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We are the national flagship programme for the genomic sciences in Singapore! Visit us at https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis
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🎉GIS turns 25! Join us in celebrating 25 years of innovation at #GIS25: Genome Innovation and Precision Medicine Conference, happening 11–12 September at Matrix, Biopolis, Singapore! 📅 Save the date and register now! Limited seats left! 👉 a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine

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Singapore RNA Seminar Series 🧬 Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Sergiu P. Pașca on 10 June 2025, 2:00PM (SGT, GMT+8). Host: Dr Yue Wan Link: zoom.us/w/9698098176... Webinar ID: 969 8098 1762 Passcode: 643820 Subscribe to our future RNA events: www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #RNA #Genomics

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📢GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES🧬 Join us at our next seminar by Prof Paul Ross, Director, APC Microbiome Ireland, & Professor of Microbiology, University College Cork Host: @niranjantw.bsky.social 📅Date: 22 May 2025 ⏲️Time: 11:00 AM (SGT) 📍Venue: GIS, Level 2 Seminar Room #GISSPEAKERSERIES #genomics

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Congrats to our team- @msikic.bsky.social, @lvrcek.bsky.social, Martin Schmitz, on GNNome, a groundbreaking AI tool for de novo genome assembly using Graph Neural Networks (GNNs). Check out the paper👉🏻 genome.cshlp.org/content/35/4... #GNNome #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Research #Innovation

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Join us at our GIS Seminar by Dr Marcin Magnus, Harvard University on OpenRNAFold: an end-to-end approach for RNA 3D structure prediction. Date: 29 April, 2PM Venue: GIS, Level 2 Host: Ivona MARTINOVIC @msikic.bsky.social @lvrcek.bsky.social

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Join us at our seminars next week at GIS, Level 2! Dr. Kishwar Shafin, Senior Research Scientist, Google Research Host: @lvrcek.bsky.social Date: 29 April, 10AM Dr. Valentine Svensson, Principal Computational Biology Scientist, Tahoe Therapeutics Host: Shyam PRABHAKAR Date: 30 April, 1PM

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Microbial Neighbours Keep Golden Years Shining!👵👴🌟 @astar-gis.bsky.social researchers reveal how microbes enhance health and longevity in the elderly. Discover the impact of these tiny organisms on aging gracefully. Read more: www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #HealthyAging #Genomics #GutMicrobiome

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Scientists at A*STAR GIS have unveiled SG-NEx, one of the world's largest long-read RNA sequencing datasets! 🌍🔬 With 750M long RNA reads, it enhances detection of complex RNA features, aiding disease research and precision medicine. Available via AWS Open Data Registry. #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine

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Join us at the next National Precision Medicine Alliance (#NPMA) on 20 May, 4 PM at Multi-Purpose Hall 1, #01-01, Innovis Tower., Fusionopolis. Register at a-star-engagementportal.glueup.com/event/nation...

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🎉 Join us in celebrating our 25th anniversary at the #GIS25: Genome Innovation and Precision Medicine Conference! 🎉 📅 Dates: 11-12 September 2025 📍 Location: Matrix, Biopolis, Singapore 🔗 Details & Registration: www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #GIS25 #Genomics #PrecisionMedicine #Innovation

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Are you passionate about advancing scientific research?🧬🔬 🧪 We are #hiring Principal Investigators who are ready to make a difference in the world of genomic research in AI, Computational biology to develop novel high throughput technologies for unveiling new insights into the biology of DNA or RNA!

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Researchers at @astar-gis.bsky.social discovered unique genetic variations in the CYP2D6 enzyme among Singapore's multi-ethnic population, a crucial enzyme involved in the metabolism of many commonly prescribed drugs. These genetic variations affect how individuals process medications. Read more at👇

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Singapore RNA Seminar Series Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Shuo Han on Thursday 24 April 2025, 9.30am (SGT, GMT+8) Link: zoom.us/j/9560990064... Webinar ID: 956 0990 0647 Passcode: 365938 Subscribe to our future RNA events: www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve... #RNA #Genomics

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Researchers from @astar-gis.bsky.social, together with collaborators from South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and India, have assembled the world’s first Asian Immune Diversity Atlas (AIDA)—a multi-national survey of human blood at single-cell resolution. Read more here: www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-eve...

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We are thrilled to announce Dr. Suphavilai Chayaporn has been awarded the GIS Innovation Fellow FY24! 🏆 Check out her project which aims to develop clinical-grade metagenomic diagnostic systems for effective infectious disease detection and management in healthcare settings: tinyurl.com/GIS-ASTRID

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GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES Join us at our online seminar by Dr. Arjun Raj, Richard K. Lubin Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Genetics University of Pennsylvania on 15 April, 9.30am (SGT, GMT +8). Host: Shyam PRABHAKAR Webinar ID: 925 1281 1559 Participant ID: 285010 Passcode: 487568

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Congratulations to @jonathangoeke.bsky.social, and our @astar-gis.bsky.social team on your SG-NEx project, providing a comprehensive resource that enables the development and benchmarking of computational methods for profiling complex transcriptional events at isoform-level resolution.

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Dr Heng Li presented his renowned work on the challenges and promises of long-read sequencing at GIS. His presentation on de novo assembly and variant calling created much excitement and discussion onsite and online. View the recording here👉 shorturl.at/EkDOC Photo credit: @jonathangoeke.bsky.social

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GENOME: THE GIS SPEAKER SERIES Join us at our next seminar by Dr. Heng Li, Harvard Medical School & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Wed 12 March, 9.30am (SGT, GMT +8). Host: @msikic.bsky.social Webinar ID: 985 9424 0029 Participant ID: 371683 Passcode: 993251 #GISSPEAKERSERIES #genomics

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