Sequencing Evolved — Highly Accurate Long Reads for Human Genetics
PacBio developed the HiFiViral SARS-CoV-2 Kit to provide public health laboratories an end-to-end solution for COVID-19 surveillance, so they can identify new SARS-CoV-2 variants and detect all variants circulating within a population. As one of the kit's earliest adopters, Melissa Smith, PhD, a virologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville, has been leveraging HiFiViral extensively to support the sequencing needs of COVID surveillance programs across the US. In the videos below, Dr. Smith shares her direct experiences with the product in her lab.
In this online workshop, we unveil the new Sequel IIe System and our latest applications using highly accurate long reads (HiFi reads) for human genetics. We are joined by Emily Farrow (Children’s Mercy, Kansas City)—who shares her experience using long-read sequencing to identify novel genetic variations as part of the Genomic Answers for Kids study—and Hagen Tilgner (Cornell University)—who discusses his pioneering work around single-cell isoform analysis in the nervous system.