Reflections

Exploring Biodiversity with Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Barcoded Library Pools

Tonight I continued watching the PAG Industry Workshop offered by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Sean Prosser from the University of Guelph presented “From pandemic preparedness to planetary biodiversity: ONT enables targeted amplicon sequencing at massive scale.” Prosser noted that there are almost 35,000 amplicon-based genetic tests available in the US per year. Prosser also noted that […]
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Genomic Surveillance of H5N1 in Dairy Products

Tonight I watched another PAG Industry Workshop session by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. This one was titled “Pasteurized retail dairy enables genomic surveillance of H5N1 avian influenza in the United States.” Andrew Lail from the University of Wisconsin-Madison was the presenter. Lail explained that influenza is an RNA virus with 8 RNA segments. H5N1 influenza is […]
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Uncovering DNA Methylation to Save Sea Turtles

Why not end the day with The Turtle Project! Tonight I watched a session from the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) channel titled “The Turtle Project: Conservation epigenomics of endangered sea turtles with temperature-dependent sex determination.” Eugenie ‘Charley’ Yen from the Queen Mary University of London was the presenter. They started with a slide animation of […]
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Advancements in Nanopore Sequencing: Insights from PAG Workshop

Tonight I watched the PAG Industry Workshop Oxford Nanopore Technologies offered on January 14, 2025. In this session, Aaron Pomerantz presented updates along with Sean Mckenzie that improve assemblies. The title of the session is “New assemblers enable unprecedented de novo genome and metagenome contiguity and completeness…” The series of talks include amplicon to massive […]
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Enhancing STEM Education: Insights from Doane University’s Open Learning Academy

Tonight I watched the Quality Matters (QM) session titled “Ensuring Quality in STEM and Beyond: inside Doane University’s Open Learning Academy.” Jim Snyder from QM introduced the session and shared QM resources including free resources and events. Dr. Catlin Runne-Janczy, the Chief Academic Officer with Science Interactive introduced the speakers: Dr. Andrea Holmes and Erin […]
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Effective Qualitative Coding Strategies Using AI

Tonight I watched the Delve video “Intro to Qualitative Data Analysis using AI Tools.” The video narrator stressed that there isn’t one way to “do” qualitative coding. They defined qualitative coding as “a process of taking unstructured data and systematically categorizing excerpts in order to find themes and patterns for analysis.” Qualitative coding is deeply […]
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Understanding Discourse Analysis in Qualitative Research

Tonight I watched the Delve video on “Discourse Analysis in Qualitative Research.” They defined discourse analysis as the study of language in context. The video noted that we adapt our language in different contexts. Thus, discourse analysis examines the words we choose. Some questions that discourse analysis may ask include how can language promote social […]
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Semi-Structured Interviews: Benefits and Best Practices

I want to know more about semi-structured interviews. This Delve video titled “Semi Structured Interviews | Step by Step Explanation” helped. They defined semi-structured interviews as “a research methodology where you plan a discussion guide ahead of time, but allow yourself to probe deeper or ask follow up questions that weren’t scripted.” Therefore, semi-structured interviews […]
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