Congress - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Co-host and Main Sponsor The Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp).
The Plant Genomics Congress will feature over 50 expert speakers
The Congress Agenda
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
Organization: Global Engage
(Courtesy of logo of Plant Genomics Congress Asia, via twitter.com)
Mon, Feb 24, 2014 - Tue, Feb 25, 2014
Shangri-La
11 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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