Variant Detection 2021: 15th International Symposium on Variants in the Genome

Description:

Meeting Makers Pty Ltd has announced the Variant Detection 2021: 15th International Symposium.

Audience:

The expected participants are all interpreting DNA variants on a regular basis, professionally, at clinical diagnostic and research labs, and generally speaking, people working with and interpreting DNA.

Topics outlines:

Sequencing Technologies

• Single Cell Sequencing / Technologies

• Single molecule sequencing

• Long- read sequencing

• Long-read RNA sequencing

• Emerging or novel technolgies for variant detection

• Non-SNV type of variants Variant Interpretation in Practice

• Update on ClinGen Recommendations to the ACMG-AMP system Software, Databases, Bioinformatics

 • High-throughput clinical systems

• ClinGen interpretation system

• Artificial intelligence in data systems related to genomics

• Ensembl• In-house vs commercial interpretation software

• Block-chain (or other secure systems) technology for genomic/patient data storage

• Variants and electronic medical records

• Big data/databases/Cloud Genomics

• Impact of FDA recognition of selected variant databases

Applications:

• Rethinking population screening & Testing Guidelines

• Cancers:Colorectal & BRCA

• Editing (CRISPR/CASS)

• Epigenetics

• Metagenomics

Duration:

May 25 - 27, 2021 

Location:

Hotels Bernardin, Portoroz, Piran, Slovenia.

Extra details will be available as soon as possible.