of learning, engaging, and networking

led by inspiring scientific experts

in one place, sharing the experience

All-inclusive package

$650

Standard package

$200

Full PRISM event access including our keynote speakers, discussions, and networking sessions

Welcome dinner reception

Luncheon for both conference days

Networking activities

Registration check-in

Opening session

Opening remarks

PacBio company vision & achievements
Christian Henry, President & Chief Executive Officer, PacBio 

Keynote speaker
Sean Baumstark, Advocate • Podcaster • Keynote 

PacBio at 25 years
Jonas Korlach, Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor, PacBio

Welcome reception

Breakfast & registration check-in

Morning session

Opening remarks

One test fits all: the implementation of a clinical HiFi sequencing workflow for pediatric rare disease
Emily Farrow, Children’s Mercy 

Immunology presentation
Melissa Smith, Clareo Biosciences

Generating a human multi-tissue transcriptome atlas
Christopher Vollmers, UC Santa Cruz 

PacBio technology overview
David Miller, VP Global Marketing, PacBio 

Coffee break

Workshops

Rare disease: helping to accelerate diagnoses & clinical impact

Joseph Devaney, GeneDx

Nina Gonzaludo, PacBio  

Conservation & global health: advancing sustainability

Ellie Armstrong, UC Riverside 

Jacob Brandenburg, PacBio 

Cancer genomics: revealing hidden drivers

Bingqing Zhao, Stanford University 

Alex Sockell, PacBio 

Microbes: from single genomes to complex communities

Allison Guitor, UC Berkeley

Mark Driscoll, Intus Biosciences 

Daniel Portik, PacBio 

Biopharma: from genomes to therapies and biopharma innovations

Sandhiya Ravi, UMass Chan Medical School 

Ania Wronski, Ansa Biotechnologies

Trang Dahlen, PacBio 

Complex disease & neurological disorders HiFi on the brain: unraveling neurological disease

Alex Harkess, Veil Genomics and HudsonAlpha Institute 

Nicole Ellis-Ovadia, PacBio 

Lunch

Workshops

Long-read RNA-seq data analysis

Matthew Settles, UC San Francisco

Elizabeth Tseng, PacBio 

Automating workflows from extraction to sequencing

Greg Young, PacBio 

Opentrons

Tecan

Targeted sequencing with PureTarget

Sarah Kingan, PacBio

Qiagen

Twist

Clinical validation of HiFi whole genome sequencing

Aaron Wenger, PacBio

Geneyx

Golden Helix

Setting up Vega in your lab

Justin Blethrow, PacBio 

Volta Labs

Multiomics whole genome sequencing with HiFi

Matthew Boitano, PacBio 

Agilent

Afternoon session

Plant and animal genomics presentation
Josh Clevenger, Veil Genomics and HudsonAlpha Institute 

A new era of microbiome research enabled by long-reads: applications for childhood undernutrition
Jeremiah Minich, Salk Institute for Biological Studies 

Genome guided anti-venom development
Sekar Seshagiri, MedGenome 

Wrap-up main session / closing remarks

Networking

Evening reception at Bartlett Hall

Breakfast

Morning session, Part I

Opening remarks

Keynote speaker
Details coming soon 

Human genomics presentation
Dale Muzzey, Myriad Genetics

Constitutive DNA hypermethylation of 45S ribosomal RNA genes in zebrafish
Michay Diez, Stowers Institute

Efficient long-read hybrid capture to resolve HLA haplotype variation
Omar Cornejo Ordaz, UC Santa Cruz 

Coffee break

Morning session, Part II

Panel discussion

Moderated by Elizabeth Tseng, PacBio 

More coming soon 

Long read single molecule real time sequencing accelerates AAV whole capsid engineering
Irvin Garza, UT Southwestern 

PacBio R&D roadmap & technical advances
Mark Van Oene, Chief Operating Officer, PacBio 

Thank you remarks / conclusion

Departures


Alex Harkess
Co-Founder
Veil Genomics

Allison Guitor
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Berkeley

Bingqing Zhao
Scientist, Genetics and Genomics
Stanford University

Christopher Vollmers
Professor
University of California, Santa Cruz

David Miller
VP, Global Marketing
PacBio

Ellie Armstrong
Assistant Professor
University of California, Riverside

Emily Farrow
Assistant Clinical Director, Clinical Genetics
Children's Mercy

Irvin Garza
PhD Fellow
UT Southwestern Medical Center-OBI

Jeremiah Minich
Postdoc (incoming Assistant Professor)
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Joseph Devaney
Director of
GeneDx
10x Genomics
Agilent
Geneyx
Golden Helix
Hamilton
INTEGRA Biosciences
Integrated DNA Technologies
Opertrons
QIAGEN
Tecan
Twist Bioscience
Volta Labs
Yourgene

Registration is now open!

PRISM is currently an in-person event only. We hope to see you there! 

With lots of new and exciting things coming to PRISM 2025, we’re offering two types of registration packages:

All-inclusive registration package for $650 USD that includes:  

  • Full PRISM conference access to all presentations, workshops, discussions, and networking opportunities   
  • 2 nights of hotel accommodation at Hotel Nikko San Francisco  
  • Welcome reception   
  • Luncheon on both conference days  
  • Networking and social activities   

Standard registration package for $200 USD that includes:  

  • Full PRISM conference access to all presentations, workshops, discussions, and networking opportunities   
  • Welcome reception   
  • Luncheon on both conference days  
  • Networking and social activities   

The registration fee is non-refundable. However, if you are unable to attend, we are happy to work with you to transfer your registration to a colleague. Please let us know as early as possible if you are unable to attend and would like to transfer your registration to someone else. Please email us at events@pacb.com

Yes, we understand that the unexpected can happen. To request a transfer, please contact us at events@pacb.com, and we will review your request. 

While you are not required to stay at the event hotel, you are strongly encouraged do so to maximize your experience of the entire PRISM program. Our all-inclusive registration package includes two nights of accommodation.

If you live locally in San Francisco or do not need hotel accommodation, you can register for the standard registration package and still get full access to the entire PRISM program.

No, airfare travel is not included in the cost. Attendees are responsible for arranging their own travel to and from the event city. 

There are a variety of airports that you can choose to fly to and from: 

Ground transportation is not included. We recommend taking an Uber, Lyft, taxi, or BART, as appropriate, to and from the venue. 

Yes, the venue is accessible; for more details, please review Hotel Nikko's website. For specific accessibility requests, please indicate your accessibility needs during registration in the Personal Information section and/or “Any special requests?” under the Hotel Accommodation section. If you have any questions, please contact us at events@pacb.com

Food and refreshments will be provided every day of the event. Please let us know during the registration process under “Dietary restrictions” and we’ll do our best to accommodate you. 

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