Summer of Nanopore DNA Sequencing 2026
InnovATEBIO Event
Event Details
Recent
- Mon, Jun 15 - Wed, Jun 17 2026, All day
- Mon, Jun 29 - Wed, Jul 1 2026, All day
Event Description
The DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will be offering five hands-on workshops this summer on nanopore DNA sequencing. These will be at:
| Arecibo C3 STEM Center, Arecibo, PR | May 20-22, 2026 |
| Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY | May 27-29, 2026 |
| Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE | June 15-17, 2026 |
| Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA | June 15-17, 2026 |
| Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN | June 29- July 1st, 2026 |
The workshop will appeal especially to high school and college faculty who mentor student research or participate in large, distributed projects, such as DNA barcoding (DNALC), SEA-PHAGES (Howard Hughes Medical Institute), and Tiny Earth (University of Wisconsin). At less than $10 per barcode or metabarcode sample and $30 per phage or organelle genome, nanopore sequencing is a speedy and cost-effective alternative to commercial sequencing. Nanopore takes DNA sequencing out of the “black box,” exposing students to every step of the workflow. Workshop participants will have the unique opportunity to immediately sequence and analyze DNA from samples they bring to the workshop. Barcode, metabarcode, and small genome sequencing will be covered.
Qualified workshop participants will receive a $300 stipend. Although we expect that most participants will commute to the workshop, funding for travel, room & board is available for a limited number of qualified applicants living outside commuting distance.
Supported by: National Science Foundation: InnovATEBIO National Biotechnology Education Center (#2349809); Arecibo Center for STEM Education, Computing, and Community Engagement (#2321729); National Institutes of Health: Pathogen Data Network (1U24AI183840); Oxford Nanopore Technologies.