Genomics Cannot be Done Alone: Working together for a better world
| When |
Nov 09, 2012
from 04:10 PM to 05:00 PM |
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| Where | 1005 GBSF, Genome Center Auditorium, UC Davis |
| Contact Name | ocr@ucdavis.edu |
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** Special Seminar Announcement **
Dr. Huanming (Henry) Yang
Chairman, BGI
Genomics Cannot be Done Alone: Working together for a better world
Friday, November 9, 4:10 - 5:00 pm
1005 GBSF, Genome Center Auditorium, UC Davis
reception to follow
Hosted by the Office of Research and
The Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology
This presentation by Huanming Yang, Ph.D., co-founder and chairman of BGI—formerly known as the Beijing Genomics Institute—provides an overview of the past, present, and future of BGI. Dr. Yang reviews the origins of BGI with the sequencing of 1% of the Human Genome Project at a time when China was unrecognized in genomic sciences. He describes the significant impact that BGI’s first-ever sequencing and sharing of the entire rice genome had on advancing rice research and its potential impact on global health. Additional breakthrough sequencing projects completed by BGI, many conducted in collaboration with the global research community, are presented. Professor Yang emphasizes BGI’s mission of sharing its extensive next-generation sequencing capacity and bioinformatics capabilities with the goal of promoting the advancement and application of global genomics.
Please RSVP your participation in this event to ocr@ucdavis.edu
