Senior Research Scientist, Promega Corporation, Adjunct Professor, UW-Madison, Dept. of Medicine
            
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                        Dr. Bacher will be discussing the history and evolution of MSI, the differences between popular testing methods, and what the future holds for this powerful biomarker.
Learning Objectives:
•    Explain what a microsatellite is, how errors in microsatellites are repaired and indicate how MSI testing is done
•    Compare and contrast the characteristics of laboratory assays used to test for microsatellite instability in solid tumors