ORT Trainee Workshop Series: Next-Generation Sequencing: MicroRNA

1024 576 Office of Research Trainees

Date

November 12, 2019 | 10am

Presenter

Dr. Shabana Amanda Ali has an interdisciplinary research background in musculoskeletal biology, with over 12 years of experience in osteoarthritis. Her current research as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Mohit Kapoor at the Krembil Research Institute focuses on applying next generation sequencing to identify novel biomarkers for osteoarthritis. For more information on the sequencing platform at the Krembil Research Institute, please visit: http://kapoorlab.ca/ngs

Description

Next-Generation Sequencing has revolutionized life sciences research. This workshop will focus on how it can be used to study MircoRNA.

At the end of the workshop, learners will be able to:

  1. Identify different methods for microRNA library preparation.
  2. Describe the steps in microRNA library preparation.
  3. Appraise the quality of a microRNA library.

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