NorthernBUG 8
- Date: 13 January 2023
- Location: Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences, University of Huddersfield
- Host: Jarek Bryk
General
The organising committee for nothernBUG8 is, in alphabetical order: Toni Beevers, Dr Jarek Bryk, Dr Martin Carr, Dora Marcec, Dr Kirsty McLean and Dr Maria Pala. Emails should be directed to Jarek at j.bryk@hud.ac.uk.
The meeting will take place in the Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences, University of Huddersfield, in the Joseph Priestley building south, room JPSG/18 (ground floor, room number 18). The university campus is located within a 10 min walk from the Huddersfield train station on the TransPennine Railway line.
Agenda
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| Time | Speaker | Presentation | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Registration + tea/coffee | ||
| 11:00-11:50 | Dr Mark Ravinet, University of Nottingham | Adventures in the genomics of non-model organisms: a how to (and how not to) guide | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 13:00-13:15 | Welcome notes | ||
| 13:15-13:35 | Amber Emmett | Integrative ‘omics approach to identify gene-specific cis-Regulatory Elements Across Differentiation | PhD student |
| 13:35-13:55 | Nazia Ahmed | Understanding the Changes in Gene Regulation in Glioblastoma through Network Analysis | PhD student |
| 13:55-14:15 | Merideth Freiheit | Adaptive sequencing with Nanopore | PhD student |
| 14:15-14:35 | Jarek Bryk | Making your work with R a little bit smoother | PI |
| 14:35-14:45 | Poster teaser talks | Monika Gonka, Sarah Griffin, Helen Horkan, Andrew Mason + extra pitch from Ian Donaldson | |
| 14:45-15:30 | Coffee + poster session break | ||
| 15:30-15:50 | Mathew Lowe | Codon usage in Trichomonas vaginalis | PhD student |
| 15:50-16:10 | Helen Horkan | Leveraging Single Cell Sequencing to Investigate Genome Stability in an Immortal Animal | PhD student |
| 16:10-16:30 | Alastair Droop | A lightning introduction to Rust | PI |
| 16:30-17:00 | Closing discussion + pub session | Warehouse, 200m from the meeting building :-) |
Speakers
Invited
Dr Mark Ravinet, Assistant Professor of Adaptation to the Environment, University of Nottingham
Unfortunately, Dr Anna Lorenc will not be presenting during the conference due to a COVID-19 infection :-(
Registration
Registration form is closed!
Location
Queensgate, Huddersfield