- Webinar Speakers
Zena Kassir
Technical Applications Scientist
IlluminaZena graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 2014 with a PhD in Molecular Biology. Her PhD research focused on epigenetics in colorectal cancer – specifically in characterizing of a highly dysregulated colorectal cancer biomarker genes. She worked as a researcher at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research for many years in the oncology field, before moving to the Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics – a next generation core facility at UNSW which houses the entire suite of Illumina instruments and services the sequencing needs of both researchers and clinicians. She joined Illumina as a Technical Applications Scientist late in late 2018 and enjoys working on queries related to instruments and library preparations.
- Webinar Abstract
Attend this webinar to learn about Illumina’s newest instruments: the NextSeq 1000 and NextSeq 2000. The NextSeq 1000/2000 Sequencing Systems are the latest NGS system from Illumina and offer innovative design features, advanced chemistry, simplified bioinformatics, and an intuitive workflow that enable the widest range of applications on a benchtop sequencing system. The NextSeq 1000/2000 Sequencing Systems leverage the latest advances in optics, instrument design, and reagent chemistry to miniaturize the volume of the sequencing reaction while increasing output and reducing the cost per run. Now, users can obtain the throughput, data quality, and cost needed to expand the size and scope of their studies, all on a benchtop sequencing system. The NextSeq 1000/2000 Sequencing Systems take advantage of an integrated cartridge that includes reagents, fluidics, and the waste holder, simplifying library loading and instrument use. Simply thaw the reagent cartridge, insert the flow cell into the cartridge, load the library into the cartridge, and insert the assembled cartridge into the instrument.