Why are you and BBI convening another symposium on long-read sequencing?
The biggest reason is the overwhelmingly positive response and engagement among scientists and researchers from last year’s symposium. The interest in long-read sequencing clearly is growing throughout the Seattle area.
There are more than three months before the event on October 28th. Do you have any conformed speakers?
Yes, Doctors Chia-Lin Wei of the Northwest Genomics Center; Evan Eichler of the UW, Department of Genome Sciences; Scott Furlan of Seattle Children’s Hospital; and Mitchell Vollger, a post-doctoral fellow at the UW. We expect to confirm the symposium sponsor and additional speakers over the next few weeks, which will include scientists from Pacific Northwest Research Institute and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
What are your hopes and expectations for the symposium?
