Oxford Global Conferences Ltd are proud to present the 4th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Asia Congress 2014, taking place on 7th & 8th of October, 2014 in Singapore.
The Asian NGS industry presents a key opportunity for novel technology development and innovation thanks to increased investment and the transformation of Singapore into an international science hub. This two-day event will see collaboration between experts from Asia, Australasia, Europe and the USA to solve key challenges and embrace emerging opportunities in NGS.
Day 1 of the event covers the latest developments in NGS and microarray technology, sample preparation methods and agrigenomics. Presentations will also cover third generation sequencing technology, standardized workflow opportunities and cutting-edge techniques for plant and animal genome research.
On Day 2 our expert speakers will discuss clinical applications for NGS technologies and the role of genomics in cancer research, personalised medicine and diagnostics. Delegates will also hear from those working at the forefront of bioinformatics, as they discuss solutions to the challenges of data management and storage, as well as new opportunities for data sharing and collaboration.
The 4th Annual Next Generation Sequencing Asia Congress will be co-located with the 2nd Annual Single Cell Genomics and Transcriptomics Asia Congress.
Agenda
In keeping with Oxford Global’s highly successful congress series, an expert panel of over 40 speakers will present a full conference programme covering the topics outlined below:
Day 1 Stream 1 – NGS Technologies and Platforms
- Sequencing technologies for DNA and RNA research
- Third Generation Sequencing Technologies
- Tunnelling
- SMRT
- Ion Torrent
- Nanopore technology
- Automation in NGS Sample preparation
- Genome editing tools: TALENs and CRISPRs
Day 1 Stream 2 – Plant and Animal Genomics
- New players in cell differentiation: non-coding RNAs
- Advances in Microarray technology
- Agrigenomics: soybean, rice, cotton and wheat genomics
- Plant genomics case studies: novel breeding techniques , crop improvement and hybridization technology
- Whole genome sequencing of commensal bacteria
- Using NGS to understand disease resistance in livestock
Day 2 Stream 1 – Clinical Applications, Cancer Research and Diagnostics
- NGS: a new era of cancer research
- Sequencing for rare diseases
- Working towards personalised genomic medicine
- The applications of NGS in biotherapeutics
Day 2 Stream 2 – Analytical Genomics, Bioinformatics and Data Analysis
- Cloud based solutions for collaboration and data sharing
- Novel technology for NGS Data storage
- Innovations in epigenetics
- Computational genomic analysis
- Tools for annotating and understanding NGS variants
Who will attend
The 4th Annual NGS Asia Congress is a high-level discussion and networking platform for international experts working in sequencing, genomics and epigenetics. Delegates will include Professors, Directors and leading scientists working in the following areas:
- Analytical genomics
- Animal genomics
- Bioinformatics
- Cancer diagnostics
- Chromatin modification
- Clinical sequencing
- DNA methylation
- DNA sequencing
- Epigenetics
- Ion torrent sequencing
- Microarray technology
- Nanopore Technology
- NGS data
- Personal genomics
- Personalised medicine
- Plant genomics
- RNA sequencing
- Whole genome sequencing
Submit a poster
For attendees interested in submitting a poster, there are opportunities now available. Your poster presentation will be located in the exhibition room for two days alongside other posters from senior scientists working in industry and academia.
How to submit your poster
We will require:
- Poster title
- Abstract (200 words or less)
- Principal author
- Organisation
- Mailing address
- Telephone, Fax
- Additional authors
In order to secure your board space a fee of $250 SGD will be required. The poster should be presented as A0 (841mm x 1189mm) portrait size.
To take advantage of this opportunity you need to be registered as a paid delegate over the 2 days. We have limited spaces available, so please register soon.