Sidra Medicine PacBio Tech Day
Advancing the Future of Genomics with HiFi Long-Read Sequencing

Presented by

Sidra Medicine

PacBio

Alliance Global (AGBL)

Join us as we uncover the power of HiFi sequencing in population and clinical genomics.

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Meet Organizers

Date

December 1st, 2025

Venue

HB-2D.100- Auditorium- Sidra Medicine, Qatar

Multi-floor parking is available. Valet parking services are offered at the Outpatient Clinics entrance

Organizing Partners

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About the Event

PacBio HiFi Sequencing: New Horizons for Genomics in the Middle East

Sidra Medicine PacBio Day in Doha, Qatar will bring together international and local scientists to explore the transformative potential of long-read sequencing in genomic research.

This pioneering regional event will showcase how PacBio’s HiFi sequencing delivers highly accurate and comprehensive human genomics data. Attendees will engage with PacBio experts and connect with peers to exchange ideas and foster collaboration.

Event Highlights:

  • Applications of HiFi reads: whole genome sequencing, de novo assembly, metagenomics, single-cell analysis
  • Insights into the PacBio Revio system and Sidra’s sequencing facilities
  • Q&A and networking with PacBio specialists and regional genomics experts
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Expert Speakers

Learn From Leading Experts

Hear first-hand from scientists who are pioneering the use of HiFi reads for genomic research and clinical applications

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Alexander Hoischen
Radboud University Medical Center
Professor, Genomic Technologies for Immune-Mediated and Infectious Diseases
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Nicole Cheung
KAUST
Director, Bioscience Core Lab
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Michael Olbrich
Khalifa University

Post Doctoral Fellow,

Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology

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Lili Milani
Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu

Professor of Pharmacogenomics, Head of Estonian Biobank

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Neil Ward
PacBio

Vice President and General Manager, EMEA

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Younes Mokrab 
Sidra Medicine

Principal Investigator, Head of Medical and Population Genomics and Director of Neuroscience Research, Sidra Medicine

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Nicolas Piganeau
PacBio

Manager, Field Application Scientists EMEA

Transforming Discovery with Long-Read Sequencing Save your seat today!​

Registration is free but mandatory. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

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By registering on this webpage, you consent to share your registration details with Pacific Biosciences, the co-sponsor of this event. Please note that photographs and filming will take place during the event. By attending, you grant the organizers permission to use your photographs and other media in their promotional materials and publications, where appropriate. For any further inquiries, please email [email protected]

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Event Agenda

Full Day Schedule

Join us for a comprehensive day of learning, networking, and discovery in long-read sequencing innovations

Speaker
title
time
Registration and Coffee 
08:30

Sidra Medicine, PacBio & AGBL

Opening remarks & introduction
09:00
EventSpeakers2
Alexander Hoischen
Radboud University Medical Center
Professor, Genomic Technologies for Immune-Mediated and Infectious Diseases
PacBio long-read genome sequencing as generic test for rare genetic diseases
09:15
Networking over coffee
09:55
EventSpeakers
Neil Ward
PacBio
Vice President and General Manager, EMEA
PacBio: Past, Present and Future
10:15
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Younes Mokrab 
Sidra Medicine
Principal Investigator, Head of Medical and Population Genomics and Director of Neuroscience Research, Sidra Medicine
Long reads thread a new era for population and medical genomics in the Middle East
10:55
EventSpeakers
Michael Olbrich
Khalifa University
Post Doctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology
Leveraging PacBio Sequencing for a Multi-Layered Genomic View: From De Novo Assembly to Epigenetic Variation
11:35
Lunch

Sidra Medicine – Healing Garden

12:15
EventSpeakers
Nicole Cheung
KAUST
Bioscience Core Lab
Long-read sequencing solutions for human and clinical applications at KAUST.
13:30
EventSpeakers4
Lili Milani 
Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
Professor of Pharmacogenomics, Head of Estonian Biobank
10,000 PacBio long-read genomes for personalized medicine in Estonia
14:10
EventSpeakers5
Nicolas Piganeau 
PacBio
Manager, Field Application Scientists EMEA
HiFi Sequencing for Human Genomics
14:50
Sidra Medicine, PacBio & AGBL
CSP announcement and closing remarks
15:30
Networking
15:45
Event Closing
16:25

About the Event

Full Day Schedule

Join us for a comprehensive day of learning, networking, and discovery in long-read sequencing innovations

Registration and Coffee
time
08:30
Sidra Medicine, PacBio & AGBL
TITLE
Opening remarks & introduction​
time
09:00
Alexander Hoischen
Radboud University Medical Center
Professor, Genomic Technologies for Immune-Mediated and Infectious Diseases
TITLE
PacBio long-read genome sequencing as generic test for rare genetic diseases
time
09:15
Networking over coffee
time
09:55
EventSpeakers
Neil Ward
PacBio
Vice President and General Manager, EMEA
TITLE
PacBio: Past, Present and Future​
time
10:15
sidra_medicine_logo 1
Younes Mokrab 
Sidra Medicine
Principal Investigator, Head of Medical and Population Genomics and Director of Neuroscience Research, Sidra Medicine
TITLE
Long reads thread a new era for population and medical genomics in the Middle East
time
10:55
EventSpeakers
Michael Olbrich
Khalifa University
Post Doctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology
TITLE
Leveraging PacBio Sequencing for a Multi-Layered Genomic View: From De Novo Assembly to Epigenetic Variation
time
11:35
Lunch

Sidra Medicine – Healing Garden

time
12:15
EventSpeakers
Nicole Cheung
KAUST
Bioscience Core Lab
TITLE
Long-read sequencing solutions for human and clinical applications at KAUST.​
time
13:30
EventSpeakers4
Lili Milani 
Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
Professor, Pharmacogenomics
TITLE
10,000 PacBio long-read genomes for personalized medicine in Estonia​
time
14:10
EventSpeakers5
Nicolas Piganeau 
PacBio
Manager, Field Application Scientists EMEA
TITLE
HiFi Sequencing for Human Genomics
time
14:50
Sidra Medicine, PacBio & AGBL
TITLE
CSP announcement and closing remarks
time
15:30
Networking
time
15:45
Event Closing
time
16:25
Organizers

Meet Our Organizers

Younes Mokrab

Sidra Medicine
Principal Investigator, Head of Medical and Population Genomics and Director of Neuroscience Research, Sidra Medicine
Ammira Al-Shabeeb Akil
Sidra Medicine
Director, Metabolic and Mendelian Disorders Clinical Research Program,
Principal Investigator and Head, the Precision Genomics and Translational Omics Lab

Neil Ward

PacBio
Vice President and General Manager, EMEA

Sara Tomei

Sidra Medicine
A/Director – Integrated Genomics Services, Manager – Omics Core, Sidra Medicine