Bioinformatics: an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. As an interdisciplinary field of science, bioinformatics combines computer science, statistics, mathematics, and engineering to analyze and interpret biological data.
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Date: December 9, 2021 Time: 9:00am (PDT), 12:00am (EDT) CRISPR editing has revolutionized plant breeding, and the MAD7 CRISPR nuclease developed by InscriptaTM is democratizing access to CR...
Date: November 15, 2021 Time: 6:00am (PDT), 9:00am (EDT) Targeted sequencing of respiratory viruses’ genomes is important to identify novel viral variants. Compared to amplicon sequenc...
Date: November 4, 2021 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 1:00pm (EDT) Rapid, reliable, and accurate identification of an infective organisms has a profound impact on treatment management and clinical out...
Date: November 4, 2021 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT), 1:00pm (CEST) The availability of spectral cell sorters has been highly anticipated by core directors and investigators alike. Howev...
Date: October 26, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) A complex interaction among heterogenous immune and tumor cells within the tumorous tissue not only influences tumor progression, but...
In this session we will use a set of reads enriched for viral sequences and sequences from wastewater treatment plants. Specifically the aim is to assemble whole SARS-CoV-2 genomes from such...
Since late 2020, several prominent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have emerged, harboring specific mutations which increase viral transmissibility Delta variant) and which appear to reduce t...
Date: Septembr 29, 2021 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT) 3D cell models are becoming increasingly popular for studying complex biological effects, tissue functionality, and diseases. While...
Date: September 9, 2021 Time: 7:00am (PDT), 10:00am (EDT) Founded and maintained by the Institute of Medical Genetics at Cardiff University in 1996, HGMD attempts to collate all known, publi...
The Human Microbiome Project was conceived almost 15 years ago, as an extension of the Human Genome Project, to explore the diversity of human-associated microorganisms at multiple body site...
Genetic Molecular Surveillance is a key component of a modern public health toolkit. This talk will detail the molecular microbial make up of urban environments. It will discuss how these en...
Date: August 25, 2021 Time: 7:00am PDT DreamPrep NGS is a complete solution that combines the Fluent® Automation Workstation, the Infinite® F Nano+ plate reader and Tecan Genomics&rsq...
Targeted stimulation of the brain has the potential to treat mental illnesses but designing an appropriate protocol requires a multitude of choices. I will describe an approach to help desig...