Advancing Sorghum Genomics: Design and Application of the Twist 100K Genotyping Array
📅 Date: March 31, 2026
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM (ET)
🌐 Hosted by: SorghumBase
🎤 Speaker:
Kapeel Chougule
Computational Science Developer II
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY
SorghumBase invites the global sorghum research and breeding community to join an upcoming webinar on the design and implementation of the Twist 100K genotyping array, a next-generation resource developed through broad community engagement and cutting-edge genomic approaches. This webinar will present the scientific framework, design strategy, and anticipated applications of the 100K marker array, which integrates diverse genomic datasets and addresses key challenges in crop improvement.
🔬 Webinar Highlights
- Community-curated markers: Integrated contributions from global research groups covering key agronomic, biotic, and abiotic traits
- Advanced design framework: Combines coding, non-coding and regulatory regions with diversity-informed marker selection and disease-resistance loci
- Pangenome-driven discovery: Captures genomic diversity beyond single-reference approaches
- Large-scale data integration: Leverages global diversity panels, resequencing datasets, and trait-associated markers
- Twist Bioscience collaboration: Insights into probe design, validation, and scalable genotyping deployment
🎯 Who Should Attend?
Plant geneticists, breeders, bioinformaticians, and stakeholders in crop improvement and food security.
Gain insights into pangenome-informed, community-driven marker design for advancing sorghum research and breeding.
📣 Join the Conversation
Includes discussion and community feedback to inform final array design
🔗 Registration
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JssNUpVNQmeSVK-aAzsAHQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
