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 main stage sessions, workshops, and panel discussion

Evening receptions

Meals throughout conference days

Networking activities

Registration check-in

Opening session

Opening remarks
David Ruggiero, PacBio

Welcome reception

Breakfast & registration check-in

Morning session

Opening remarks
David Ruggiero, PacBio

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

Decoding diversity: how HiFi sequencing is revolutionizing immune response and vaccine innovation
Melissa Smith, Clareo Biosciences

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

PacBio technology overview
David Miller, 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, University of California, Riverside

Jacob Brandenburg, PacBio 

Cancer genomics: revealing hidden drivers

Bingqing Zhao, Stanford University 

Alex Sockell, PacBio 

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

Alex Harkess, Veil Genomics

Nina Gonzaludo, PacBio

Lunch

Workshops

Automating workflows from extraction to sequencing

Greg Young, PacBio 

Aiden McFadden, Opentrons

Ana Caze, Tecan

Targeted sequencing with PureTarget

Sarah Kingan, PacBio

Shu Liang, Qiagen

James Flynn, Twist

Clinical validation of HiFi whole genome sequencing

Aaron Wenger, PacBio

Emily Farrow, Children’s Mercy Hospital

Eli Sward, Geneyx

Gabe Rudy, Golden Helix

Setting up Vega in your lab

Mike Weiand, PacBio 

Udayan Umapathi, Volta Labs

Multiomics whole genome sequencing with HiFi

Matthew Boitano, PacBio 

Jon Hagopian, Agilent Technologies

Afternoon session

Scaled HiFi genotyping to accelerate breeding
Josh Clevenger, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

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 Inc

Wrap-up main session / closing remarks
David Ruggiero, PacBio

Networking

Evening reception at Bartlett Hall

Breakfast

Morning session, Part I

Opening remarks
David Ruggiero, PacBio

Efficient long-read hybrid capture to resolve HLA haplotype variation
Omar Cornejo, University of California, Santa Cruz

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

Identifying alternative splicing of tumor-specific variants using long-read RNA sequencing
Colette Felton, University of California Santa Cruz

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

Coffee break

Morning session, Part II

Closing keynote - Deploying PureTarget to tackle the toughest genes with ease and accuracy
Dale Muzzey, Myriad Genetics

Panel discussion

Moderated by Elizabeth Tseng, PacBio 

More coming soon 

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

Thank you remarks / conclusion
David Ruggiero, PacBio

Departures

Aaron Wenger
Aaron Wenger
Senior Director, Product Management
PacBio
Aiden McFadden
Aiden McFadden
Field Application Scientist
Opentrons
Alex Harkess
Alex Harkess
Co-Founder
Veil Genomics
Alex Sockell
Alex Sockell
Segment Lead, Cancer Genomics
PacBio
Allison Guitor
Allison Guitor
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Berkeley
Ana Caze
Ana Caze
Application Specialist Genomics
Tecan
Bingqing Zhao
Bingqing Zhao
Scientist, Genetics and Genomics
Stanford University
Christopher Vollmers
Christopher Vollmers
Professor
UC Santa Cruz
Colette Felton
Colette Felton
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioinformatics
University Of California Santa Cruz
Daniel Portik
Daniel Portik
Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics
PacBio
David Ruggiero
David Ruggiero
Head of Global Sales & Service
PacBio
Eli Sward
Eli Sward
Associate Director Field Applications Scientist
Geneyx Genomics
Elizabeth Tseng
Elizabeth Tseng
Associate Director, Product Marketing, Applications
PacBio
Ellie Armstrong
Ellie Armstrong
Assistant Professor
University of California, Riverside
Emily Farrow
Emily Farrow
Assistant Clinical Director, Clinical Genetics
Childrens Mercy
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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