3rd Annual RNA-Seq Conference

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3rd Annual
RNA-Seq: Differential Expression in Depth
March 18-20, 2013 | Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, California

http://www.XGenCongress.com

RNA-Seq is perhaps the most complex NGS application. The range, depth, and complexity of a human transcriptome is far from fully characterized. RNA transcripts, by nature, are moing targets, making their characterization and quantification difficult. A single RNA-Seq experiment can provide relatively unbiased sequence information for analysis of gene expression, novel transcripts, novel isoforms, alternative splice sites, allele-specific expression, cSNPs, and rare transcripts, depending on read depth. This conference focuses on NGS technical improvements providing new insights into our active genome. Part of CHI's X-Gen Congress & Expo http://www.XGenCongress.com

Session Topics and Speakers Include:

Advances in Clinical Research

Louise Laurent, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego

David I. Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic

Alexander Seitz, M.D., CEO , Lexogen

Melanie Lehman, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology

Karine Le Roch, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, Center for Disease Vector Research, Cell Biology & Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside

Joseph M. Beechem, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, NanoString Technologies

Yi Xing, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles

Jesse Rowley, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Andrew Weyrich Lab, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah

Elizabeth Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute

Benjamin Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medicine and Dermatology, Institute for Genomic Medicine, Stem Cell Program, University of California, San Diego

Data Drives Discovery

Emily Hornett, Ph.D., Faculty, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Metapopulation Research Group, University of Helsinki; Research Scientist, Mueller Lab, Penn State University

Xiangfeng Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona

Hsueh-Ting Chu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University, Taiwan

Zhong Wang, Ph.D., Staff Scientist and Group Lead, Genome Analysis, DOE Joint Genome Institute

Daniel Barshis, Ph.D., Assistant Project Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries Service

Nanopore Sequencing

Cynthia J. Burrows, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, University of Utah

Aleksei Aksimentiev, Ph.D., Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jingyue Ju, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical Engineering and Pharmacology; Head, DNA Sequencing & Chemical Biology; Director, Center
for Genome Technology & Biomolecular Engineering, Columbia University

Massimiliano Di Ventra, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Physics, University of California San Diego

To view the complete agenda and registration options, visit http://www.XGenCongress.com