Day Program
8:00 AM
Registration at Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Vancouver-Centre (Broadway)
9:00 AM
Opening remarks
Dr. Federica Di Palma
Chief Health Genomic Officer VP Research, Laboratory Services and BCCDC Provincial Health Service Authority (PHSA)
9:15 AM
Session 1 – Genomics & Transcriptomics
Discovering New Inborn Errors of Immunity: From Patients to Precision Therapy
Dr. Stuart Turvey, Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Precision Health
Dr. Mike Anglesio
Making Genomics Accessible: Applied Research and Partnership at KPU’s Applied Genomics Centre
Dr. Paul Adams, Director, KPU Applied Genomics Centre
Illumina Gold Sponsor Presentation
Evolution of Illumina innovations in high-throughput sequencing.
Mena Frag, Illumina Canadian District Sales Manager
Coffee Break
11:10 AM
Session 2 – Proteomics & Metagenomics
The Cattle Microbiome: Impacts on Production Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability
Dr. Leluo Guan, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia
2025 Sequence to Innovate Winner
Dr. Enoch Tin, University of Calgary
Core Technology Presentation
Dr. David Goodlett, University of Victoria Proteomics
12:20 PM
Olink Gold Sponsor Presentation
Dr. Chad Whitman, Senior Regional Sales Manager, Proteomic Sciences
12:35 PM
Lunch Break
1:35 PM
Panel Discussion – AI in Genomics
Chair, Lexie Flatt, PHSA
Panelists:
- Dr. Steven Jones, Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre
- Eric Chuah, Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre
- Dr. Ali Bashashati, The University of British Columbia
- Dr. Teresa Tsang, The University of British Columbia
Coffee Break
2:45 PM
Session 3 – Technology Innovation
Chair: Dr. Robin Coope
MAPCore Presentation
Dr. David Huntsman
3:05 PM
Roche Gold Sponsor Presentation
Be 1 Step Ahead: Introducing the AXELIOS 1
3:20 PM
Sequence to Innovate Showcase
S2I 2025 Winner Presentation: Dr. Greg Owens
One fish, two fish, old fish, new fish. Building epigenetic clocks for long-lived fisheries species.
S2I 2025 Top Applicant Presentation: Dr. Shannon Guichon
What Are We Missing? Overcoming Barriers to Environmental Metagenomics
GSC TechD Presentation: Dr. Richard More
3:50 PM
2026 Sequence to Innovate Competition
Rapid-Fire Finalist Presentations
Five finalists • 2-minute presentations each
Walk to the GSC
Networking Reception
4:15 PM
Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre Tours
Light refreshments
Opening Remarks
Poster Session
6:00 PM Sequence to Innovate Awards
7:00 PM Closing Remarks
Meeting close.
