Oxford Nanopore at ASM Microbe 2025
Oxford Nanopore will be at Booth 915 in the exhibit hall at the ASM Microbe meeting in June, hosted in Los Angeles. We will also host an Evening speaking event on Friday, June 20th. Details and registration to come.
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Industry Event
From cultures to communities: Exploring microbes with Oxford Nanopore sequencing
Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE - Platinum Ballrooms A, B, & C
Date: Friday, June 20th
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PST
Join our evening event to network with nanopore sequencing users and hear from researchers utilizing Oxford Nanopore Technologies! The event will start with a networking reception, followed by presentations and Q&A.
This session examines the diverse applications of Oxford Nanopore sequencing across the microbial research spectrum; from individual bacterial isolates to complex microbial communities. Speakers will showcase how real-time, long-read sequencing is transforming clinical microbiology, utilizing automated workflows for rapid pathogen identification and surveillance. The session will also explore human microbiome studies, metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) as well as the cutting-edge bioinformatic tools and software for microbiome analysis. Whether you're working with cultures in the lab or diverse communities in the gut, this session offers a comprehensive look at how Oxford Nanopore is advancing microbial genomics.
Please note, space is limited for the event so do register ahead of time.
Agenda
6:30 – 8:30 pm PST | Talk title | Speaker |
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6:30 pm - 7:10 pm | Drinks reception | |
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm | Oxford Nanopore introduction | Anna Niewiadomska & Christine He, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Clinical use of WGS: Cost-effective in-house approach | Jose Alexander, AdventHealth Orlando |
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm | Minimizer-space ONT read error correction enables efficient construction of hundreds of high-quality metagenome assembled genomes from challenging and complex sample types | Robert James, Quadram Institute Bioscience |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discovering broader host ranges and an IS-bound prophage class through long-read metagenomics | Angela Hickey, Stanford University |
Event speakers
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies introduction
Anna Niewiadomska, Market Segment Manager - Public Health, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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Minimizer-space ONT read error correction enables efficient construction of hundreds of high-quality metagenome assembled genomes from challenging and complex sample types
Robert James, Research Scientist, Quadram Institute Bioscience
Rob is a research scientist at the Quadram Institute of Bioscience, and a visiting scientist at the ...
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies introduction
Christine He, Genomic Applications Bioinformatician, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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Discovering broader host ranges and an IS-bound prophage class through long-read metagenomics
Angela Hickey, Graduate Student, Stanford University
Angela Hickey is a current 4th year PhD student in Genetics at Stanford University doing my thesis r...
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Clinical use of WGS: Cost-effective in-house approach
Jose Alexander, Director - Clinical Microbiologist, AdventHealth Orlando
Board certified physician as a Medical and Public Health Microbiologist by the ABMM and fellow of th...
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On-booth activities
Friday, June 20th | Saturday, June 21st | Sunday, June 22nd |
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11:00 am — Flow cell loading/initiating a sequencing run Austin Compton & Nicholas Scales, Oxford Nanopore Technologies | 11:00 am — From sample to species: Metagenomics with Oxford Nanopore Technologies Christine He & Candace Williams, Oxford Nanopore Technologies | 11:00 am — ElysION: bring automated, sample-to-answer microbial sequencing into your lab Steph Wilbraham, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
1:00 pm — ElysION: bring automated, sample-to-answer microbial sequencing into your lab Steph Wilbraham, Oxford Nanopore Technologies | 1:00 pm — Flow cell loading/initiating a sequencing run Austin Compton & Nicholas Scales, Oxford Nanopore Technologies | 1:00 pm — From sample to species: Metagenomics with Oxford Nanopore Technologies Christine He & Candace Williams, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
3:30 pm — From sample to species: Metagenomics with Oxford Nanopore Technologies Christine He & Candace Williams, Oxford Nanopore Technologies | 4:15 pm – ElysION: bring automated, sample-to-answer microbial sequencing into your lab Steph Wilbraham, Oxford Nanopore Technologies | 3:30 pm — Flow cell loading/initiating a sequencing run Austin Compton & Nicholas Scales, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
Demo descriptions
Flow cell loading/initiating a sequencing run
Learn about Nanopore sequencing technologies, including flow cell architecture. Discover how to load a flow cell and start a sequencing run using Oxford Nanopore technology. After the demonstration, you can ask questions, e.g., about sample handling and reviewing a run report.
ElysION: bring automated, sample-to-answer microbial sequencing into your lab
Effortlessly go from sample to ultra-rich microbial sequencing data with fully automated, hands-off workflows on ElysION. From respiratory metagenomics to microbial isolate sequencing, ElysION accelerates every step — extraction, sequencing, and analysis — in a single, intuitive solution. Join our demo and discover how to perform streamlined microbial genomics research in your lab with ElysION.
From sample to species: Metagenomics with Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Metagenomic sequencing offers powerful insights into the composition, ecology, and evolution of microbial communities. Contiguous assemblies and high-quality genome recovery are made possible by Oxford Nanopore Technologies’ ability to generate accurate reads of any length, combined with cutting-edge, community-developed bioinformatics tools. This demo will guide you through the full metagenomics workflow, from DNA extraction and sequencing to assembly-based analysis of complex microbiomes.