Month: June 2024

Genomic Surveillance of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms with Long-Read Sequencing

Today was the first day of our IPERT Summer Workshops! I also started watching London Calling 2024 videos available on the YouTube channel. I began with the session titled “Genomic surveillance of multidrug-resistant organisms based on long-read sequencing.” Fabian Landman works at the Centre for Infectious Disease Control in The Netherlands and the Dutch National […]
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Diversity and Collaboration in Science: Insights from London Calling 2024 Studio Interview

The last London Calling 2024 studio interview recording was on equity and accessibility in science. Zoe McDougall asked speakers after the day what were the highlights. Ewan Birney from EMBL-EBI was excited about the impact sequencing is having in the clinic. Jasdeep Ghataora from the University of Bristol in the UK also spoke about the […]
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The Significance of Long Reads in Determining Intronic Mutations

Today, I watched another London Calling 2024 studio interview. Zoe McDougall interviewed three speakers. Tom Walsh from the University of Washington spoke about how long reads are important to determine intronic mutations. The full locus of BRCA1 is over 100 kb, and intronic mutations can occur with significant implications. Mike Clark from the University of […]
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies Innovations for Rapid Tumor Classification – London Calling 2024

The London Calling 2024 studio interview session I watched tonight was about rapid tumor classification. Zoe McDougall spoke to Simon Paine from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in the UK. Paine is a neuropathologist and analyzes samples to predict patient outcomes. They are excited about discovering ways to classify tumors using Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The […]
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Healthcare Research Gaps and Innovations: London Calling 2024 Studio Interviews

Tonight, I watched another series of London Calling 2024 studio interviews. Zoe McDougall spoke to three researchers. Carika Weldon from CarGenetics in Bermuda explained the healthcare research gaps. Heather Carleton from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explained how poop samples can be used to detect outbreaks… including the idea of mobile sampling with […]
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Advancements in Multi-Omics and Precision Health at London Calling 2024

The studio interviews at London Calling 2024 I watched tonight focused on clinical and translational applications. Zoe McDougall asked the three interviewees about the highlights of the updates talk. Ewan Birney director of EMBL-EBI in the UK spoke about the quality updates. Justin O’Sullivan from Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland in New Zealand […]
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Advancing Research and Applications in the Next Decade

Tonight, I watched another London Calling 2024 studio interview. Zoe McDougall previously interviewed two of the three guests. Ronja Friedhoff is a master’s student at the Technische Universitat Braunschweig in Germany. They explained the benefits of networking opportunities at London Calling 2024: Friedhoff learned about new research areas and met new people. Ivo Gut from […]
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From Troubleshooting to Streamlining

What a weekend! I am back from the NSF ENCOUR conference. I continued watching studio interviews from London Calling 2024. Tonight, the session I watched focused on pathogen surveillance and community and collaboration. Amanda Warr from The Roslin Institute spoke about learning to use Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) with metagenomic samples and troubleshooting in the […]
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Telomeres, Cell-free RNAs, and On-site Sequencing

Tonight, I watched the London Calling 2024 studio interview about innovations in conservation and RNA in liquid biopsy. Zoe McDougall interviewed three researchers about conservation genomics and the accessibility of the technologies. Mrinalini Wasta from the San Diego Zoe Wildlife Alliance spoke about the challenges of taking samples from outside communities and involving partners. The […]
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Learning from the London Calling 2024 Community

The London Calling 2024 virtual platform is no longer available! So, tonight, I started watching the available YouTube playlists. The first consists of studio interviews. I watched the “LC24 Studio: Understanding Structural Variation, Population Genomics” session. Zoe McDougall interviewed presenters. Belen de la Morena from the University of Murcia in Spain spoke about their interest […]
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