How to sequence 16S and ITS microbial amplicons
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Join us for an introduction to the microbial amplicon barcoding workflow, which enables taxonomic characterisation of bacteria, archaea, and fungi. Our expert speakers will guide you through the streamlined workflow, from the preparation of full-length 16S and ITS amplicons with the Microbial Amplicon Barcoding Kit through to Oxford Nanopore sequencing and data analysis with EPI2ME. The session will conclude with a live Q&A.
During this webinar you will learn:
- How the rapid, end-to-end microbial amplicon barcoding workflow enables characterisation of the full-length 16S gene and ITS region from microbial samples, as well as custom amplicons.
- How to prepare and sequence microbial amplicons using the Microbial Amplicon Barcoding Kit.
- How to analyse microbial sequencing data with the intuitive EPI2ME workflow wf-16S.
- Where to find useful resources online.
Register your details below to join us online on 22 October at 4pm (BST) / 8am (PDT)/ 11am (EDT)
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Meet the speakers
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Anna Maria Niewiadomska, Segment Market Manger – Public Health, Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesIn her role as segment market manager, Anna drives the development of new markets in the infectious disease and public health space. She received her Ph.D. in molecular microbiology and immunology from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Prior to joining Oxford Nanopore, Anna worked on multiple projects focusing on host/virus interactions, mathematical modeling of antimicrobial resistance, microbial bioinformatics, and emerging infectious disease outbreaks. She combines a deep knowledge of experimental and in silico methods for generation and analysis of microbial genomic data.
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Natalia Garcia, Bioinformatics Software Developer, Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesAs a Bioinformatics Workflow Developer in the Customer Workflow team, Natalia creates and maintains workflows that help non-expert users to reliably analyse their data with minimal training. Our open-source workflows, implemented using Nextflow, allow life science researchers to go from raw reads to informative reports designed to help them make the most of their data. In particular, she is focused on the analysis of microbial communities through metagenomics data. Before joining Oxford Nanopore in 2023, she worked on microbial ecology at the Microbiome Analysis Laboratory in the Spanish National Biotechnology Center (CNB)| CSIC.
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Catriona Williams, Development scientist – Sample Technology, Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesAs a core member of the Sample Technology team, Catriona works on developing new sample and library preparation methods, sequencing kits and end-end-workflows. She worked on the development and release of the Ultra-Long DNA sequencing Kit and the Telomere-to-telomere (T2T) end-to-end workflow before focusing on the Microbial Amplicon Barcoding Kit. Prior to joining Oxford Nanopore in 2021, Catriona worked at Oxford BioDynamics (Oxford, UK) developing precision medical tests and at the UCL Institute for Liver & Digestive Health (London, UK).
