Congress - London, United Kingdom
The Plant Genomics Congress will feature over 35 expert speakers including:
Richard Visser, Professor, Chair & Head Plant Breeding, Wageningen UR, The Netherlands
Lukas Mueller, Professor, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, USA
Michael Bevan, Professor, Programme Leader, Cell & Developmental Biology, The John Innes Institute, UK
Stream 1 – NGS Technologies for Plant Research
NGS platform comparison
Best practice and guidelines for current technology
Future uses of new generation technologies
Single-molecule sequencing for plant research
NGS protocols
Genome assembly
Sample preparation technology
Standardisation
Stream 1 – Bioinformatics, Data Management & Analysis
Bioinformatic analysis and challenges Bioinformatics from a biologist's perspective
Sequencing pipelines and assembly
Gene expression analysis
Improving error rates
Cloud computing and storage solutions
Compressive technologies
Integration of NGS in a genomics core
NGS data analysis & management in a small genomics core
Challenges in setting up an NGS facility
Experiences and lessons learnt from the first year of high-throughput sequencing
Stream 2 – Plant Genomic Case Studies
Applications of next-generation sequencing in plant research
Using NGS to enhance molecular marker development, breeding, crop improvement, hybridization, conservation, and evolution studies
Plant genotyping, SNP discovery, QTL mapping & marker-assisted selection
Plant genetic engineering – DNA assembly, genome editing, cloning, amplification
DNA & RNA isolation
Applications of next-generation sequencing in plant research
Case studies using De novo Seq, Resequencing, Targeted resequencing, Exome Seq, Transcriptome Seq, RNA seq, miRNA Seq, Epigenetics, ncRNA, ChIP seq, and DNA methylation
(Courtesy of logo of Plant Genomics Congress, via twitter.com)
http://www.globalengage.co.uk/plantgenomics.html
Mon, May 13, 2013 - Tue, May 14, 2013
London Heathrow Marriott Hotel
Bath Road, Hayes UB3 5AN, United Kingdom
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