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URL:https://oxon.bcs.org/programme/dna-sequencing-on-a-laptop/
SUMMARY:DNA sequencing on a laptop
DESCRIPTION:\n\nDr Tim Massingham\, Oxford Nanopore Technologies\n\nThe Min
 ION is a pocket-sized device capable of sequencing the entire human genome
  by pulling strands of DNA through a nano-scale hole (pore). As well as th
 e traditional applications of genome the real-time nature of the platform 
 opens up new roles like the diagnosis of antibiotic resistance in infectio
 ns.\n\nThe raw signal for the platform is a series of blockades of the flo
 wing through the pore and this must be interpreted to underlying sequence 
 of the DNA strand. I will described how the processing for the platform ev
 olved and how the use of approaches\, recurrent neural networks in particu
 lar\, led to a improvements in accuracy of the DNA reads produced.\n\nAbou
 t the Speaker\n\nDr Tim Massingham is the Principal Scientist in charge of
  algorithms' research at Oxford Nanopore Technologies.\n\nBefore joining O
 xford Nanopore Technologies\, Tim spend 10 years working in the field of c
 omputational biology at the European Bioinformatics Institute studying met
 hods to reconstruct evolutionary trees from genetic data and the propertie
 s of different DNA sequencing platforms (ask me what about the connection 
 between error-correcting codes and DNA sequencing).\nAgenda\nSandwiches an
 d light refreshments are served from 6:30.\n\nMeetings are open to both me
 mbers and non-members and free.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;
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