NGS webinars: biomarker discovery and oncology

A new method for SMARTer library preparation from challenging RNA samples

In this webinar, Dr. Nathalie Bolduc (Takara Bio USA, Inc.) presents data from the SMARTer Stranded Total RNA-Seq Kit v2 - Pico Input Mammalian, which generates Illumina-ready sequencing libraries from 250 pg–10 ng mammalian total RNA inputs of any quality, including FFPE samples.

Pico-input strand-specific total RNA-seq for mammalian samples

A SMARTer approach to small RNA sequencing

In this webinar, Dr. Nathalie Bolduc (Takara Bio USA, Inc.) presents data generated with the SMARTer smRNA-Seq Kit for Illumina. This kit generates high-quality, Illumina-ready sequencing libraries from 1 ng–2 µg of total RNA or enriched small RNA, and can be used to analyze the expression of diverse small RNA species, including miRNAs and piRNAs.

SMARTer smRNA-Seq Kit for Illumina product page

ChIP-seq library preparation

In this webinar, Dr. Nathalie Bolduc (Takara Bio USA, Inc.) discusses the DNA SMART ChIP-Seq Kit. This kit generates Illumina sequencing libraries, in a ligation-independent manner, from low-input single-stranded and double-stranded ChIP DNA.

DNA SMART ChIP-Seq Kit product page

A SMARTer approach to targeted RNA capture

In this webinar, Dr. Rachel Fish (Takara Bio USA, Inc.) presents data generated with SMARTer Target RNA Capture for Illumina. This kit is a complete system designed to generate cDNA from enriched total RNA, allowing researchers to improve sequence coverage, identify rare gene fusions, and save costs with a targeted RNA-seq approach.

SMARTer Target RNA Capture for Illumina product page

Mutational and copy number analysis of cell-free DNAs in human cancers

In this webinar, Dr. Liang Wang (Professor of Pathology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin) shares insights from his recent work using ThruPLEX technology for next-generation sequencing of cell-free DNA to identify biomarkers for prostate, lung, and colon cancers.

Total RNA-seq of liquid biopsies

In this webinar, Jo Vandesompele, PhD and chief scientific officer at Biogazelle, will discuss the performance of the SMARTer Stranded Total RNA-Seq Kit v2 - Pico Input Mammalian with various human biofluids and extracellular vesicles (EVs) purified from these biofluids.

SMARTer stranded pico v2 product information