The Allen Institute this month is hosting scientists, researchers, students, and others from the Pacific Northwest working on leading-edge genomic science. The Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies (CAGT) Meeting on May 14th and 15th is intended to “accelerate discovery at the intersection of biology and technology through collaboration and knowledge exchange.”
The conference is organized by the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology (SeattleHub); sponsors include BBI, SeaBridge, and the Washington Research Foundation, as well as AlidaBio and 10X Genetics. Learn more at the the conference website.
“The Pacific Northwest is becoming a world leader in biological design, functional genomics, and genome engineering, and applying those to understand and engineer ever more complicated biological systems,” said Sudarshan Pinglay, Ph.D., who leads a research lab affiliated with SeattleHub.
Pinglay noted this two-day conference will convene both principal investigators and scientists, as well as trainees to get to know each other, “and build a community that shares knowledge, expertise, and the latest innovations.”
“It is a great way to learn, to build excitement, learn about each other’s work , exchange tips on protocols,” Pinglay said. ”Scientific meetings can sometimes have people just presenting their most mature work. Whereas here, presenters will discuss their best stuff, but also discuss the things that are not working and to get real feedback.”
Topics to be covered at the meeting include:
- Synthetic Biology and DNA Recording
- Technology Development and Advances
- Modeling Development and Machine Learning
- Cellular and Genetic Engineering
This conference builds on the success of last year’s CAGT meeting hosted by the University of British Columbia, Pinglay said.
