Year: 2023

Workflows for Metagenomics and Isolate Genomes with ONT

The London Calling Metagenomics and isolate genome sequencing product demo was a fourteen-minute recording I watched tonight. The session was hosted by Rachel Rubinstein, a Technical Product Manager, Software, for Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT). Rubinstein spoke about using ONT for bacterial and viral genome sequencing. The goal of the session was to share applications using […]
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Developments in ONT from LC2023

Tonight I watched the “Welcome back to London Calling 2023” session. Rosemary Sinclair Dokos, Senior VP of Product & Programme Management at Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) was the presenter and began day two of London Calling 2023 by talking about the journey of ONT. Sinclair Dokos found several parallels between the London Underground construction and […]
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EPI2ME Workflows for ONT Data Analyses

Dilrini De Silva is a Field Applications Scientist in Bioinformatics for the EMEAI Region with Oxford Nanopore Technologies. De Silva presented a Masterclass at London Calling 2023 entitled “How to take your data analysis further.” This Masterclass focused on typical downstream analysis for several applications including genome assembly, variants, methylation, transcriptomics, and metagenome analysis. De […]
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Suggested Approaches for High-quality DNA and RNA

Vania Costa, a Field Applications Scientist with Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), led the Masterclass I watched tonight. This session was part of London Calling 2023 and entitled “How to extract high-quality DNA and RNA.” I have watched a couple of Masterclasses Costa has created. The objective of this session was for users to determine appropriate […]
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Which ONT library prep kit do I choose?

Akelia Wauchope-Odumbo, a Technical Services Manager – Americas with Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), led a Masterclass at London Calling 2023. I watched the recording tonight, as the session title aligns with the course goals for the ONT-based lab I am designing: “How to get started with nanopore sequencing and plan your experiment.” The session started […]
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Nanopore Sequence Analysis and Methylation Sequencing

Bryant Catano, a Product Support Scientist with Oxford Nanopore Technologies, led a Masterclass at London Calling 2023 entitled “How to get started with data analysis.” I have watched several of the other courses. This session focused on base calling, file formats, and MinKNOW and EPI2ME. Catano also discussed methylation tools. Catano started by emphasizing that […]
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Sequencing Borg Genomes

Marie Charlotte Schoelmerich from the University of California, Berkley presented at London Calling 2023 about “Confirmation of borg extrachromosomal genomes: analysis of their methylation patterns, metabolism, and tandem repeats.” Schoelmerich is a postdoc in Jill Banfield’s lab and spoke about the key role of microorganisms in methane cycles. Methane emissions are driving climate change, and […]
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