2024 AGTA Conference
AGTA’s annual 2024 conference was held at the Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Australia, from October 13th to 16th, 2024. The event brought together researchers, industry representatives, and students from national and international groups to discuss the latest in genomics research. The conference highlighted AGTA’s strong industry alignment, with eighteen exhibitors and sponsors showcasing the latest in genomic technologies and services. The organising committee and this year’s co-convenors Dr Liz Christie and A/Prof Matt Field gratefully acknowledge the industry support.
Stats
147
Delegates
2
Major Sponsors
17
Exhibitors
23
Abstracts Selected
7
International Speakers
9
National Speakers
16
Lightning Presentations
43
Poster Presentations
Conference Themes
AI and Machine Learning
Ancient Genomes and Indigenous Genomics
Emerging Technologies
Environmental Genomics
Human Health and Population Genetics
Integrated Omics
Plant and Animal Genomics
Single Cell & Spatial Omics
Speakers
The AGTA-2024 conference featured talks from leading experts in cutting-edge genomics. We saw representatives from various regions around the world, showcasing the global collaboration in this field. In addition, AGTA’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion saw speakers, poster presentations and session chairs from diverse backgrounds, genders, and career stages. Please see here for the full program, with keynote speakers listed below
Professor Peter Dearden
Co-Director
Genomics Aotearoa
Assoc Professor Kim Handley
School of Biological Sciences – The University of Auckland
Dr Kandarp Joshi
Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Johns Hopkins University
Dr Tim Stuart
Principal Scientist – Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR
Annabel Whibley
Bioinformatician – Bragato Research Institute
Professor Guojie Zhang
Chair Professor in Evolution and the Founder
Centre for Evolutionary & Organismal Biology – Zhejiang University
Assoc Professor Sarah Auburn
Menzies School of Health Research – Royal Darwin Hospital campus
Assoc Professor Jimmy Breen
Chief Data Scientist of Indigenous Genomics at “Black Ochre Data Labs” | Adjunct Assoc. Prof of Indigenous Genomics (NCIG) – Australian National University (ANU)
Dr Deborah Burnett
Group Leader Automimmune disease and vaccine design – Garvan Institute of Medical Research & UNSW
Assoc Professor Ira Cooke
Co-director of the Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology – James Cook University
Professor Dean Jerry
Director of the ARC Hub for Tropical Aquaculture Through Genetic Solutions | Director Tropical Futures Institute – James Cook University (JCU), Singapore
Professor Jim Rothwell
Director Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI) and NSW Department Primary Industries (DPI)
Professor Jan Strugnell
Director Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture – James Cook University, Townsville
Professor Alex Swarbrick
Senior Principal Research Fellow | Co-Director of the Cancer Ecosystems Program – Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Assoc Professor Fatemeh Vafaee
BABS UNSW | Deputy Director of the UNSW Data Science Hub, UNSW | Founding Director of OmniOmics.AI Pty Ltd
Dr Natalie Twine
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO
EMCR and Student Prize Winners
AGTA actively supports early career researchers and students in advancing their research in genomics technology. At the annual conference, prizes are awarded for the best oral and poster presentations, recognising outstanding contributions to this field.
Congratulations to the 2024 AGTA EMCR and Student Prize Winners:
EMCR Oral Presentation
Denis Bienroth, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Automated Integration of Multi-Slice Spatial Transcriptomics Data in 2D and 3D using VR-Omics
Student Oral Presentation
Shyamsundar Ravishankar, Adelaide University
Improved non-target filtering and mapping efficiency for ancient DNA datasets using Kraken2
EMCR Poster
Matt Welland, Centre for Population Genomics NSW and VIC
Scalable automated reanalysis in rare disease: achieving high performance while limiting curation burden in diverse clinical and research cohorts
Student Poster
Nicholas Pudjihartono, University of Auckland
Gene-regulatory intersections in idiopathic juvenile arthritis
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