London Calling 2024 - Speakers
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![Ahmad Abou Tayoun](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x499/1b9cb763d6/ahmad-abou-tayoun.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Ahmad Abou TayounAl Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital & Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai Health, UAE
![Antoni Hendrickx](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/861ba2438e/antoni-hendrickx.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Antoni P.A. HendrickxNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands
![Andre Holzer](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/400x400/d1c75ad9ad/andre-holzer.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Andre HolzerHolzer Scientific Consultancy, Germany
![Anoushka Joglekar](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/484x484/ff7c2f3cda/anoushka-joglekar.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Anoushka JoglekarNew York Genome Center, USA
![Adrien Leger](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/c5d9b2dde9/adrien-leger.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Adrien LegerDirector, Modified Base Research, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Alex Shaw](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x500/d4faf41fb0/alex-shaw.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Alex ShawImperial College London, UK
![Alex Trotter](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/5f31d81321/alex-trotter.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Alex TrotterDevelopment Scientist – Translational Development, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Alexander Wittenberg](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/8acc995ec5/alexander-wittenberg.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Alexander WittenbergKeyGene, Netherlands
![Akelia Wauchope-Odumbo](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x499/5bf3c80b90/akelia-wauchope-odumbo.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Akelia Wauchope-OdumboAssociate Director, Technical Applications — Americas, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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![Bryant Catano](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/2475x2475/43a981d494/bryant-catano.jpg/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Bryant CatanoSenior Product Support Scientist, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Benjamin Kipp](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/49fff8fa08/benjamin-kipp.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Benjamin KippMayo Clinic, USA
![Bosheng Li](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/3d9b622bbd/bosheng-li.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Bosheng LiInstitute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, China
![Ben Price](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/496x496/b99a3a4f78/ben-price.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Ben PriceNatural History Museum, UK
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![Claire Anderson](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/377x377/b6193a2991/claire-anderson.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Claire AndersonUniversity College London, UK
![Chris Alder](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/405x405/0f2619733c/chris-alder.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Chris AlderBioinformatician, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Clive Brown](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/400x400/52ee801012/clive-brown.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Clive BrownChief Technology, Innovation, and Product Officer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Chao Chun Liu](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x500/8d96341930/chao-chun-liu.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Chao Chun LiuSimon Fraser University, Canada
![Charles K Cooper](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/400x400/59d0bfd5b9/charles-k-cooper.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Charles K. CooperbioMérieux, France
![Clemens Jakobi](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/498x501/5f61ee8a70/clemens-jakobi.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Clemens JakobiLonza, Switzerland
![Carolyn Tregidgo](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x499/b6b2611bcf/carolyn-tregidgo.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Carolyn TregidgoVP, Late Stage and Applied Product Development, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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![Daniel Branton](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/692x692/3c7989a0f3/daniel-branton.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Daniel BrantonHarvard University, USA
![David Deamer](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/1173x1177/7905be257c/david-deamer.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
David W. DeamerUniversity of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Dan FordhamDirector, Strategic Product Management EMEA, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Danny E. Miller](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/b9ce40d619/danny-e-miller.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Danny E. MillerUniversity of Washington, USA
![Devin Oglesbee](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/432x432/190704bb05/devin-oglesbee.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Devin OglesbeeMayo Clinic, USA
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![Emma Baple](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/347x347/e8ae01c4a7/emma-baple.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Emma BapleUniversity of Exeter and South West NHS Genomics Laboratory Hub, UK
![Ethan Hill](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/075f7c96c3/ethan-hill.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Ethan Hill‘Iolani School, USA
![Emma White](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/456x456/bba15ecdd2/emma-white.jpg/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Emma WhiteVP, Marketing Operations, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Eddy de Boer](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/403x403/4d86f6b6ea/eddy-de-boer.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Eddy de BoerUniversity Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands
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![Helen Bulbeck](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/b53935e1a8/helen-bulbeck.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Helen Bulbeckbrainstrust, UK
![Hagan Bayley](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/210x211/d577342712/hagan-bayley.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Hagan BayleyUniversity of Oxford, UK
![Helen Gunter](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/459x459/a9f3b9f7c7/helen-gunter.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Helen GunterBASE mRNA Facility, The University of Queensland, Australia
![Hanlee Ji](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x500/c540e51eeb/hanlee-ji.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Hanlee JiStanford University, USA
