Aims and Contents
This event aims to provide an overview of several aspects of RNA sequencing from libraries preparation to data analysis, with a particular emphasis on providing access to this technology to beginners via the usage of local resources and online analysis tools.
This event will cover:- A Seminar open to all
- Two Bioinformatics workshops for bulk and single-cell RNAseq analysis
- A Hand-on RNAseq Library preparation training
Seminar Speakers
May 16th, Faculty of Medicine | Room 5M101, 300 Prince Philip Dr, St. John's, NL A1B 3V6
ENS
Laurent Jourdren
Bioinformatics Lead, GenomiqueENS – Plateforme génomique, ENS Paris
MUN
Tom Belbin
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
DAL
Dan Gaston
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University
EH
Darren O'Reilly
Director, Centre for Translational Genomics, Eastern Health
MUN
Lourdes Peña-Castillo
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Sciences, Memorial University
ONT
Ana Dysko
Cancer research lead Segment marketing manager at Oxford Nanopore Technology
10XG
Egon J Ranghini
Science & Technology Advisor, 10X Genomics
Student
Zia Hasan
PhD Student, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
Student
Leah MacLean
PhD Student, Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University
MUN
Akinola A. Alafiatayon
PostDoc, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
MUN
Barathy Logendra
Research Assistant, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
Industrial Partners
10X Genomics expexts will be present onsite and available for consultation.
Patrick Lacasse
Sales Executive
Jasmine Nault
Sales Associate
Sessions & Fees
Here are our four sessions
Hybrid Seminar Day
May 16th, 2022 - All day
Open to All
Free
- One Day Conference
- Local and International Speakers
- Coffee-break & Networking
- Technical Question
- Industrial Partner Booth (10X Genomics)
- Student sessions
Hybrid Bioinformatics Workshop (Bulk RNAseq)
May 17th, 2022 - All day | RNAseq Analysis using online ressources (Galaxy)
Limited to 30 participants
CA$ 50
- One full Day training
- Data QC
- Read Alignment
- Gene Expression Quantification
- Gene Differential Analysis
Hybrid Workshop on Single-cell RNAseq (lecture and tutorial)
May 18th, 2022 Afternoon | Single-cell RNAseq Analysis using 10X Genomics Platform
Limited to 30 participants
CA$ 30
- Half Day training
- Experimental Design
- Workflow and QC
- Bioinformatics analysis
Hand-on Library preparation (Onsite)
May 18th & 19th, 2022 Mornings | Hand-on pratical on RNAseq Library Preparation using portable sequencers
Limited to 5 participants
$200
- Two half-Day session
- Lab protocol
- QC
- Sequencing
- Data visualization