Erin L. Young from the Department of Health and Human Services in Utah presented at the Nanopore Community Meeting in Houston on “Nanopore sequencing for enhanced antimicrobial resistance gene surveillance.” I had watched Young present previously. They spoke about using whole genome sequencing (WGS) for surveillance and its use by the Centers for Disease Control. […]
Tonight I watched the Nanopore Community Meeting Houston session by Bryant Catano, ONT Product Specialist. The session was a Masterclass entitled “How to get started with data analysis.” Catano spoke about the variety of options for data analysis available, from point-and-click to command line. Tools are available that are accessible, scalable, and versatile. Catano noted […]
Eoghan Harrington and David Stoddard from Oxford Nanopore Technologies presented on December 18, 2018 about Assembly as part of the Nanopore Learning Knowledge Exchange series. They are both in the Applications group. Harrington started by sharing how they approach new assembly projects from planning to sequencing. They listed the steps: planning, sequencing, assembly, and quality […]