![Heather Ritchie-Parker](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x499/8ecca0cef5/heather-ritchie-parker.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Heather Ritchie-ParkerRoyal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK
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![Ian Abbs](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/290x291/cbb54ced41/ian-abbs.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Ian AbbsGuy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK
![Ines Hassan](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/ef06525f56/ines-hassan.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Inès HassanTony Blair Institute for Global Change, UK
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![Jess Anderson](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/472x472/36eccdc078/jess-anderson.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Jessica AndersonSenior Field Applications Scientist, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![John Bell](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/18767dd9b5/john-bell.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Sir John BellEllison Institute of Technology Oxford, UK
![Jimmy Creith](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/452x449/50bbef5fec/jimmy-creith.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Jimmy CreithField Applications Scientist, Bioinformatics, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Julie Dragon](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/412x375/8331ed5feb/julie-dragon.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Julie DragonUniversity of Vermont, USA
![Janessa Laskin](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x499/850c6b310d/janessa-laskin.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Janessa LaskinBC Cancer Centre & University of British Columbia, Canada
![Joanne Trinh](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/408x408/b126571bc1/joanne-trinh.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Joanne TrinhInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Germany
![Joris Vermeesch](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/9ee0116a60/joris-vermeesch.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Joris VermeeschKU Leuven, Belgium
![Jose-Crispin Zavala Alvarado](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/378x382/7e60e2bf45/jose-crispin-zavala-alvarado.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Jose-Crispin Zavala AlvaradoPathoQuest, France
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![Kimberley Billingsley](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/301x300/8cceb9eef7/kimberley-billingsley.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Kimberley BillingsleyNational Institutes of Health, USA
![Kara Dicks](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/422x421/c64d4ae6e4/kara-dicks.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Kara DicksProgramme Manager, Conservation Genomics—ORG.ONE, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Karen Sherwood](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/232x232/945c018264/karen-sherwood.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Karen SherwoodUniversity of British Columbia, Canada
![Katharina Wolff](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/62da7f1342/katharina-wolff.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Katharina WolffTU Braunschweig, Germany
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![Lynn Chitty](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x500/bb854f070f/lynn-chitty.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Lyn ChittyGreat Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust & UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, UK
![Lauren Lui](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/408x408/2057e6c065/lauren-lui.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Lauren LuiLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
![Luke Meredith](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/c093739b8d/luke-meredith.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Luke W. MeredithWHO-EMRO World Health Emergencies, Egypt
![Luca Mazzarella](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/eb8429e44f/luca-mazzarella.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Luca MazzarellaEuropean Institute of Oncology, Italy
![Laurent Mesnard](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x500/0f4594665d/laurent-mesnard.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Laurent MesnardSorbonne University, France
![Lorey Smith](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/903d60bcf8/lorey-smith.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Lorey SmithPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
![Lara Urban](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/ca885389f4/lara-urban.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Lara UrbanHemholtz AI, Germany
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![Medini Annavajhala](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/16d19ba9dd/medini-annavajhala.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Medini AnnavajhalaColumbia University Irving Medical Center, USA
![Mark Akeson](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/429x429/e7fba1e8ee/mark-akeson.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Mark AkesonUniversity of California, Santa Cruz, USA
![Matt Brown](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/405x405/7a63ba3e21/matt-brown.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Matt BrownGenomics England, UK
![Morgan Guening](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x499/acc6f549c8/morgan-guening.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Morgan GueuningBlood Transfusion Service, Switzerland
![Morghan Lucas](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x499/fd0e1f05e2/morghan-lucas.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Morghan LucasMedical Genetics Center, Germany
Michael NakaiPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
![Matt Parker](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/400x400/6f02dc8daf/matt-parker.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Matt ParkerDirector, Clinical Bioinformatics Software, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Mile Sikic](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/12593d2042/mile-sikic.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Mile SikicGenome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR, Singapore
![Mrinalini Watsa](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/a7b4a88519/mrinalini-watsa.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Mrinalini WatsaSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, USA
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![Natalia Garcia](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/320x320/e15a8dea72/natalia-garcia.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Natalia GarciaBioinformatics Workflow Developer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Ndack Ndiaye](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/424x424/9b2d0e2b34/ndack-ndiaye.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Ndack NdiayePasteur Institute, Senegal
