SOLiD: the next generation DNA sequencer. An all day event to introduce the sequencer and provide examples of applications for it.

Agenda An introduction to the SOLiD - Applied Biosystems' next generation DNA sequencer (HUB auditorium, room 117) 9:00 - 9:20 Overview of the SOLiD in the Core - Dr. Peter Hudson and Dr. Deborah Grove, PSU 9:20 - 10:20 Introduction to the SOLiD technology - Brandon Blakey, AB 10:20 - 10:45 Break 10:45 - 11:15 Galaxy and the SOLiD Data Pipeline - Dr. Anton Nekrutenko, PSU 11:15 - 12:00 Informatics and 3rd party tools - Dr. Michael Hughes, AB Lunch 12:00 - 2:00 Pizza Party and Genomics Core Open House - 4th floor Chandlee Laboratory An overview of SOLiD applications (HUB room 129AB) 2:00 - 2:45 Transcriptome analysis - Brandon Blakey & Dr. Michael Hughes, AB 2:45 - 3:05 Small RNA - Dr. Michael Axtell, PSU 3:05 - 3:15 RNA discussion 3:15 - 3:35 CHiP analysis - Dr. Frank Pugh, PSU 3:35 - 4:15 Targeted Reseqencing and structural rearrangements, SNPs - Brandon Blakey & Dr. Michael Hughes, AB 4:15 - 4:45 Quantification and bar-coding - Dr. Deborah Grove, PSU Attendance Please RSVP to Deborah Grove and specify Symposium and/or Pizza Party. Directions Location of Chandlee laboratory and the Hetzel Union Building (HUB). Taken from the Penn State Campus Map. _ The Genomics Core facility is the combination of the Nucleic Acid and DNA Microarray facilities.

Contact

Deborah Grove
dsg4@psu.edu
814-865-3332