Joe Briddle, MS, CGC
Cytogenomic Characterization of Molar Pregnancy: 10-Year URMC Experience with Chromosome Analysis and SNP-Based CMA - Ali Sarmad, MSc, CG(ASCP)
Updates in Cytogenetic Automation: Roswell Experience Over Past 12-months - Sufyan El-Kortas, BS - 12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
- 1:05-2:05 - Scientific Session III
Targeting AML — New Treatment Strategies and Opportunities - Pamela Sung, MD, PhD
Evolving to Evade: Comprehensive Genomic Characterization of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Identifies Mechanisms of resistance and Blurs the Boundaries with Other B-Cell Entities - Melinda Claydon, BA
Case Presentations in Ctyogenetics - Colleen Quitter Ramirez, Liz Richardson, Jim Schmitt - 2:05-2:30 - Coffee break
- 2:30-3:30 - Session IV
Lymphoma Tumor Board - Matthew Cortese, MD, PhD, Minlin Xu, MD, Adrian Dubuc, PhD - 3:30-4:30 - Closing remarks
- 3:45-4:30 - Lab tours
- 4:30-6:30 - Social event
Committee members
Adrian M. Dubuc, PhD
Vice-Chair of Clinical Research (Cytogenomics)
Sheila Sait, PhD
Assistant Laboratory Director, Cytogenetics
Teresa Smolarek, PhD
Assistant Laboratory Director, Cytogenetics
Melinda Claydon
Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist (Cytogenetics)
Jess Dobson
Clinical Laboratory Technologist (Cytogenetics)
Sufyan El Kortas
Clinical Laboratory Technologist (Cytogenetics)
Colleen Quiter-Ramirez
Clinical Laboratory Technologist (Cytogenetics)
Featured speakers
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Studies Center
Elm & Carlton Streets
Buffalo, New York 14263
Travel information
By air: Roswell Park is located in the beautiful Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, just 9 miles from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport and only 1 mile from downtown Buffalo, NY.
By car: Drive to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (665 Elm St, Buffalo, NY 14263) 1 mile from downtown Buffalo.
Lodging
Information coming soon
Parking
Complimentary parking is available for meeting attendees in the parking ramp located on Carlton Street across from the main entrance of Roswell Park.
Please bring your parking ticket with you, as parking validation will be provided during the meeting.
Interested in supporting our conference or symposium as an exhibitor?
We welcome companies and organizations to participate. Please email RoswellParkSymposia@RoswellPark.org for more information on exhibitor opportunities.