Dr. Cristian Koepfli profile page

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences & Eck Institute for Global Health

at University of Notre Dame

Dr. Cristian Koepfli obtained his PhD in microbiology from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, Switzerland. After stays in Australia and California he now directs a research group at the University of Notre Dame in the US. His research focuses on the diagnosis, epidemiology, and genomics of infectious diseases, in particular malaria parasites. He is an expert in the development of PCR assays for sensitive detection, and of next-generation sequencing-based assays for parasite genotyping. He applies these methods to surveys in Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana and other countries, often including thousands of human blood samples.

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Webinar

Efficiency Redefined: Advancing Lab Performance Through Molecular Diagnostics Part 1

On-Demand

Molecular diagnostics have revolutionized healthcare by enabling accurate and efficient disease diagnosis and treatments. Aging and growing populations, increased prevalence of infectious diseases and rising costs are impacting the diagnostic landscape presenting the need for increased clinical lab efficiency and innovation.

This webinar series will delve into the intricacies of the modern clinical lab and explore ways to optimize and streamline molecular diagnostics workflows and technologies to aid in the identification and diagnosis of disease.

In this webinar, Dr. Christian Koepfli will join us to explore the many factors affecting the performance of qPCR assays and how this impacts population-based studies. He will also outline strategies on how to optimize the sensitivity of these tests to increase lab efficiency.