2013 Applying Next Generation Sequencing Brochure.pdf

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Conference-at-a-Glance
Short Courses/Plenary Keynote
Sequencing Strategies for Success
Dynamics of the Microbiome
on Health and Disease
Single-Cell Sequencing
Short Courses*
Monday, August 19, 9:00 AM-12:00 pm
SC1: Mapping Genomes in 3D
Genomes are organized into 3-dimensional (3D) conformation in vivo through interactions
with protein factors. In addition, DNA elements separated by long genomic distances are
known to functionally interact. However, the details of these 3D structures and their role in
gene transcription are largely unknown. This course is designed to provide an overview of
sequencing strategies and analysis for probing the 3D structure of genomes.
Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Job Dekker Laboratory, Program in
Systems Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Yijun Ruan, Ph.D., Professor and Director for Genome Sciences, Jackson Laboratory for
Genomic Medicine, The Jackson Laboratory
Chia-Lin Wei, Ph.D., Group Lead, Sequencing Technologies, DOE Joint Genome Institute
John-David Herlihy, Ph.D., Product Manager, Covaris, Inc.
Alexander Seitz, M.D., CEO, Lexogen
Michael Vishnevetsky, Ph.D., Vice President, WaferGen Biosystems, Inc.
Tuesday, August 20, 6:00-9:00 pm
SC3: Assembly and Alignment
The most important first step in understanding next-generation sequencing data is the initial
alignment or assembly. This course is designed to provide an overview of alignment and
assembly algorithms, and comparisons for various applications.
Gabe Rudy, Vice President, Product Development, Golden Helix and Author, “A Hitchhiker’s
Guide to Next Generation Sequencing”
Sequencing Data Analysis
and Interpretation
Sponsor & Exhibit Opportunities
Hotel & Travel Information
SC2: Sample Prep
The emergence of next-generation sequencing technologies has revolutionized genomic
research. This dramatic advancement, however, still involves complicated and labor-intensive
workflows for upstream sample preparation, library construction, and template amplification.
Instructors share their solutions to prepare for sequencing runs (including the specific
requirements of sequencing platforms) by addressing customizability, compatibility, and
cost effectiveness.
Stacey Broomall, Biologist, R&T, U.S. Army, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
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Jeffery A. Schloss, Ph.D.,
Director, Division of
Genome Sciences, National
Human Genome Research
Institute, National Institutes
of Health
Dr. Schloss, in addition to his role at NIH,
manages a grants program to develop
technologies with which to sequence human
genomes for $1,000 and coordinates the Centers
of Excellence in Genomic Science program.
He helped formulate and then led or served on
interdisciplinary initiatives, including the NIH
Bioengineering Consortium (BECON), the Trans-
NIH Nano Task Force and the U.S. interagency
National Nanotechnology Initiative.
David Galas, Ph.D.,
Principal Scientist,
Pacific Northwest
Diabetes
Research Institute
Before joining Pacific Northwest
Diabetes Research Institute, Dr. Galas was
Professor and Senior Vice President at the
Institute for Systems Biology, Chancellor and
Norris Professor of Applied Life Science at
the Keck Graduate Institute and Professor and
Chairman of Molecular Biology at the University
of Southern California. Involved in translating
science into diagnostics and therapeutics in
several biotechnology companies, he researches
human genetics of complex diseases and the
development and application of new technologies
and computational methods. He has served on
the NRC Board on Life Science, among other
groups, and is a lifetime Associate of the
National Academy of Sciences.
Sherman Weissman,
Ph.D., Sterling Professor
of Genetics and Medicine,
Yale University School
of Medicine
Dr. Weissman has long
contributed to studies of the molecular biology
of higher cells, focusing on the globin and MHC
loci. Early accomplishments include identification
of sequences for transcription termination
and initiation for E. coli RNA polymerase and
the sequencing of the SV40 virus. His lab has
worked extensively on cDNA technology and
has been developing methods for genome-scale
analysis of individual and small numbers of cells.
Widely experienced in genomic technology, Dr.
Weissman has co-directed the Yale Center for
Genomics and Proteomics, worked to develop
technical approaches that can be applied to
large-scale analysis, and participated in the
NIHGR ENCODE project since its inception.
Yaniv Erlich, Ph.D.,
Principal Investigator,
Whitehead Fellow,
Whitehead Institute for
Biomedical Research
Dr. Erlich earned his Ph.D.
from the Watson School of Biological Sciences
at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2010 and
has received the Harold M. Weintraub Award,
the IEEE/ACM-CS HPC Award, Goldberg-Lindsay
Fellowship and Wolf Foundation Scholarship
for Excellence in Exact Sciences. His research
interests lie in computational human genetics
and he was selected to be part of the 2010
Tomorrow’s PIs team by Genome Technology.
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