Oxford Nanopore at PAG 2025
The Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) showcases recent advancements in plant and animal genome projects through presentations, workshops, poster sessions, and exhibits, offering an international platform for this important exchange of ideas.
Oxford Nanopore will be located at booth 506, and will host an Industry Workshop on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025. Session details to come soon!
Industry Workshop
Date: Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:40 pm PT
Location: Town and Country C
Description:
Discover how nanopore sequencing is transforming plant and animal genetics at the Oxford Nanopore Technologies Industry Workshop during PAG 2025. This engaging session begins with a concise technology update, highlighting the latest advancements that empower real-time, scalable, and highly accurate genomic analysis.
The workshop will feature four compelling talks by leading researchers who are leveraging nanopore sequencing to revolutionize plant and animal genomics. From sequencing global biodiversity inexpensively at scale, detecting avian influenza in milk, determining the epigenetic mechanisms underlying evolutionary process, to decoding complex genomes, these presentations will showcase the versatility and impact of nanopore technology in addressing real-world challenges.
Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of nanopore sequencing, explore cutting-edge applications, or connect with a community of innovators, this workshop is your opportunity to stay at the forefront of genomic research. Join us to be inspired by groundbreaking discoveries and learn how Oxford Nanopore is enabling accessible, actionable insights for scientists around the globe.
For more information, please refer to the conference program.
Agenda
1:30 - 3:40 pm PT | Talk title | Speaker |
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1:30 pm - 1:50 pm | Welcome and introductions | Oxford Nanopore Technologies team |
1:50 pm - 2:10 pm | From pandemic preparedness to planetary biodiversity: Oxford Nanopore Technologies enables targeted amplicon sequencing at massive scale | Sean Prosser, University of Guelph |
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm | Pasteurized retail dairy enables genomic surveillance of H5N1 avian influenza virus in United States cattle | Andrew Lail, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm | The Turtle Project: Conservation epigenomics of endangered sea turtles with temperature-dependent sex determination | Eugenie 'Charley' Yen, Queen Mary University of London |
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm | T2T in one day: Overcoming obstacles to T2T plant genome assemblies | Kevin Fengler, Corteva Agriscience |
3:10 pm - 3:25 pm | Workflow demo | Jeannie Mounger, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
3:25 pm - 3:40 pm | Networking |
Industry workshop speakers
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From pandemic preparedness to planetary biodiversity: Oxford Nanopore Technologies enables targeted amplicon sequencing at massive scale
Sean Prosser, Research Analyst, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Sean recieved his BSc in molecular biology and genetics, from the University of Guelph in 2006, and ...
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The Turtle Project: Conservation epigenomics of endangered sea turtles with temperature-dependent sex determination
Eugenie 'Charley' Yen, PhD, Queen Mary University of London
Eugenie ‘Charley’ Yen recently completed her PhD at Queen Mary University of London. Together with c...
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Pasteurized retail dairy enables genomic surveillance of H5N1 avian influenza virus in United States cattle
Andrew Lail, Research Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Andrew Lail is a Research Specialist in David O'Connor's lab at UW-Madison working to sequence respi...
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T2T in one day: Overcoming obstacles to T2T plant genome assemblies
Kevin Fengler, Senior Research Scientist, Corteva Agriscience
Kevin Fengler started his career in the DuPont Genetic Discovery group in Wilmington, DE in 1999. He...
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A single-platform solution for plant de novo genome assembly
Jeannie Mounger, Field Applications Scientist, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Jeannie Mounger is a Field Applications Scientist with Oxford Nanopore Technologies covering the Pac...
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Reception presentation
Date: Sunday, January 12th
Time: 7:30 pm PT
Location: Booth 506
Join us during the opening reception in the exhibit hall for an engaging on-booth presentation by Sean McKenzie, Associate Director of Genomic Applications Bioinformatics. Stay afterward to connect with our team and learn more about Oxford Nanopore sequencing!
Title: New assemblers enable unprecedented de novo genome and metagenome contiguity and completeness with Oxford Nanopore long reads
Description: De novo genome assembly forms the foundation of modern genomics research, providing the references against which genetic variation is mapped and recorded, as well as enabling complete, unbiased investigation of the genetic makeup of an organism or metagenomic community. Long reads are essential for complete and contiguous de novo assemblies as they can span repetitive regions and enable their accurate reconstruction. However, legacy long read assemblers do not fully leverage the accuracy and length of modern Oxford Nanopore reads, leading to sub-optimal performance and/or high compute costs. The new ont mode of the Hifiasm assembler overcomes these limitations, providing highly contiguous and complete genomes for inbred/haploid, diploid, and allotetraploid samples, all with a fraction of the compute requirements of legacy assemblers. Meanwhile, the new MetaMDBG assembler is able to reconstruct hundreds to thousands of high-quality metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) in fecal and environmental samples. In this talk we will review these advances and the incredible assemblies they've produced, as well as discussing best-practices for plant, animal, and metagenomic de novo assembly experiments.
Reception speaker
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New assemblers enable unprecedented de novo genome and metagenome contiguity and completeness with Oxford Nanopore long reads
Sean McKenzie, Associate Director of Genomic Applications Bioinformatics, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Sean McKenzie is a genome biologist and bioinformatician with broad expertise in human and comparati...
ORG.one Symposium
Title: ORG.one Genomes for Conservation of Endangered Species
Date: Friday, January 10th, 2025
Time: 10:30 am - 12:40 pm PT
Location: Pacific E
Description: ORG.one supports conservation genomics through a program designed to support equitable, fast, and more localized sequencing projects. Through a partnership with Oxford Nanopore, ORG.one is enabling de novo reference genome sequencing of critically endangered species the world over. Enabling biologists to rapidly sequence, share, and study reference genomes, ORG.one is maximizing the impact of novel whole genome sequencing technologies. This workshop highlights recent advances in organizational projects, sequencing centers, and de novo reference genome affiliated with the project. Talks will cover new advances in nanopore sequencing, genome assembly and annotation, and their applications in conservation genomics.
For mor information, please refer to the conference program.