WYMM Tour: Birmingham
Thursday 3rd October 2024, 10:00 - 17:00 GMT - Birmingham, United Kingdom (timings subject to change)
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Who says you can’t see it all? With a comprehensive view of structural variants and methylation, nanopore technology powers the bigger and bolder research questions you’ve always wanted to ask.
Join us on Thursday 3rd October 2024 to hear from local experts who are breaking new ground in human genomics, using nanopore technology.
What you're missing matters. Stay on top of what's next.
Aside from talks ranging from human genomics for rare disease, to sequencing for cancer research, the full-day agenda will include networking breaks, Q&A, product displays, and opportunities to engage with your peers and nanopore experts.
Please note that this is an in-person event.
There is no delegate fee for this event, but registration is required. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Your place at this event will be confirmed via email from events@nanoporetech.com.
Full agenda and venue details coming soon.
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Agenda
10:00 — 17:00 GMT | Agenda (subject to change) | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
10:00 — 10:30 | Registration and breakfast | |
10:30 — 10:55 | Welcome | Rich Compton, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
10:55 — 11:25 | The NanoporE Enhances Diagnosis in rarE Disease (NEEDED) study | Hannah Titheradge, Clinical Genetics at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom Lorraine Hartles-Spencer, West Midlands Regional Genetics Lab, United Kingdom |
11:25 — 11:50 | Cancer | Coming soon |
11:50 — 12:15 | Towards multi-modal liquid biopsy assays | Florent Mouliere, CRUK National Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester |
12:15 — 13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 — 13:55 | Bioinformatics update | Dan Fordham, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
13:55 — 14:20 | Complete genomes in severe male infertility | Joris Veltman, Newcastle University, United Kingdom |
14:20 — 14:45 | Coming soon | Sofia Kudasheva, Earlham Institute |
14:45 — 15:45 | Networking session | |
15:45 — 16:15 | Panel Q&A session | Moderated by Nirmala Santiapillai, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
16:15 — 16:50 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
16:50 — 17:00 | Closing remarks | Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
17:00 — 20:00 | Drinks reception and networking |