Symposium and Workshop for Diagnosis-by-Sequencing using MinION 2023

Venue: International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido university, Sapporo, JAPAN

Date: Sep 4, 2023 - Sep 7, 2023

Day 1:

10:00      Opening remarks  -- Junya Yamagishi

10:10      Outline of the project  --  Junya Yamagishi

10:30      Session 1 (20 min each)

                Dr. Nuankanya Sathirapongsasuti, Mahidol university, Thailand

                Title:  Environmental DNA Sequencing by ONT for Pathogen Monitoring in Patong Beach

                Dr. Orapan Sripichai, National Institute of Health, Thailand

                Title: Strengthening Bacteria Infection Diagnosis, Outbreak Investigation, and Surveillance in Thailand

                Dr. Ratana Tacharoenmuang, National Institute of Health, Thailand

                Title: Whole genome sequencing for enhancement of Norovirus outbreak investigations in Thailand

11:30      Lunch

13:00      Session 2 (20 min each)

                Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh

                Title: Serotype and Genetic Analysis of Dengue Virus in Severe and Non-Severe Cases in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2018 - 2022

                Dr. Wayan T. Artama, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

                Title: Identification of potential zoonotic pathogen from wildlife in Indonesia

                Dr. Lucky Runtuwene, NIID, Japan

                Title: HIV Transmitted Drug Surveillance in Japan ~Efforts to Apply NGS in HIV Research~

14:00      <break for 20 min>

14:20      Session 3 (20 min each)

                Dr. Kyoko Hayashida, Hokkaido university, Japan

                Title: Application of NGS for the identification of Cryptosporidium in Zambian diarrhea patients

                Dr. Tatsuki Sugi, Hokkaido university, Japan

                Title: 'Catch-all' test for eukaryotic pathogens in eukaryotic hosts with Nanopore

                Mr. Fujihiko Minamoto, The university of Tokyo, Japan

               Title: Infectious diseases in developing countries; Attempts to utilize genome technologies for better disease controls

15:20      <break for 20 min>

15:40      Session 4 (15 min each)

                Ms. Tran Thi Minh Tam, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Vietnam

                Title: Nanopore application in research of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses in Vietnam

                Ms. Phan Ha My, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Vietnam

                Title: Investigation of viral etiologies in hemorrhagic fever patients

                Ms. Luong Minh Hoa, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Vietnam

                Title: Diphtheria in Vietnam and Laboratory diagnosis

                Mr. MD NAZMUL HASAN, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh

                Title: Detection of Ureaplasma species in urogenital samples by PCR in suspected sexually transmitted infection patients

                Mr. David Alexander, Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences

                Title: Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Current Standings in Indonesia

                Ms. Dela ria nesti, Hokkaido university, Japan

                Title: Development of Semi-comprehensive Method to Detect Paramyxoviruses from Indonesian Bats

                Ms. MARYAM SANI LAWAL, Hokkaido university, Japan

                Title: Validation of a High-throughput Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Group Testing Algorithm for Comprehensive Viral Detection

17:25      Closing remarks

18:00      Welcome reception

Day 2:

Hands-on workshop for SISPA and 18S metagenomics

09:00      SISPA reaction and 18S PCR

Day 3:

Hands-on workshop for SISPA and 18S metagenomics

10:00      Library preparation for nanopore sequencer

Day 4:

Hands-on workshop for SISPA and 18S metagenomics

10:00      Data analysis

18:00      Farewell reception