Nanopore Day, Queenstown 2023
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Event overview
Date: Thursday 31st August 2023
Venue: Queenstown, New Zealand
Time: 11:00 - 17:30
Hear about the latest technical updates for Oxford Nanopore Technologies as well as talks from local scientists about their latest work using nanopore technology.
There will also be an opportunity to submit questions throughout the talks, which will be answered in the Q&A sessions following each presentation.
Please note that this is an in-person event.
There is no delegate fee for this event, but registration is required. Your place at this event will be confirmed via email from events@nanoporetech.com.
| Time | Agenda | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Registration |
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11:00 - 11:05 |
An introduction to Oxford Nanopore |
Warren Bach |
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11:05 - 11:30 |
Updates from Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
Mike Yarski Oxford Nanopore Technologie |
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11:30 - 11:50 |
A novel method to rapidly determine the host genomic context of antimicrobial resistance genes |
Olin Silander |
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11:50 - 12:10 |
Untangling tangled cancer genomes |
Cristin Print |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | High-throughput nanopore sequencing to select new types of Sauvignon Blanc |
Darrell Lizamore |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Mixer | |
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13:30 - 13:50 |
Uncovering the genetic causes of unsolved developmental and epileptic encephalopathies using long-read sequencing |
Denis Nyaga University of Otago, Wellington |
| 13:50 - 14:10 | Using Oxford Nanopore sequencing to divine the mechanisms for natural activation of transposons in crop species |
Chris Winefield |
| 14:10 - 14:30 | Application of Oxford Nanopore Sequencing on a New Zealand Parkinson’s Disease cohort | Oscar Graham University of Otago, Christchurch |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Equitable cancer care: Making the most of the MinION | Robert Day University of Otago |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Oxford Nanopore sequencing for the resolution of de novo copy number variants in patients undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) | Kylie Drake Canterbury Health Laboratories |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Generating genetic and epigenetic catalogues for cardio-metabolic risk in the Pasifika Heart Study | Allamanda Faatoese Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, Christchurch |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Nanogenomes: rapid, cheap, high quality insect genomes | Peter Dearden University of Otago |
| 16:20 - 16:30 | Closing remarks |
Warren Bach |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Social Mixer (with refreshments) | |