Dear colleagues, Register<http://programs.pacificbiosciences.com/e/1652/SMRTLeiden--register/3kbp6p/493401256> now for the SMRTLeiden<http://www.lgtc.nl/SMRTLeiden> Scientific events - SMRT Scientific Conference: Changing the World, One Molecule at a Time! and the SMRT Informatics Developers Conference. These events will cover topics from microbes to human health! You can view the preliminary program<http://programs.pacificbiosciences.com/e/1652/SMRTLeiden--speakers/3kbp6r/493401256>. SMRT Scientific Conference: Changing the World, One Molecule at a Time! is a two-day symposium featuring key experts and opinion leaders sharing scientific discoveries and novel analytical achievements using PacBio® Sequencing platforms. June 6 and 7, 2016 Leiden, Netherlands Leiden University Medical Center Keynote speakers: * Evan Eichler, Ph.D., University of Washington, USA * Hagen Tilgner, Ph.D., Stanford University, USA * Steven GE Marsh Ph.D., Anthony Nolan Research Institute, UK * Shinichi Morishita, Ph.D., University of Tokyo, Japan * Gene Myers, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute, Germany SMRT Informatics Developers Conference is a collaborative event to develop and improve data analysis tools for SMRT® Sequencing technology June 8, 2016 Leiden, Netherlands Leiden University Medical Center The goal of the conference is to advance development of analytical tools for PacBio data by enabling in-person brainstorming and idea exchange among software developers and the bioinformatics community. Through facilitation of open discussion and collaboration, the event will nurture development of new and existing open source tools for de novo assembly, genome phasing, structural variations, epigenetics and full-length mRNA sequencing data analysis. Featured speakers: * Gene Myers, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute, Germany * Jason Chin, Ph.D., PacBio, USA * Shinichi Morishita, Ph.D., University of Tokyo, Japan * Yahya Anvar, Ph.D., Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands * Elizabeth Tseng, Ph.D., PacBio, USA * Lance Hepler, Ph.D., PacBio, USA These events are free and open to all members of the scientific community. Discount codes for your hotel accommodations will be provided in your registration confirmation email. Best regards, Yahya Anvar, PhD Department of Human Genetics | Leiden University Medical Center --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office: R05-022 | Phone: +31 71 526 8559 | email: s.y.anvar@lumc.nl<mailto:s.y.anvar@lumc.nl> Address: Postzone: S-04-P, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden | Visiting Address: Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC Leiden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------