Clinician Presentations

From Bench to Bedside: Cracking the Code of Infection with Metagenomic Sequencing

Speaker: Samuel Dominguez, MD, PhD — Children's Hospital Colorado

This webinar focused on the integration of microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) metagenomic sequencing into laboratory diagnostic workflows for infectious disease. This session showcased the latest advancements in microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) sequencing, including an exclusive preview of the new BALF-based assay. The featured speaker, Dr. Samuel Domingue, a renowned infectious disease specialist from Colorado Children's Hospital, shared real-world experience with mcfDNA testing and offered clinical insights into its implementation, role in diagnostic stewardship, and key diagnostic applications.