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Advancements in Bacterial Genomic Surveillance

Dr. Gabriel E. Wagner from the Medical University of Graz presented on “Reliable whole-genome genotyping for bacterial surveillance using nanopore sequencing data” as part of the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) YouTube series. Wagner spoke about the importance of genomic surveillance for both known pathogens and surveillance of variants, including antimicrobial and vaccine resistance. This topic, […]
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Exploring Epigenetics in Cancer: Mustafi’s Insights

Debarshi Mustafi from the University of Washington spoke about using long-read approaches to learn about genomic and epigenomic basis of cancer. The session was part of an Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) YouTube video I watched tonight. Mustafi said that “there can be a lot embedded in the genetic material that we are understanding over time.” […]
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Plant Genome Assembly Insights from ONT Workshop

Tonight I watched the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) PAG Industry Workshop session titled “A single-platform solution for plant de novo genome assembly.” Jeannie Mounger, a field applications scientist with ONT, was the presenter. They noted that for plant genome assembly there are several considerations. Plant genome size varies greatly: from Mb to Gb. Polyploidy varies […]
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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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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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Masterclass on Nanopore Sequencing: Expert Planning Tips

Tonight I watched an updated session entitled “How to get started with nanopore sequencing and plan your experiment.” The speaker was Akelia Wauchope-Odumbo, Associate Director of Technical Applications – Americas with Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT). Wauchope-Odumbo started this new masterclass series. The theme is “from sample to answer” covering preparation, sequencing, and analysis. The masterclass […]
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Optimizing Cell & Gene Therapies with Multi-Omic Sequencing

Heather Stark, the Global Segment Manager at Oxford Nanopore Technologies, introduced the webinar “Enhancing Cell and Gene Therapy Success with Multi-Omic Sequencing: The Oxford Nanopore Advantage.” Start covers biopharma and explained how nanopore sequencing works. They explained that there are several end-to-end workflows for synthetic biology, including plasmid, AAV, amplicon, and mRNA IVT sequencing. Clark […]
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Challenges in Clinical Sequencing Techniques

Tonight, I continued watching the Oxford Nanopore Technologies London Calling 2024 expert panel on “Building a rapid, targeted, and responsive infectious disease system.”Aaron Pomerantz, the Global Segment Marketing Associate Director at ONT, facilitated the session. All panelists were invited to the stage after doing brief introductions. Rahul Batra from Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trus […]
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Building Effective Multi-Disease Surveillance Systems

Tonight, I started watching the Oxford Nanopore Technologies London Calling 2024 expert panel on “Building a rapid, targeted, and responsive infectious disease system.”Aaron Pomerantz, the Associate Director of Global Segment Marketing at ONT, helped facilitate the session. Dr. Ines Hassan from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change started. Hassan helps encourage the development and […]
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