Technology Day
Symposium on Nanopore Sequencing in Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedicine, Medicine and Clinic
Wednesday, 17th September, 2025, 14:00 - 18:00 CET
Campus North: CITEC Building, Room number: 0.007

Discover how Nanopore Technology is advancing research in human genetics, microbiology and beyond. Gain insights into latest applications of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from leading experts in the field:

Time      Talk TitleSpeaker Name
2:00 - 2:15 PM Welcome: Omics Core Facility NGS & ONT Team Dr. Tobias Busche
Bielefeld University
2:15 - 2:45 PM 10 Years of Nanopore Sequencing in Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedicine, and Clinical Applications Prof. Dr. Jörn Kalinowski
Bielefeld University
2:45 - 3:15 PM Metagenomics with Long-Read Nanopore Technologies Prof. Dr. Alex Sczyrba
Bielefeld University
3:15 - 4:15 PM Coffee & Networking Break with Experts and ONT Team Dr. Hassan Ahmadi, Dr. Michael Jensen & Dr. Ilka Schultheiß Araújo
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
4:15 - 4:45 PM From the Nuclear to the Mitochondrial Genome: Nanopore Long-Read Insights into Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders Dr. Theresa Lüth
University of Lübeck
4:45 - 5:15 PM Hype or Hope? Human Long-Read Genome Sequencing in Clinical Practice Dr. Florian Kraft
RWTH Aachen
5:15 - 5:30 PM Closing Remarks: Omics Core Facility NGS & ONT Team Dr. Ilka Schultheiß Araújo
Oxford Nanopore Technologies

 

The event is hosted by the Omics Core Facility Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) of Bielefeld University in cooperation with the CeBiTec – Center for Biotechnology, with support from Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The symposium takes place directly after the International CeBiTec Research Conference, entitled „Advances in Biotechnology: Synthetic Consortia, Pathways and Enzymes.“

You are cordially invited to attend the event. Discover how Nanopore Technology is advancing research in human genetics, microbiology and beyond without costs.

The Technology Day/Symposium flyer can be found HERE.

Please register HERE.