PacBio application workshop

Monday November 12th, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Auditorium B, Génopode Building
Université of Lausanne, Dorigny

The PacBio RS DNA sequencing instrument is a third generation sequencing system that incorporates novel, single molecule sequencing techniques and advanced analytics to produce readlengths greater than 3,000 base pairs on average with instances of over 10,000 base pairs.  Furthermore, the single molecule sequencing capability of the RS enables the identification of base modifications in native DNA.

To illustrate these features and to promote the the use of the PacBio RS sequencing service provided by the Genomic Technologies Facility, a PacBio Applications Workshop will be held in Genopode Building Auditorium B from 14h00-17h30 on Monday November 12.

Workshop Agenda
2:00–2:10    Welcome and Core Facility Overview
Keith Harshman, Ph.D., Genomic Technologies Facility, Center for Integrative Genomics

2:10–2:30    Single Molecule Real Time Sequencing – Current Performance and Future Outlook
Ralph Vogelsang, Ph.D., Pacific Biosciences

2:30–3:00    Using PacBio Sequencing to Elucidate the Functions of DNA Adenine Methylation in Caulobacter crescentus
Diego Gonzalez, Department of Fundamental Microbiology, UNIL

3:00–3:30    Coffee Break

3:30–4:00    Methylome Analysis of Different Neisseria Pathogens
Christoph D. Schmid, PhD, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel

4:00–4:30    Gap Closure and Sequencing Bias Analysis Using Pacbio Sequencing Data
Laurent Falquet, PhD, Vital-IT / Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

4:30 –5:00    New and Upcoming Applications of PacBio SMRT Sequencing Technology
Gerrit Kuhn, Ph.D.,  Pacific Biosciences