Registration is now open for our joint mini-symposium with One Health Genomics Edinburgh. We are delighted to be co-hosting this event – Advanced Applications of Sequencing Technologies for Infectious Diseases (AASTID) – on Wednesday 11 March 2026.The event will begin at 12:15 and end around 17:00 at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer.The aim is to connect colleagues across Edinburgh to share advances in sequencing technologies and the downstream genomic and genetic analyses for research in infectious diseases.The keynote presentation will be given by Professor Nick Loman, Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham.About Nick Register on Eventbrite Edinburgh speakers As well as Nick Loman, we will be hearing from a exciting range of Edinburgh based speakers: Annita Chalka, Roslin Institute - Topic - Machine learning and bacteriophagesJoshua Dibble, Institute of Genetics and Cancer - Initial Findings from the DecodeME Genome-wide Association StudyKyle Ewart, Roslin Institute - Topic - Use of nanopore DNA sequencing to monitor wildlife trade, tracking disease spread, and mitigating zoonotic risks to humansKaterina Guschanski, School of Biological Sciences - Uncovering the history of antimicrobial resistance through sequencing of museum-preserved wild animal microbiomesSam Lycett, Roslin Institute - Leveraging Viral Sequence Data for Tracking Avian Influenza Reassortants Martin McHugh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - The Evolution of Pathogen Genome Sequencing: Targeted to Agnostic StrategiesNat Ring, Roslin Institute - One Health applications of nanopore sequencing across a veterinary campusManu Shukla, School of Biological Sciences - Dynamics and mechanisms of the emergence of epimutation–based resistance.= Sponsors We are very grateful to Oxford Nanaopore Technologies for generously sponsoring this event. Oxford Nanopore TechnologiesWe are also very pleased to have financial support from the Centre for Tropical Livestock, Genetics and Health, Edinburgh Infectious Diseases and One Health Genomics Edinburgh.Centre for Tropical Livestock, Genetics and HealthEdinburgh Infectious Diseases One Health Genomics Edinburgh Publication date 20 Jan, 2026
