Virtual Seminars for Scientists
PNRI’s Science Matters free, virtual seminars feature discussions with scientists around the globe about exciting research in genetics, genomics, and evolutionary biology with important societal impact.
19
November
10:00 am – 11:00 am (PT)
Isidro Cortés-Ciriano, PhD
Research Group Leader at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
Computational Early Cancer Genome Analysis at a National Scale
The Cortés Ciriano Group develops experimental and computational tools to decipher the mechanisms driving cancer genome complexity and evolution, with the goal of improving early detection and treatment strategies. This seminar will highlight recent advances including the discovery of a new rearrangement process, loss-translocation-amplification (LTA) chromothripsis, which drives rapid cancer progression; the development of SAVANA, an algorithm that detects complex structural variants using long-read sequencing; and a new plasma DNA sequencing technology for accurate cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and early relapse detection.
7
December
8:00 am – 8:00pm (PT)
Hope on the Court
Side Out Tsunami, 2300 26th Ave South, Seattle, WA 98144
Hope on the Court
PNRI is proud to sponsor Hope on the Court, a pickleball tournament benefiting the ARG1D Foundation – an organization supporting families affected by Arginase 1 Deficiency (ARG1D) – a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder. Join the fun on Sunday, December 7, at Side Out Tsunami in Seattle! Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Play for fun, compete for medals, or cheer from the sidelines. Rally for research, families, and hope!
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