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DNASTAR offers free, online webinars led by our own scientific and technical experts as another resource for helping you get the most out of our software. Register for one of the scheduled webinars below, or request a topic for a future webinar.

 

"Ryan's webinar was really helpful; I've been using the Lasergene Core Suite for years, but still learnt a few new things from the webinar."

Marie-jo Medina, University of Leicester

 

Upcoming Webinars

Matthew Keyser

Lasergene Genomics Suite Microbial Genome Analysis in Lasergene Genomics Suite

Presented by: Matthew Keyser
June 26, 2013 at 12:00 pm EDT

 

In this webinar, DNASTAR's Matt Keyser will discuss various methods of analyzing microbial next-gen sequencing data. He will demonstrate workflows including:

-Identifying the best template for an assembly
-Conducting an advanced metagenomic database sort
-Closing gaps using DNASTAR's automated bacterial genome closure workflow

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Archived Webinars

 

Lasergene Introducing Lasergene 11

Presented by: Jaqueline Carville
Originally Aired: May 8, 2013

 

Learn about some of the most powerful new features in the software, including:

  • Access to all Lasergene applications on the DNASTAR Cloud
  • Protein structure prediction in NovaFold
  • Sequence alignment with MUSCLE in MegAlign Pro
  • Multi-sample copy number variation (CNV) analysis
  • 16S alignment and metagenomic assembly
  • Viral integration analysis
  • May 8 Lasergene 11 Webinar

     

    Lasergene Ion Torrent Assemblies and Analysis in Lasergene Genomics Suite

    Presented by: Matthew Keyser
    Originally Aired: April 3, 2013

     

    Learn about our support for Ion Torrent data and see examples of Ion Torrent workflows, including de novo genome assembly with gap closure and alignment and SNP analysis of targeted sequencing data.

    April 3 Ion Torrent Webinar

     

    Lasergene Assembling and Analyzing Illumina Data in Lasergene Genomics Suite

    Presented by: Matthew Keyser
    Originally Aired: March 12, 2013

     

    See Matt demonstrate several workflows in support of Illumina sequence assembly and analysis in Lasergene Genomics Suite. Topics covered include multiple exome comparisons, RNA-Seq analysis, automated bacterial genome closure, and de novo genome assembly on BaseSpace.

    March 12 Illumina Webinar Video

    Lasergene Sanger Sequence Assembly and Analysis in Lasergene Core Suite

    Presented by: Farhan Quraishi
    Originally Aired: February 13, 2013

     

    Farhan shows you how to assemble and analyze Sanger sequencing data de novo, against a reference sequence, and by sample name using SeqMan Pro.

    February 13 Webinar Video

    Lasergene Genome Assembly and Gap Closure in Lasergene Genomics Suite

    Presented by: Matthew Keyser
    Originally Aired: January 30, 2013

     

    Matt shows you how to close gaps in your de novo and reference guided genome assemblies in Lasergene Genomics Suite. To learn more about the steps leading up to the gap closure process, please see our Automated Bacterial Genome Closure and De Novo Genome Assembly webinars below.

    January 30 Webinar Video

    Lasergene Automated Bacterial Genome Closure in Lasergene Genomics Suite

    Presented by: Matthew Keyser
    Originally Aired: December 5, 2012

     

    See Matt assemble a novel strain of bacteria using a closely related reference sequence as a template. The webinar includes a demonstration of how to select an appropriate referenc, align against that template and automatically resolve the majority of structural variations and gaps using Lasergene Genomics Suite.

    December 5 Webinar Video

     

    Lasergene Protein Sequence and Structure Analysis in Protean 3D

    Presented by: Amanda Mitchell
    Originally Aired: November 14, 2012

     

    Hear Amanda discuss the proteomics tools available in Lasergene 10.1 as she demonstrates some of the most powerful features in Protean 3D, including: epitope prediction, structural alignment, and macromolecular motion visualization.

    November 14 Webinar Video

    Lasergene RNA-Seq Alignment and Analysis Lasergene Genomics Suite

    Presented by: Farhan Quraishi
    Originally Aired: October 24, 2012

     

    See Farhan demonstrate how to analyze multiple RNA-Seq samples using Lasergene Genomics Suite.

    October 24 Webinar Video

     

    Lasergene What's New in Lasergene 10.1

    Presented by: Katie Maxfield
    Originally Aired: September 24, 2012

     

    See what's new in our latest release, including automated genome assembly with gap closure, RNA-Seq analysis, large scale variant analysis, epitope prediction, structural alignment, and advanced sequence editing.

    September 5 Webinar Video

    Lasergene Sequence Alignment and Gene Discovery in Lasergene Core Suite

    Presented by: Aaron Reynolds
    Originally Aired: September 5, 2012

     

    Watch Aaron demonstrate how to align sequences, create phylogenetic trees and predict coding regions using Lasergene Core Suite.

    September 5 Webinar Video

    Lasergene De Novo Genome Assembly in Lasergene Genomics Suite

    Presented by: Matthew Keyser
    Originally Aired: August 22, 2012

     

    See an example of a de novo genome assembly in Lasergene Genomics Suite and hear Matt talk about considerations for de novo assembly of next-gen data.

    August 22 Webinar Video

    Lasergene Cloning and Primer Design in Lasergene Core Suite

    Presented by: Brian Anderson
    Originally Aired: August 1, 2012

     

    See Brian demonstrate virtual cloning and primer design in Lasergene Core Suite, including restriction enzyme cloning and TA cloning.

    June 27 Webinar Video

    Lasergene Assembling and Analyzing Next-Gen Sequencing Data Using Lasergene Genomics Suite

    Presented by: Matthew Keyser
    Originally Aired: June 27, 2012

     

    Hear Matt give an overview of Lasergene Genomics Suite, as well as show a specific example of multi-sample exome assembly and analysis.

    June 27 Webinar Video

    Lasergene Lasergene Core Suite Overview
    Presented by: Ryan Jacob
    Originally Aired: June 13, 2012

     

    Hear Ryan discuss some of the most powerful functions of Lasergene Core Suite, including sequence editing, plasmid map creation, virtual automated cloning, SNP reporting, sequence alignments, gene finding, and primer design. 

    June 13Webinar Video