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Metagenomics of the River Ganges

Mahesh Dharne from the CSIR National Chemical Laboratory in India presented at London Calling 2019. The session’s title was “Metagenomics of India’s largest River Ganges confluence at Prayagraj, India using MinION sequencing.” The Ganges is the largest river in India and third in the world. With this program, the research team is mapping the metagenomes […]
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AMRs in Complex Environmental Matrices

Rob James from the University of Warwick in the UK presented a session titled “From amplicons to metagenomes: long-read sequencing the environment” at London Calling 2019. James spoke about complex environmental matrices such as soil, sediment, and excreta that are often impure and biologically and chemically contaminated. Different extraction methods are used depending on the […]
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Assembling Microbial Genomes from the Rumen

Amanda Warr from The Roslin Institute in the UK presented at London Calling 2019, “Going full circle: assembly of high-quality, single-contig microbial genomes from the rumen microbiome using long-read sequencing.” I had not watched this session before! They spoke about the rumen: a specialized stomach with a complex microbial environment. They are interested in the […]
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Probing for Microbial Signatures of Productivity in Soils

Tonight I watched Seda Mirzoyan from Rutgers University present on “Using SIP and MinION sequencing to uncover active microbial communities in blueberry farm and forest soil systems.” This presentation was recorded at the NCM 2019. They spoke about characterizing active microbial communities in farms and soil systems because of the importance of blueberries in the […]
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Advancing Mycology in Australia through ONT and Citizen Science

Ema Corro from MYCOmmunity Applied Mycology Inc. in Australia presented at London Calling 2021 on “How MinION sequencing is opening up new possibilities in citizen science and fungal conservation.” I have been thinking about citizen science and community engagement lately. I thought this session would help. Corro spoke about fungi as vital to ecosystem health. […]
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Pharmacogenomics in the Era of Long-read Sequencing and Adaptive Sampling

Koen Deserranno from Ghent University in Belgium presented a lightning talk at London Calling 2023. The title was “Advancing targeted haplotyping in pharmacogenomics using adaptive sampling.” For example, they explained that pharmacogenomics studies the genetic impact on drug efficiency. There is a need for long-read sequencing for some pharco genes. The current pharmacogenomics information, Deserranno […]
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Development of a Nanopore-friendly Carrier Screening Test

I started watching the “Onsite lighting talks at London Calling 2023” playlist. Bradley Hall from Asuragen in the USA presented “The dark side of carrier screening: illuminating hard-to-decipher genes in common genetic disorders with nanopore sequencing.” Hall explained how carrier screening has evolved and the number of gene targets included in different screens. Hall emphasized […]
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A Nanopore-based Approach to Detect and Analyze Repeat Anomalies

Hagar Mor-Shaked from the Hadassah Medical Organization and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, presented a lightning talk at London Calling 2023. The title of the session is “Pathological short tandem repeats analysis by long-read sequencing in affected individuals.” They were also an employee of the Geneyx company that did genomic analysis. Mor-Shaked spoke […]
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Targeted Sequencing for Immune Escape Detection

Tonight I watched the session by Alyssa Barry from Deakin University in Australia. They presented on “Targeted nanopore sequencing using hybridisation probes reveals immune escape polymorphisms in malaria vaccine candidates.” Barry mentioned this work was done by a Ph.D. student in their lab. Barry spoke about malaria vaccines and the challenges with immune escape. The […]
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