Target genotyping by sequencing

Date

Tuesday 11 April 2017

Time

12:30-13:30 (AEST)

Venue

CSIRO: Black Mountain – Discovery Lecture Theatre, St Lucia QBP – Level 3 South telepresence room (3.323), Floreat – B1b Boardroom, Waite – B101-FG-R00-SmallWICWest

Speakers

Bala Thumma (Principal Scientist) & Saro Thavamanikumar (Senior Scientist), Gondwana Genomics

Synopsis

Genotyping targeted or candidate SNPs has many direct applications in plants and trees including but not limited to identification of SNP-trait associations, marker assisted selection and genomic selection. These SNPs can also be used for other purposes such as DNA fingerprinting, pedigree reconstruction and estimating inbreeding. While there are several methods of genotyping based on next-gen sequencing, they all have limitations in terms coverage, ability to genotype large numbers of targeted or specific SNPs in a high throughput and cost-effective manner. We developed and tested a novel genotyping method based on next-gen sequencing to genotype large numbers of trait associated markers (targeted) as well as random markers in large numbers of samples. In this presentation, we will present results from some of the projects using this method.

Biography

Bala Thumma:

Bala is currently working as a Principal Scientist at Gondwana Genomics a recently formed start-up company catering to the needs of plant and tree breeding community. Previously Bala worked as a Research Scientist at CSIRO for over 13 years. Bala’s main areas of research are association studies and genomic selection.

 

Saro Thavamanikumar:

Saro is a Senior Scientist at Gondwana Genomics. Saro’s research interests include tree population genetics, molecular genetics, genomics, association studies and genomic selection.

This is a public seminar. NO visitor pass is required for non-CSIRO attendees going to Discovery Lecture Theatre