Past NGS Interest Group Talks
Past Talks -
2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Beyond the DE gene list: understanding your RNA-seq results
Speaker: Michael Chimenti, PhD, Director, IIHG Bioinformatics Division- Tuesday, April 13, 2021
10x Genomics Sample Preparation for Chromium Single Cell Gene Expression, ATAC, and Multiome Solutions
Speakers: Melissa Leone, Senior Sales Executive, 10x Genomics
Mark Gerber, PhD, Senior Field Applications Specialist, 10x Genomics
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- Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Considerations for RNA-Seq and Multi-omics Experiments
Speaker: Claire White, Sr. Sequencing Sales Specialist - Illumina, Inc.
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- Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Genomic Analysis of Chronic Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Cystic Fibrosis
Speaker: Anthony Fischer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine, UIHC
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2021: "Interactive Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Analysis: Insights from the Retina and Beyond" - Andrew Voigt, Graduate sutudent in the Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, Medical Scientist Training Program, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
2020
May 12, 2020 - "Exploring the microbial dark matter in the oral cavity using multi-omics" Sukirth M. Ganesan, D.D.S., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa
2019
- November 20, 2019 - "Accounting for sources of biological variation in analysis of single cell RNA sequencing experiments" Andrew Thurman, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
- October 16, 2019 - "APP-propriate software for discrete informatic tasks" Rob Piper, PhD, Associate Dean for Research; Director, College of Medicine Core Research Facilities; Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Internal Medicine
- September 18, 2019 - "An integrative approach utilizing RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and ATAC-Seq to dissect the oncogenic mechanisms of the TAZ-CAMTA1 and YAP-TFE3 fusion proteins" Munir Tanas, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa
- May 15, 2019 - "Targeted in-situ genome-wide mapping of histone modifications and transcription factors using CUT&RUN analysis." Colin Kenny PhD, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa.
- April 17, 2019 - "Maximize your oncology research and improve low-frequency variant detection using high-quality and flexible NGS strategies" Ashley Dvorak, Director, NGS Field Solutions, Integrated DNA Technologies
"A complete strategy for characterizing on - and off - target CRISPR - Cas9 editing via target enrichment, NGS analysis" Ashley Jacobi, Senior Staff Scientist, Integrated DNA Technologies - March 20, 2019 - "Real time DNA and RNA sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Technologies 'nanopore sensing' platform" Konstantinos (Gus) Potamousis, Oxford Nanopore
- February 20, 2019 - "Biology at True Resolution: Resolving Complex Biology with Single Cell Analysis" Melissa Leone, 10x Genomics
January 2019 - Rescheduled for February
2017
- March 15, 2017 - "The Chromium System: New and Emerging Single Cell Transcriptomic Applications," Chris Black, M.S., Sales Executive – Midwest, 10x Genomics
- February 15, 2017 - "Deciphering role of gut microbiome in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: studies using 16S rRNA gene sequencing," Dr. Ashutosh K. Mangalam, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology
January 25, 2017 - "New approaches to Single Cell Analysis using Next Generation Sequencing," Dr. Alasdair I. Reid, PhD, Sr. Sales Specialist - Sequencing & Data Analysis, Ilumina, Inc. - Presentation Slides available.
2016
- November 16, 2016 - "Tcf1 bridges transcriptional and epigenetic regulations of T cell identity", Dr. Hai-Hui (Howard) Xue, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology
- October 19, 2016 - "Exploring the interface of microRNA-target interactomes and cardiac disease", Dr. Ryan Boudreau, PhD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Division - presentation not available.
- August 17, 2016 - "The Chromium System: Linked Read and Single Cell RNA-Seq Applications Powered by GemCode Technology", Chris Black, MS, 10x Genomics - Presentation Slides or Audio available.
- February 17, 2016 - "NGS of Single Cell RNA-Seq: Cell Type Discovery and Gene Regulatory Network Analysis with PyMINEr", Scott Tyler, PhD Candidate, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dept of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa - available by request only.
January 20, 2016 - "Gaining insights into human disease mechanisms using RNA-seq andother NGS based techniques available at IIHG", Mehdi Keddache, PhD, Sr. Sequencing Specialist, Illumina, Inc.
2015
- December 16, 2015 - "Developing DEEPN as a Powerful new Approach to Study Protein-Protein Interactions Based on Yeast Two-Hybrid Analysis and Next Generation Sequencing", Mark Stamnes, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa - Flyer
- November 11, 2015 - "Transcriptome Analysis Using Hybrid-Seq", Kin Fai Au, PhD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary, University of Iowa
- October 21, 2015 - "Genotype-Phenotype Associations in Immunodeficient Children with 22q11.2 Deletion," Benjamin W. Darbro, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Shivanand R. Patil Cytogenetics and Molecular Laboratory, University of Iowa - Slides only - Flyer
- September 16, 2015 - "Evaluation of Steroid-Induced Interocular Pressure in Cow Eye with RNA-Seq", Terry Braun, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Coordinated Laboratory for Computational Genomics Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa
- March 18, 2015 - "DNA target enrichment for NGS applications: How To Increase Your Odds for a Successful Outcome", Matt McNeill, PhD, Bioinformatics Scientist, Integrated DNA Technologies
- February 18, 2015 - "What our genes can teach us about preventing suicide", Virginia Willour, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa
- January 29, 2015, 4-5 PM - "Applications of Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing", Jonas Korlach, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Pacific Biosciences
January 21, 2015 - "Under-surveyed Variants in Exome Sequencing", Todd Scheetz, MS, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa
2014
- November 19, 2014 - "Metagenomics Introduction & Method Review", Grant Hill - Sample Prep Specialist, Illumina
- October 15, 2014 - "Large-Scale Exome Sequencing for Inherited Eye Disease", Dr. Adam P. DeLuca, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Steven A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa
- September 17, 2014 - "Mapping the Transcriptomic Topography of the Human Retina using RNA-Seq", S. Scott Whitmore, MS, PhD Candidate in Genetics, Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa
- August 20, 2014 - "Genome Instability in Neuropsychiatric Conditions: Variant Discovery and Interpretation, Dr. Jacob Michaelson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa
- June 18, 2014 - "Gene Targeting Strategies to Solve the Focal Epilepsies", Dr. Michael Hildebrand, Neurogeneticist, University of Melbourne
- May 21, 2014-"Copy Number Variations are Common Cause of Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss", Eliot Shearer, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, MORL
- April 10, 2014 - "Clinical Exome Sequencing in Mendelian Disorders: Successes & Pitfalls", Dr. Tony Roscioli, Clinical Geneticist, University of New South Wales, School of Medical Science
- March 19, 2014- "RNA-seq Applications using Illumina sequencing technology," Kim Ferguson - Illumina Sample Prep Specialist
February 12, 2014 - "Exome Sequencing in Pediatrics," Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
2013
- November 20, 2013- "Next Generation Sequencing, the Microbiome and Microbial Communities," John Kirby, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology
- September 18, 2013- "Application of NGS and bioinformatics methodologies to aptamer selections," William Thiel, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Giangrande Lab
- August 21, 2013- "Application of RNA-Seq to a mouse model of accelerated heart failure," Kai Tan, PhD, Internal Medicine