Dear All, Our yearly long-read sequencing conference, SMRTLeiden, is coming up in a few weeks. Please find the details below and join if interested. Cheers, Ahmed Mahfouz ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMRTLeiden Young Investigator Virtual Conference Date: 27 - 28 May 2021 Want to hear about the latest scientific discoveries and novel analytical achievements enabled by HiFi sequencing? Check the agenda <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprograms.pacificbiosciences.com%2Fe%2F1652%2FSMRT-Leiden-2021-agenda%2F42scdb%2F566802671%3Fh%3DErET0r0aq4j5XhjrXdTJxEr90uBNLvZsRbKRZf61Ka4&data=04%7C01%7C%7C88a5b03ed73841f8a68908d90ef6d468%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637557275549863246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tYgn%2BPHzoF0IwFUvqASiZ%2FlZJxiTmXmLno5f55ItcSk%3D&reserved=0> for the *SMRT Leiden 2021 – Young Investigator Virtual Conference. *This year the spotlight will be on young investigators*.* *Agenda highlights:* - Live keynote presentations from: - Arang Rhie, National Human Genome Research Institute - Melissa L. Smith, University of Louisville - Tychele N. Turner, Washington University School of Medicine - Tobias Marschall, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf - Hubert Pausch, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich - A session focusing on COVID-19 surveillance - SMRT Informatics sessions and discussions on WGS, Iso-Seq analysis and Targeted sequencing - Interactive Q&A and panels discussions - A round table on career development where young investigators will discuss their experiences and answer your questions Register <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprograms.pacificbiosciences.com%2Fe%2F1652%2FSMRT-Leiden-2021%2F42sccx%2F566802671%3Fh%3DErET0r0aq4j5XhjrXdTJxEr90uBNLvZsRbKRZf61Ka4&data=04%7C01%7C%7C88a5b03ed73841f8a68908d90ef6d468%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637557275549873242%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=yB503BFMPij5tTK8m7iNLeWxdHCob%2BsJNPHEOByF0vU%3D&reserved=0> today and join the SMRT community to learn how highly accurate long-read sequencing can help you answer your toughest biological questions.