| Description | UW Pathology Presents “Complete Telomere-to-Telomere Chromosome Assemblies: New Insights Into Genome Biology & Structure"
Karen Miga, PhD
Associate Director, UCSC Genomics Institute
Assistant Professor, Biomolecular Engineering Department
University of California, Santa Cruz
Why Attend this Seminar?
Comprehensive studies of genetic structure and function can no longer overlook the most repeat-rich and largely unexplored parts of our genome. These uncharted sequences contain genes, are highly variable between individuals, and are known to be associated with a wide range of disease phenotypes. We are entering an exciting and pivotal point in genomics, where emerging technologies are capable of generating complete, linear chromosome assemblies. As a result, all future studies in basic and clinical genetics will need to include these previously ignored regions. In this seminar, I will share our recent release of the first complete human reference genome on behalf of the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium. In doing so, I will offer new genomic and epigenetic insights from studies using this new reference.
Meeting ID: 994 1137 3399
Passcode: 5202122 |
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