LeedsOmics seminar series 2023-2024
Timetable
| Date | Time | Venue | Host | Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
| Monday 20h Nov/2023 | 14:00 | Worsley SR 9.57 and TEAMs | Julie Aspden | Christopher Watson | University of Leeds | Initial use of the PromethION for the analysis of long-read human genomes and an update on the Next Generation Sequencing Facility” |
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Monday 11th Dec/2023 Cancelled (to be rescheduled) |
14:00 | Remote (TEAMs) | Laura Dixon | Nadia Kamal | Helmholtz Munich | “From plant (pan-)genomes to crop improvement” |
| Monday 26th Feb/2024 | 14:00 | Hybrid | Elton Vasconcelos | Douglas Stewart | University of Leeds | Using metagenomes from an organic-rich soil layer found beneath a chromium waste tip to infer metabolic potential that can be harnessed for site remediation |
| Monday 8th Apr/2024 | 14:00 | Remote (TEAMs) | Laura Dixon | Nadia Kamal | Helmholtz Munich | From plant (pan-)genomes to crop improvement |
| Monday 22nd Apr/2024 | 14:00 | Hybrid | Elizabeth Duncan | Jordi Solana | Living Systems Institute - University of Exeter | Using single-cell transcriptomics and planarians to study stem cells, regeneration and their evolution. |
| Wednesday 29th May/24 | 13:00 | In-person | Elizabeth Duncan | Sarah Inwood and Kimberley Dainty | University of Otago, New Zealand | Genomic characterisation of a failing insect biocontrol system |
| Monday 3rd Jun/2024 | 11:00 | Hybrid | Lucy Stead | Abhinav Jain | MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
Illuminating the genomic darkness: missing Lncs that fine tune p53 activity & beyond |