Event:

Nanopore spotlight theater: The most comprehensive view of the cancer genome

Direct, PCR-free nanopore sequencing offers a unique view into the human genome, allowing single nucleotide variations, structural variations, phasing, epigenetic modifications and more to be examined in a single sequencing dataset. In this session, we’ll explore how these technical benefits open up a new window of understanding into the cancer genome, featuring projects ranging from new methods of interrogating hereditary cancer predisposition to rapid insights into paediatric leukaemias. Join us to hear the latest from scientists using nanopore sequencing to access new genomic and transcriptomic information, giving an unprecedented view of the mechanisms involved in cancer progression and evolution.

  • Date: Sunday, 10th April 2022
  • Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 
  • Location: Theater A, AACR Annual Meeting 2022, New Orleans

Speakers (scroll down for presentation titles): 

  • Fritz Sedlazeck, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Jeremy Wang, UNC School of Medicine
  • Sissel Juul, Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Registration is required. Boxed lunch will be provided for confirmed attendees. 

AACR Spotlight Theater: Nanopore workshop

Presentation titles: 

Comprehensive Structural Variant detection: from mosaic to population level, Fritz Sedlazeck, Baylor College of Medicine

Classification of diverse pediatric cancers using full-length transcriptomics, Jeremy Wang, UNC School of Medicine

Real-time enrichment of cancer panels with adaptive sampling, Sissel Juul, Oxford Nanopore Technologies