Where
Jay Suites Fifth Avenue
The Sinatra Room
15 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018
2nd Floor
When
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Check-in begins at 8:30 AM
What
A 1-day event focused on sharing the expansive capabilities of Revio long-read sequencing and Onso short-read sequencing.
Join us at Jay Suites Fifth Avenue in NYC on September 10th
At this 1-day event, discover the game-changing capabilities of Revio long-read sequencing and Onso short-read sequencing, the sequencing tools of tomorrow, and learn how they can fuel your research projects. The event will encompass inspiring scientific talks, immersive breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Breakfast pastries and lunch will be provided.
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Agenda
Check-in + coffee and pastries
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Opening talk
9:00 – 9:15 AM
Minqian Wang, PhD
Territory Account Manager, PacBio
Complete and brilliantly accurate
RNA sequencing session (panel discussion to follow)
9:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Elizabeth Tseng, PhD
Associate Director, Product Marketing, PacBio
Bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing with PacBio Kinnex kits
Keynote
Robert Sebra, PhD
Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
An isoform-resolved transcriptome reveals thousands of novel gene candidates in human preimplantation embryos
David A. Knowles, PhD
Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Systems Biology, New York Genome Center & Columbia University
Validating Cas13d-based isoform-specific knockdown with long-read RNA-seq
Jack Humphrey, PhD
Instructor, Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Long-read RNA-seq of human microglia reveals novel isoforms and elucidates genetic regulation of splicing associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Shuibing Chen, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery, Director of Center for Genomic Health, Weill Cornell Medicine
Single-cell long-read sequencing to decode the role of alternative splicing in Type 2 diabetes progression
Lunch
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Breakout session 1
1:00 – 1:40 PM
Option 1: WGS + Kinnex sample prep
Nancy Francoeur, PhD
Field Application Scientist, PacBio
Part 1 – Extraction to Revio system: we’ve got you covered
Part 2 – Let’s stick together: exploring PacBio Kinnex kits
Option 2: Bioinformatics
Matthew Hestand, PhD
Manager, Field Applications Bioinformatics Support, PacBio
HiFi-Informatics: Making the most of HiFi genomes and transcriptomes with PacBio bioinformatic tools
Breakout session 2
1:50 – 2:40 PM
Option 1: Plant, animal, microbial genomics
Jeremy Wilkinson, PhD
Senior Staff Specialist, Segment Marketing, Microbial Genomics, PacBio
Advancing microbial genomics with high accuracy sequencing
Bogdan Sieriebriennikov, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Biology, Desplan Lab, New York University
Novel transcriptional mechanisms in odorant receptor gene clusters in ants
Marina Chen, PhD Candidate
PhD Candidate, Molecular Epidemiology, Huttenhower Lab, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Deciphering host-environment microbiome interactions in childcare using long-read sequencing
Option 2: Cancer genomics
Alex Sockell, PhD
Segment Lead, Cancer Genomics, PacBio
Comprehensive somatic variant detection with accurate long- and short-read sequencing
Customer spotlight
Jiannis Ragoussis, PhD
Head of Genome Sciences and Professor of Human Genetics, McGill University
Improved detection of low frequency mutations and microsatellite instability in ovarian and endometrial cancers using highly accurate sequencing by binding
Afternoon session
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Evan Udine
PhD Candidate, Van Blitterswijk Lab, Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic
Targeted long-read sequencing of C9orf72
Gilad Evrony, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
High-fidelity sequencing of mutations and their precursors
Networking reception
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Thank you to our PacBio Compatible sponsors
