Overview
Hear about the latest technical updates for Oxford Nanopore Technologies as well as talks from local scientists about their latest work using nanopore technology. The event will be at the Design Exchange, 234 Bay St., Toronto, ON M5K 1B2.
There will also be an opportunity to ask questions 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.
Agenda
09:00 am – 4:00 pm ET | Agenda (subject to change) | |
|---|---|---|
9:00 – 9:30 am | Registration and breakfast | |
9:30 – 9:45 am | Welcome | Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
9:45 – 10:30 am | Oxford Nanopore overview | James Brayer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
10:30 – 11:00 am | Estimating tumour mutation burden from tumours sequenced without matched normals | Jared Simpson, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research |
11:00 – 11:15 am | Break & product fair | |
11:15 – 11:45 am | Nanopore sequencing for cancer clinical testing, validation for the clinical laboratory | Rola Saleeb, St. Michael’s Hospital |
11:45 – 12:15 am | Access the full richness of biological complexity with single cell and spatial multiomics | Adriana Suarez, 10x Genomics |
12:15 – 1:30 pm | Lunch | |
1:30 – 2:00 pm | My journey through nanopores | Martin Smith, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre |
2:00 – 2:30 pm | Accelerating precision oncology research with the most comprehensive insight into cancer genomes with Oxford Nanopore Technologies | Anna Dysko, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Nanopore sequencing – Insights from neonatal intensive care to cancer | Steven Jones, BC Cancer and University of British Columbia |
3:00 – 4:00 pm | Closing & networking |