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A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Soumya RAYCHAUDHURI

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2026-04-28 11:00 AM SGT to 2026-04-28 12:00 PM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Wrestling a disease locus to the ground: Defining the mechanism of CD40 in human autoimmunity

Monday, 06 April 2026

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Ramesh HARIHARAN

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2026-04-06 10:00 AM SGT to 2026-04-06 11:00 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

A cfDNA-based assay for early detection for cancer

Thursday, 26 March 2026

GIS Seminar by Dr. Daniel Schraivogel

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/events
2026-03-26 2:00 PM SGT to 2026-03-26 3:00 PM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

With Technology to Biology: The Single-Cell Functional Genomics Revolution

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

GIS Seminar by Dr. Angli Xue and Dr. Zhen Qiao

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/events
2026-03-18 10:00 AM SGT to 2026-03-18 11:30 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Dr. Angli Xue- Genetic regulation of cell type–specific chromatin accessibility shapes immune function and disease risk

Dr. Zhen Qiao- Population-scale single-cell multiomics reveals cell type-specific genetic regulation and selection in clonal haematopoiesis

Thursday, 05 March 2026

GIS Seminar by Dr. Novalia Pishesha

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/events
2026-03-05 10:00 AM SGT to 2026-03-05 11:00 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Engineered Nanobodies to Direct and Visualize Immune Tolerance

Friday, 27 February 2026

GIS Seminar by Dr. Molly He

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/events
2026-02-27 10:00 AM SGT to 2026-02-27 11:00 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Multi-Dimensional Phenotyping: Integrating In Situ Sequencing and Spatial Multiomics

Monday, 16 February 2026

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Howard Y. CHANG

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2026-02-16 10:00 AM SGT to 2026-02-16 11:00 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Cancer genes beyond chromosomes

Monday, 12 January 2026

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Peter Kharchenko

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2026-01-12 9:30 AM SGT to 2026-01-12 10:30 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Analysis of cell coordination at different scales: computational attempts.

Thursday, 29 January 2026

GIS Seminar by Dr. Nameeta Shah

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/events
2026-01-29 2:00 PM SGT to 2026-01-29 3:00 PM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

A spatially resolved human glioblastoma atlas reveals distinct cellular and molecular patterns of anatomical niches.

Friday, 28 November 2025

The GIS Speaker Series - Professor Edison T. Liu

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2025-11-28 4:45 PM SGT to 2025-11-28 5:30 PM SGT
GIS Breakout Area (Level 2)

Dissecting the clonal dynamics of chemotherapy resistance:  Resistance, sensitivity, and drug persisters

Friday, 28 November 2025

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Yijun Ruan

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2025-11-28 4:00 PM SGT to 2025-11-28 4:45 PM SGT
GIS Breakout Area (Level 2)

3D genome folding and transcription regulation

Monday, 01 December 2025

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Wang Guiping

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2025-12-01 11:00 AM SGT to 2025-12-01 12:00 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

The ecDNA Epigenome: from Permissive Chromatin to Actionable Vulnerability

Monday, 17 November 2025

The GIS Speaker Series - Prof. Paul BOUTROS

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2025-11-17 1:30 PM SGT to 2025-11-17 2:30 PM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Elucidating Cancer Gene Expression From Transcriptome to Epitranscriptome to Proteome: Algorithms & Biomarkers

Friday, 07 November 2025

GIS Seminar by Dr. Shu Zhang

https://zoom.us/j/92632344220?pwd=BzNS89BGRdbEehY68sga4iEkNg9bob.1
2025-11-07 10:00 AM SGT to 2025-11-07 11:00 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Genomic and Functional Landscapes of ecDNA-Driven Cancers

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Singapore RNA Seminar Series - Dr. Hong Cheng

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/singapore-rna-seminar-series
2025-11-25 10:00 AM SGT to 2025-11-25 11:00 AM SGT
https://zoom.us/j/98428696019?pwd=dbXZo6YiSsYLboIWcq0prgrm604Bs6.1

Nuclear RNA sorting

Friday, 23 January 2026

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Ming Tang

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2026-01-23 11:00 AM SGT to 2026-01-23 12:00 PM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Good Enough Practices for reproducible bioinformatics

Thursday, 13 November 2025

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Katsuyuki Shiroguchi

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2025-11-13 3:00 PM SGT to 2025-11-13 4:00 PM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

A novel approach for single-cell 3D spatial omics

Thursday, 30 October 2025

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Hagen Tilgner

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/genome-the-gis-speaker-series
2025-10-30 10:00 AM SGT to 2025-10-30 11:00 AM SGT
GIS Seminar Room (Level 2)

Towards a comprehensive single-cell picture of RNA isoforms in mouse and human brain and their diseases – or – Single-cell isoforms in time and space

Wednesday, 29 October 2025

The GIS Speaker Series - Dr. Wang Guiping

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/singapore-rna-seminar-series
2025-10-29 10:00 AM SGT to 2025-10-29 11:00 AM SGT
https://zoom.us/j/98520664700?pwd=jRXhmUpyhMBeajpF6K9aNiVZq9Bczb.1

The ecDNA Epigenome: from Permissive Chromatin to Actionable Vulnerability

Thursday, 23 October 2025

Singapore RNA Seminar Series - Dr. Demian Cazalla

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/gis/news-events/singapore-rna-seminar-series
2025-10-23 9:00 AM SGT to 2025-10-23 10:00 AM SGT
https://zoom.us/j/95597980873?pwd=F30G7s3i9PWLRYUT7OSMSfxGXpvNi8.1

A viral noncoding RNA is a master regulator of gene expression that defines host cell identity and function.

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