LeedsOmics Research Symposium 2019 Program

 

LeedsOmics Research Symposium 2019 Program

Woodhouse Suite, University House, University of Leeds

Monday 13th May 2019

8.45 - 9.20 Registration (coffee/tea)

9.20 - 9.30 Welcome

Session 1 Chair: Jorge Jimenez Macias

9.30 - 09.50 Dr Viktor Lukacs
Targeted cellular evolution for genome-wide screening

09.50 - 10.10 Dr Chew Weng Cheng
Clinical expression and antigenic profiles of a Plasmodium vivax vaccine candidate: Merozoite Surface Protein 7 (PvMSP-7)

10.10 - 10.30 Alysha S. Taylor
A comparative genomics approach to understand the molecular evolution of placentation in mammals

10.30 - 11.00 10X Genomics (Dr Stephen Hague)
10X Genomics: Single Cell Gene Expression Applications

11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break / Posters

Session 2 Chair: Dr Bernadette Moore

11.30 - 12.30 Keynote speaker: Prof Claire E. Eyers
The expanding landscape of human protein phosphorylation

12.30 - 1.45 Lunch break / Posters

Session 3 Chair: Prof. David Westhead

1.45 - 2.45 Keynote speaker: Dr Michael Barnes
Application of AI in Healthcare, getting beyond the hype

2.45 – 3.05 Dr Paolo Actis
Single-cell surgery

3.05 - 3.35 Coffee break

Session 4 Chair: Naomi Gibson

3.35 - 3.55 Peter Mulhair
The role of gene remodeling in animal evolution - patterns of emergence of gene fusion events and placement on the Animal Tree of Life

3.55 - 4.15 Dr Kate Timms
Plant Extracellular Vesicles Influence Trophoblast Differentiation

4.15 - 4.35 Dr Antonio N. Calabrese
Inter-domain dynamics mediate substrate binding by the periplasmic chaperone SurA

4.35 - 4.55 Dr Kin Suen
Germ granule factor DEPS-1 controls piRNA function by regulating PIWI/AGO ultrastructure in C. elegans germline

4.55 - 5.15 Oliver Manners
RNA modifications go viral

5.15 - 5.25 Prize giving and close

5.25 - 6.30 Posters/ Wine and cheese reception sponsored by 10X