Date/Time
Date(s) - 21 Aug 2019
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location
U of A, Keating Research Building/BIO5 Institute
PacBio SMRT Sequencing is HERE! Attend to learn more.
Join scientists from PacBio and members of the Arizona Genomics Institute as they update you on the latest SMRT Sequencing applications and capabilities. Highly accurate long read sequencing via the Sequel II System are now available at your local core (a PacBio Certified Service Provider) and you could win a chance at sequencing your first project FREE through the AGI Local SMRT Grant Program. Attend to get more details and ideas on how to Sequence with Confidence with SMRT Sequencing.
Join us – register now for this exciting seminar!
| Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | |
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| Time: | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| Location: |
Arizona Genomics Institute |
Agenda Overview (detailed agenda below):
11:00 – 11:10 Welcome and Introduction
11:10 – 12:30 Scientific Talks
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch (provided with free registration)
1:15 – 2:00 Scientific Talks
Agenda Detail:
11:00 – 11:10 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Rod A. Wing, PhD, Regents Professor and Director, Arizona Genomics Institute
11:10 – 11:40 a.m.
Sequencing with Confidence: A complete view of human genetic diversity with PacBio long-read sequencing
Aaron Wenger, PhD, Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics, PacBio
11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Long-Read Sequencing: Searching for an unusual and revertible genetic alteration in a mouse model of epilepsy
Mike Hammer, PhD, Research Scientist, Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Meet the AGI: an introduction to our core services
Dave Kudra, Research Scientist, School of Plant Sciences and Bio5 Institute
12:30 – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break (lunch will be provided to registered attendees)
1:15 – 1:20 p.m.
Welcome back and Local SMRT Grant details
Nick Sisneros, FAS Manager, PacBio
1:20 – 1:40 p.m.
Towards establishment of a set of 42 Platinum Standard Reference Genome Sequences (PSRefSeq) that span the genetic diversity of cultivated rice and its wild relatives using PacBio long-read sequencing and Bionano validation technologies
Rod A. Wing, PhD, Regents Professor and Director, Arizona Genomics Institute, University of Arizona, AXA Chair, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines
1:40 – 2:00 p.m.
A comparative genomic analysis across cactophilic Drosophila species
Luciano M. Matzkin, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Arizona, Department of Entomology, BIO5 Institute, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2:00 p.m.
Closing thoughts
Nick Sisneros, FAS Manager, PacBio
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