The role of sequencing technologies in public health
The aim of this symposium is to connect colleagues across Edinburgh to share advances in sequencing technologies and the downstream genomic and genetic analyses for research in infectious diseases.
Keynote
The keynote presentation will be given by Professor Nick Loman, Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham.
Edinburgh Speakers
Annita Chalka, Roslin Institute – The ‘PanPhage’ Model : Integrating Phage and Bacterial Genomics for Predicting Host–Phage Interactions
Joshua Dibble, Institute of Genetics and Cancer – Initial Findings from the DecodeME Genome-wide Association Study
Kyle Ewart, Roslin Institute – Adaptive workflows for wildlife diagnostics
Katerina Guschanski, School of Biological Sciences – Uncovering the history of antimicrobial resistance through sequencing of museum-preserved wild animal microbiomes
Sam Lycett, Roslin Institute – Leveraging Viral Sequence Data for Tracking Avian Influenza Reassortants
Martin McHugh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh – The Evolution of Pathogen Genome Sequencing: Targeted to Agnostic Strategies
Nat Ring, Roslin Institute – One Health applications of nanopore sequencing across a veterinary campus
Manu Shukla, School of Biological Sciences – Dynamics and mechanisms of the emergence of epimutation–based resistance
Sponsors
This event is sponsored by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
Financial support for this event has been provided by CTLGH, Edinburgh Infectious Diseases and One Health Genomics Edinburgh.