Experts to analyse new DNA sequencing techniques

29/09/2009

These technologies, known as ultra-sequencing or next generation sequencing, has made the costs of this process more than a hundred times cheaper. Scientists predict that in the near future the cost of sequencing a person's complete genome could be approximately 1000 US dollars (813 euros). The conference will also discuss the implications of having this type of information at one's disposal.

Experts and participants will be discussing the computational and statistical challenges posed by next generation sequencing. Bioinformatics and statistical analyses now form an essential part of laboratories and the work carried out. The topics which will be debated at the conference are divided into two different axes: technology (bioinformatics, statistics and computing) and applications (different areas of research in which next generation sequencing is playing an important role).

The conference will include both experts of the technology sector and in the research of massive DNA sequencing. Participants will include Richard Wilson, director of the genome sequencing centre at Washington University, USA, and Wang Jun, associate director of the Beijing Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, China, two of the world's most influential centres in this field.

More information: Conference on next Generation Sequencing: Challenges and Opportunities