From Contigs to Chromosomes: How Hi-C is transforming genome and metagenome assembly

Ivan Liachko, Ph.D., Founder/Chief Scientist, Phase Genomics, Inc, presents From Contigs to Chromosomes: How Hi-C is transforming genome and metagenome assembly.

Chromosome conformation capture methods like Hi-C measure the 3D organization of DNA in vivo using a combination of crosslinking, proximity-ligation, and paired-end sequencing.

Because this method captures genomic contiguity on intact chromosomes, the resultant information can be used to generate end-to-end chromosome-scale scaffolds for large genomes, phase whole chromosomes, and discover novel genomes in microbiome samples.

Capturing genomic proximity information in vivo removes several major obstacles in genome and metagenome assembly, improving the quality and efficiency of genomic discovery efforts.

December 6th, 2018
10:00am
BTI Auditorium