Academic Outreach
We are a community-centered organization and as such our mandate is to educate students and staff on the newest developments in the next-generation sequencing realm. If you would like to book a lecture, tour, or other collaboration, please send us an email with information about your course.
Please also feel free to use our Guide to NGS Project Planning as a resource for students.
2023
University of Toronto MMG3202H: Next-Generation Sequencing – Data Generation Laboratory: Spring 2023
- Graduate students received a tour of the DSC facility, walked through the steps from intake of samples till distribution of data.
- A one hour Q & A session was successfully carried out by staff.
- Library preparation kits and sequencing reagents was provided in support by Illumina for educational purposes.
Previous outreach work
2022
SEMINARS HOSTED:
1. DSC - Illumina
Lunch and Learn- 24 November 2022,12:30-2:00pm at the Red Room, CCBR. Please see below PDF for more information and registration.
Donnelly Sequencing Centre - Nov 2022 Lunch and learn.pdf
2. DSC - Pacbio
Educational seminar - 29 November 2022; 1:00- 2:30pm in the Red Room, CCBR. Please contact dseqcentre@utoronto.ca for more information.
University of Toronto MMG3202H: Next-Generation Sequencing – Data Generation Laboratory: Spring 2022.
- Graduate students received a tour of the DSC facility, walked through the steps from intake of samples till distribution of data.
- A one hour Q and A session was successfully carried out by staff.
- Library preparation kits and sequencing reagents was provided in support by Illumina for educational purposes.
2021
University of Toronto BME346H, Biomedical Engineering and Omics Technologies: Spring 2021. Undergraduate students attended a lecture overviewing current NGS technologies and challenges in the field.
University of Toronto MMG3006Y, Future Directions in Medical Genomics: Spring 2021.
- Library preparation kits were arranged by staff for every student to carry out the protocol keeping COVID measures in mind
- Online zoom session was carried out to discuss Bioanalyzer traces and library QC.
- Video was created to provide a virtual tour of the facility.
2020
University of Toronto MMG3006Y, Future Directions in Medical Genomics: Spring 2020.
- Graduate students received a tour of the DSC facility.
- Participated in a hands-on library prep.
- Attended lectures by the DSC director and staff.
University of Toronto PSL374H, Advanced Physiology Laboratory: Spring 2020.
- Undergraduate students received a tour of the DSC facility.
- Attended a lecture by DSC staff.
2019
University of Toronto BME346H, Biomedical Engineering and Omics Technologies: Spring 2019. Undergraduate students attended a lecture overviewing current NGS technologies and challenges in the field.
University of Toronto MMG3006Y, Future Directions in Medical Genomics: Spring 2019.
- Graduate students received a tour of the DSC facility.
- Participated in a hands-on library prep.
- Attended lectures by the DSC director and staff.
2018
University of Toronto MGY360H, Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis Laboratory: Spring 2018. Undergraduate students received a tour of the DSC facility.
2017
University of Toronto MGY360H, Whole-Genome Sequencing and Analysis Laboratory: Spring 2017. Undergraduate students received a tour of the DSC facility.
