🗓️Save the date! @agtaGenomics #AGTA2025 will be co-convened by @markjcowley and @martinalexsmith in Sydney at the @RoundhouseUNSW on October 13-15. More details coming soon...

Our very own @1QINGWANG talking about her mukti-omics profiling of lncRNA function via bulk dRNA @nanopore sequencing at #AGTA2025 #ProudPI

Unveiling the @Roche Axelios SBX Sequencer at #AGTA2025

Next, Simon Sadedin from @TeamVCGS on how LLMs promise faster clinical genomic analyses but demand strict safety controls #agta2025

Keynote #2 undeway: Prof Alison Van Ennennaam @BioBeef #AGTA2025 "Despite 40 years of genetic engineering in animals, only 2 commercially available products". Showcases a meal prepared using purely GMO foods.

Here is the code: github.com/hasindu2008/corne…

TIL why it's called Corneto: "No boring bits"

Ira Deveson from @GenTechGp and @Hasindu2008 presenting Cornetto's adaptive sampling strategy for T2T, which can assemble 27/46 conplete chromosomes from a single nanopore flowcell. Impressive results from human saliva samples as well! #agta2025

Now onto testing @Roche Axelios, the first outside of Roche's internal labs, mentions having to lock up and tape up the lab windows for beta testing to keep the other engineers from peering in 😅

Proceeds to compare technical features of @UltimaGenomics and @illumina, highlighting the importance of tuning variant calling tools based on each technology's idiosyncrasies

Highlights the technical challenges associated with sample collection, and promotes moving to fresh biopsy collection protocols. Then shifts to costs: "Are we ready for a $10 genome?" #AGTA2025

Keynote speaker #3: Edwin Cuppen from @HartwigMedical showcases the power of WGS for cancer diagnosis and biomarker discovery, leading to massive savings and improved outcomes. "Why aren't we massively implementing clinical cancer WGS?" #AGTA2025

Love seeing some reference benchmarking and pangenome algorithms. Aria Pestonji from @Sydney_Uni comparing hg38 & pangenome references against African and non-African genomes #AGTA2025