4th Annual NSC Seminar in "High-throughput Sequencing - Applications and Analysis"

We are pleased to invite you all to the 4th annual one-day seminar organized by the Norwegian Sequencing Centre (NSC).

PROGRAMME

10:00-10:10:
Welcome and opening remarks by Nils Chr. Stenseth, Centre for Ecological & Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo

10:10-11:00:
“Fish in the cold: Antarctic fish, spotted gar, and the teleost genome” by Dr. John H. Postlethwait, University of Oregon

11:00-11:30:
“A different kettle of fish entirely: bioinformatic challenges and solutions for whole de novo genome assembly of Atlantic cod and Atlantic salmon” by Dr. Alexander J. Nederbragt, University of Oslo/NSC

11:30-12:20:
“Building better genomes, transcriptomes, and metagenomes with improved techniques for de novo assembly - an easier way to do it” by Dr. C. Titus Brown, Michigan State University

12:20-12:30:
Discussion

12:30-13:30:
Lunch

13:30-14:00:
“High-throughput sequencing and human genetics” by Dr. Robert Lyle, Oslo University Hospital/NSC

14:00-14:50:
“Evolution of major histocompatibility complex class I genes in humans and other placental mammals” by Dr. Peter Parham, Stanford University School of Medicine

14:50-15:00:
Discussion and closing remarks by Dag E. Undlien, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo

Please see http://www.sequencing.uio.no/events/2012/seminar-2012.html for more information.

The seminar is open to all those interested. Pre-registration is not necessary.

Published Dec. 4, 2012 11:28 AM - Last modified Nov. 10, 2014 1:16 PM