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Corporate satellite, in-booth presentations, and sequencing exerts on-hand to answer questions

WELCOME TO PRISM 2024 - Houston

Join us in Houston, Texas. Known for its connection to space exploration, diverse food scene, energy industry, museums, and cultural institutions.

Get ready to witness the infinite potential of genomic exploration. In Houston, you will forge connections and come away with inspiration that you can take back to the lab. Register now for the opportunity to network with fellow users and connect with like-minded scientists. PacBio PRISM 2024 in Houston is your chance to be a part of the journey towards a brighter tomorrow.

Event details

Wednesday, May 8
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (check-in begins at 9:00 AM)
Houston Zoo

Confirmed speakers

Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD - Director, Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine at Children's Mercy Kansas City

Brian J. Haas, PhD - Principal Computational Scientist at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Josh Clevenger, PhD - Faculty Investigator at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Todd J. Treangen, PhD - Associate Professor of Computer Science at Rice University

Stuart A. Scott, PhD, FACMG - Professor, Department of Pathology; Director, Clinical Genomics Laboratory at Stanford University

...more speakers to be added

Agenda

Registration + coffee and pastries

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Morning session

9:30 AM – 12:20 PM

Nicolette Janke, District Sales Manager - Central | PacBio

PacBio PRISM: A spectrum of innovation and advancement in genomics

KEYNOTE: Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD, Director, Genomic Medicine Center and Professor of Pediatrics | Children's Mercy Kansas City

Genomics for rare disease: Adopting and exploring HiFi-GS

Brian J. Haas, PhD, Principal Computational Scientist | Broad Institute / Broad Clinical Labs & Methods Development Laboratory

High accuracy fusion transcript detection from PacBio long-read isoform sequencing using CTAT-LR-fusion

Elizabeth Tseng, PhD, Associate Director, Product Marketing | PacBio

Kinnex to the future: full-length RNA sequencing for human disease research

Josh Clevenger, PhD, Faculty Investigator | HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Long read low-pass sequencing unveiled

Todd J. Treangen, PhD, Associate Professor, Computer Science | Rice University

Decoding complex microbiomes with long-reads and short compute times

Hannah Yin, PhD Candidate, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Rice University

Toward the first complete reference genome assembly of the great horned owl

Lunch

12:20 PM – 1:15 PM

Afternoon session

1:15 PM – 3:35 PM

KEYNOTE: Stuart A. Scott, PhD, FACMG Professor, Pathology and Director, Clinical Genomics Laboratory | Stanford University

Implementing long-read HiFi sequencing: Amplicon, panel, and genome sequencing

Fritz Sedlazeck, PhD, Associate Professor | Baylor College of Medicine

Closing the gap: Solving complex medically relevant genes at scale

Workshops

25–minute interactive sessions

Workshop 1:

Let’s stick together – exploring PacBio Kinnex kits

Workshop 2:

HiFi informatics for uncovering germline variation

Workshop 3:

Extraction to Revio system: we’ve got you covered

Networking reception

3:35 PM – 4:30 PM

agenda + speakers

Registration + lunch