![Nick Seddon](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/f0c9333b8e/nick-seddon.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Nick SeddonOptum Genomics, USA
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![Paul Arvidson](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/2fd1b76c19/paul-arvidson.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Paul ArvidsonGenomics England & SWAN, UK
![Ping Lu](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/386x386/8746df8926/ping-lu.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Ping LuPeking University, China
![Pieter Wesseling](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/befb206794/pieter-wesseling.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Prof. Dr. Pieter WesselingPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology & Amsterdam University Medical Centers, The Netherlands
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![Rahul Batra](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/77b83d0a48/rahul-batra.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Rahul BatraGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust UK
![Rui Chen](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/319x319/5693a746c7/rui-chen.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Rui ChenBaylor College of Medicine, USA
![Rea Kobialka](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/5e101b0450/rea-kobialka.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Rea KobialkaInstitute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Germany
![Rachel Rubinstein](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/437x437/5c9c2cb0bc/rachel-rubinstein.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Rachel RubinsteinTechnical Product Manager, Software, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Rosemary Sinclair Dokos](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/1ade498e28/rosemary-dokos.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Rosemary Sinclair DokosSVP, Product and Programme Management, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Rhys White](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/f8bbf8dfe5/rhys-white.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Rhys WhiteInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, New Zealand
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![Sergey Batalov](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/442x442/599e81a720/sergey-batalov.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Sergey BatalovRady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, USA
![Seanne P. Buckwalter](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/18f676a26a/seanne-p-buckwalter.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Seanne P. BuckwalterMayo Clinic, USA
![Sam Davis](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/405x405/93c3427558/sam-davis.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Sam DavisPrincipal Scientist, Machine Learning, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Sneha Goenka](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x499/cd0f1541b2/sneha-goenka.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Sneha GoenkaStanford University & Princeton University, USA
![Sarah Griffiths](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/492x492/0944164ce4/sarah-griffiths.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Sarah GriffithsBioinformatics Workflow Developer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Sirisha Hesketh](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x499/83cbb96cdc/sirisha-hesketh.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Sirisha HeskethClinical Bioinformatician, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Sofia KudashevaEarlham Institute, UK
![Susie Lee](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/4e13f36bbe/susie-lee.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Susie LeeTechnical Product Manager, Basecalling and Models, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Sean McKenzie](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/bf198478d1/sean-mckenzie.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Sean McKenzieAssociate Director, Genomic Applications Bioinformatics, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Simon Paine](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x499/63821fd1f5/simon-paine.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Simon PaineNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
![Steph Wilbraham](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/b2799fa665/steph-wilbraham.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Steph WilbrahamDirector, Automation Product Management, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Spike Willcocks](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/355x355/0be95bb176/spike-willcocks.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Spike WillcocksChief Strategy Officer, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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![Thias Oberg Boesen](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/399x399/ebe99c024a/thias-oberg-boesen.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Thias Oberg BoesenNovo Nordisk A/S, Denmark
![Tomás Di Domenico](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/2f4f08216e/tomas-di-domenico.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Tomás Di DomenicoNational Cancer Research Center, Spain
![Tomasz Dobrzycki](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/522x478/9755aead59/tomasz-dobrzycki.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Tomasz DobrzyckiField Applications Scientist, New Product Introduction, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
![Telmo Graca](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/5f4606bda9/telmo-graca.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Telmo GraçaLonza, Switzerland
![Tina Han](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/855x855/abe6d6ad88/tina-han.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Tina HanTwist Bioscience
![Thomas R. Kreil](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/499x499/812196df3e/thomas-r-kreil.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Dr. Thomas R. KreilTakeda, Austria
![Tetyana Vasylyeva](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/d5452c6296/tetyana-vasylyeva.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Tetyana VasylyevaUniversity of California, Irvine, USA
![Tjakko van Ham](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/500x500/689bebb925/tjakko-van-ham.png/m/200x0/filters:format(webp))
Tjakko van HamErasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Thias Oberg Boesen
![Thias Oberg Boesen](https://a.storyblok.com/f/196663/399x399/ebe99c024a/thias-oberg-boesen.png/m/350x0/filters:format(webp))
- Job title
- Institution
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark
- Biography
Thias Oberg Boesen is a Microbiologist responsible for developing and implementing the use of bacterial whole-genome sequencing as a standard quality-control tool in Novo Nordisk. He has a background in molecular microbiology with a PhD on the mechanisms regulating chromosome replication dynamics in bacteria.