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Innovation Stage

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Innovation Stage

Highlighting the power of sequencing for transformative change in the research and diagnostic landscape

The Innovation Stage will host the morning keynote presentations. It will also explore cutting-edge sequencing technologies, epigenetics, and how to leverage the latest technologies for deep molecular profiling.

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09:00
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Reflection on the advances in the field of genomics since The Human Genome Project   Genomic medicine implementation and the vital role that genomic information can play in clinical care  Navigating t ...
09:30
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    How is the Genomics Ecosystem Responding to the Current Climate The US life sciences sector stands at a critical crossroads, facing both unprecedented challenges in funding and opportunities for innov ...
10:00
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    ·         The journey from bench to bedside needs to pass through a complex, heavily regulated environment both for diagnostics and discovery  ·         A highlight in diagnostics is our partnership t ...
10:30
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    In this fireside chat, we will discuss what the last two decades of genomics has brought to the forefront of human medicine – from longevity, synthetic life, microbial genomics and more.  
11:30
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    The latest breakthroughs in genomic sequencing, highlighting their impact on healthcare, research, and personalised medicine. Innovations in next-generation sequencing (NGS), long-read sequencing tech ...
12:00
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    This presentation will provide insight into Roche’s breakthrough next-generation sequencing technology, sequencing by expansion (SBX). SBX encodes the sequence of a target nucleic acid into a surrogat ...
12:30
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Long read sequencing holds great promise in the direct detection of DNA modifications It's important to recognize a few challenges, especially false positive detections How to navigate the pitfalls in ...
13:20
  1. Innovation Stage
    15 mins
    As single-cell research matures, adding spatial context is the next frontier, revealing what cells are doing and where they are acting within complex tissue environments. This talk highlights how spat ...
13:35
  1. Innovation Stage
    15 mins
    Understand the importance of pre-analytical sample preservation Explore the potential of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) as a non-invasive analyte Interpret and Analyze ddPCR Data
14:25
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Optimization of long-read sequencing for single-cell transcriptomics. Elucidation of transcript diversity (e.g. splicing, allelic imbalance, alternative UTRs). Applications in cancer biology and neuro ...
14:55
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Sponsored by Oxford Nanopore
15:25
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    1. Discuss the role of molecular characterization in brain tumors.  2) discuss several clinical examples that can leverage long read sequencing  3. Review future applications of long read sequencing f ...
15:55
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
16:25
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Recognize the roadblocks to rare disease diagnostics  Explore strategies to improve delivery of genomic testing to more families  Understand the limitations to care delivery outside of expert centers 
16:55
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Applying long read sequencing to population-scale studies to identify new structural variants associated with different phenotypes and disease susceptibility.  Using advanced computational tools to im ...
17:25
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Integrating Data to Uncover Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Development and Genotype-Phenotype Insights  Pediatric leukemias are highly heterogeneous, even within well-defined genomic subtypes.  By mov ...
08:55
  1. Innovation Stage
    5 mins
09:00
  1. Innovation Stage
    15 mins
    In this talk, Carl Zimmer will give us an overview of the odyssey through the living atmosphere and the history of its discovery – including the dark side of aerobiology. 
09:45
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Advanced molecular diagnostics are transforming the patient care landscape in fields such as dermatology and gastroenterology by addressing critical unmet clinical needs. This discussion will explore ...
11:00
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
11:30
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    DNA methylations provide an opportunity to investigate the impact of different environmental factors on biological aging.   I’ll demonstrate our work focussed on producing an epigenetic aging clock to ...
12:00
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    TBC
12:30
  1. Innovation Stage
    30 mins
    Introduction of Transcriptional Reporter Elements of Cell State (TRECS) as a novel method to label and distinguish cell states within heterogeneous tumors.  • Insights into how EP300/CBP coactivators ...
13:00
  1. Innovation Stage
    60 mins

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