{"id":14783,"date":"2026-05-08T01:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/digital-pcr-playbook-applications-and-challenges-across-research-and-clinical-labs-genetic-engineering-and-biotechnology-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:49:38","slug":"digital-pcr-playbook-applications-and-challenges-across-research-and-clinical-labs-genetic-engineering-and-biotechnology-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/digital-pcr-playbook-applications-and-challenges-across-research-and-clinical-labs-genetic-engineering-and-biotechnology-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital PCR Playbook: Applications and Challenges Across Research and Clinical Labs &#8211; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: anusorn nakdee \/ \tiStock \/ Getty Images Plus<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"wp-block-malblocks-scroll-button scroll-button theme-bg\">Register Now<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"w-full text-left\">     <strong>             <\/strong> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex flex-row m-0-auto items-stretch justify-center flex-wrap mb-4\">\n<div id=\"presenter-card-0\"     class=\"border-none min-h-48 w-full md:w-1\/2 grow lg:w-1\/3 xl:w-1\/4  xl:max-w-1\/4 md:max-w-1\/2 lg:max-w-1\/3 presenter-card\">\n<div class=\"items-center w-full flex flex-col gap-2 align-center\">\n<div id=\"presenter-content-0\"             class=\"p-6 flex flex-col bg-white rounded-md text-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center grow gap-2\">\n<div class=\"!max-w-[150px] !mb-6 !overflow-hidden rounded-full aspect-square\">                     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alex-Zevin-headshot.jpg\" class=\"h-full w-full object-cover\"                         alt=\"Image of Alex Zevin, PhD\">                 <\/div>\n<h2 class=\"!text-[16px] !leading-[24px] !font-palatino !font-bold mt-0 mb-0\">Alex Zevin, PhD<\/h2>\n<h5 class=\"mt-0 !text-[15px]\"                     style=\"color: #444444\">Director, Genomics Shared Resource<br \/>Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>             <button                 type=\"button\"                 onclick=\"presenter_modal_0.showModal()\"                 class=\"!w-auto hover:!bg-gray-100 !py-[16px] !px-[18px] self-center !mt-1 !text-xl shadow-none !text-gen-red dui-btn rounded-none border-1 !bg-white text-center !border-gen-red hover:!border-borderDark focus:!border-borderDark font-roboto! font-bold\">                 View Bio             <\/button>         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <dialog id=\"presenter_modal_0\" class=\"dui-modal\">     <\/p>\n<div class=\"dui-modal-box bg-white p-0 rounded-none min-w-1\/2 w-full max-w-full  sm:max-w-5\/6 lg:max-w-[1040px]\">\n<div class=\"!pl-5 !pr-3 flex flex-row space-between w-full items-center !py-2\">\n<h3 class=\"font-normal w-full !text-gray-600 !font-roboto mb-0 py-2 !text-[20px]\">Panelist<\/h3>\n<p>             <button                 onclick=\"presenter_modal_0.close()\"                 class=\"dui-btn !highlight-none hover:!bg-white shadow-none !bg-white border-none\">                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-gray-200 mb-0\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/genengnews\/assets\/svg\/icons8-close-18.svg\"                     alt=\"Close Button\">             <\/button>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full bg-gray-200 h-[1px]\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 flex flex-col justify-center\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_1fr_1fr] mx-[7%] my-8\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row w-full justify-center\">\n<div class=\"col-span-1 !overflow-hidden !max-w-[150px]\">                         <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alex-Zevin-headshot.jpg\"                             alt=\"Image of Alex Zevin, PhD\">                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col col-span-3 sm:!ml-12 biomodal\">\n<h2 class=\"!text-[20px] !mb-4 !font-palatino !font-bold mt-0 !text-center sm:!text-left\">Alex Zevin, PhD<\/h2>\n<p class=\"!text-[15px] !leading-[24px] text-justify\"                         style=\"color: #444444\">\n<p>Alex Zevin, PhD, began serving as the director of the Genomics Shared Resource at Fred Hutch in December 2022. Before that, he was a research scientist at ArcherDX where he developed NGS <em>in vitro <\/em>diagnostic devices including several clinical trial assays and an approved companion diagnostic. He also previously worked at InBios International and developed a rapid test for detection of anthrax.<\/p>\n<p>Zevin has a bachelor\u2019s degree in biochemistry from Colorado State University and a PhD in molecular biology from Arizona State University where he developed methods to characterize bacterial communities in engineered systems and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Washington studying host-microbe interactions in non-human primate models.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dui-modal-action\">\n<form method=\"dialog\" class=\"bg-white\">                         <!-- if there is a button in form, it will close the modal -->                         <button                             type=\"button\"                             onclick=\"presenter_modal_0.close()\"                             class=\"!w-auto shadow-none bottom-12 right-12 sm:static !text-xl !text-gen-red dui-btn rounded-none !bg-white border-1 text-center hover:!bg-gray-100 !border-gen-red hover:!border-borderDark focus:border-borderDark !py-[16px] !px-[18px] self-center mt-1 text-6 font-roboto! font-bold\">                             Close                         <\/button>                     <\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full bg-gray-200 h-[1px]\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/dialog><\/div>\n<p>Alex Zevin, PhD, began serving as the director of the Genomics Shared Resource at Fred Hutch in December 2022. Before that, he was a research scientist at ArcherDX where he developed NGS <em>in vitro <\/em>diagnostic devices including several clinical trial assays and an approved companion diagnostic. He also previously worked at InBios International and developed a rapid test for detection of anthrax.<br \/>Zevin has a bachelor\u2019s degree in biochemistry from Colorado State University and a PhD in molecular biology from Arizona State University where he developed methods to characterize bacterial communities in engineered systems and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Washington studying host-microbe interactions in non-human primate models.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div><strong>Broadcast Date:<\/strong>\u00a0<time>Thursday, June 18, 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type:none;padding-left:0\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-06-18T15:00:00.000Z\">08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 15:00 GMT<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>Digital PCR has emerged as a powerful approach for precise nucleic acid quantification, but it is constrained by limited dynamic range and the difficulty of multiplexing. Newer platforms, like Countable Labs\u2019 single-molecule counting PCR, address both by offering precise quantification across a broad range of target abundances while simplifying multiplexing through single-molecule isolation and fluorescent imaging across millions of spatially fixed compartments.<\/p>\n<p>In this <em>GEN<\/em> webinar, Alex Zevin, PhD, director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center\u2019s Genomics Shared Resource, draws on hands-on experience with managing a suite of nucleic acid quantification technologies, including standard qPCR, digital droplet PCR, and Countable PCR, to share practical guidance for labs considering or expanding their PCR quantification capabilities. Key insights from the webinar include:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/p>\n<li>How single-molecule counting differs from conventional digital PCR\u2014and the sensitivity, precision, and multiplexing advantages it enables<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Real-world applications suited to single-molecule counting PCR, including validating NGS results, replacing or supplementing existing assays, and generating clinically actionable data<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Common challenges for converting qPCR and dPCR assays to single-molecule counting PCR, and how to overcome them<\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em>A live Q&amp;A session will follow the presentations offering you a chance to pose questions to our expert panelist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Produced with support from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countablelabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CountableLabs_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Countable Labs logo\" class=\"wp-image-331996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CountableLabs_logo.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CountableLabs_logo-300x67.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>             Copyright \u00a9 2026 Sage Publications or its affiliates, licensors, or contributors. 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