Kin Kuok

Application Scientist at MGI/Complete Genomics. PhD in Molecular Genetics. Also helped organize Science Meets Parliament and CSPC Conference. Views are my own.

[Rong Fan @RongFan8]

Wow, a jaw-dropping spatial transcriptomics technology! Still based on the solid phase barcoded RNA capture method, but with the "nominal" spot size as small as 220nm. I thought the race to ultra high spatial resolution transcriptomics has started, but seems it is almost over 🤗

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

How universities can really help PhD grads get jobs https://t.co/F4CVD4SujU via @ConversationCA

[Naveed Aziz @DNAziz_]

While the rest of the world debt the readiness of health data for AI and who gets first access, in Canada we are still figuring out how to generate the data. Time to catch up... #PrecisionMedicine #BigData

[SickKids Foundation @sickkids]

.@TedGarrard @ronald_cohn Katie Taylor & @SenatorMarwah announce the largest gift ever to @SickKidsNews—Peter Gilgan’s generous donation of $100 million. “Thanks to Peter Gilgan, and the Gilgan family, we're more sure now than ever that a new SickKids will rise!”

[Dr. Ulisses Rocha (he/they) @ulisses_rocha]

Long reads vs short reads, that is a very good question!
#bioinformatics #Microbiology #science #sequencing #ecology

[Dr. Mona Nemer @ChiefSciCan]

We're thrilled to launch the recruitment for our youth council, open to youth between ages of 18-30 interested in STEM & their societal dimensions. Use the link below to indicate your interest in participating in the process. Deadline June 18th, 11:59 PM

https://t.co/Ogqemr56d1

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

Friday night entertainment

[Mackay Taggart @mackaytaggart]

For the first time in history SIX professional #Toronto sports teams win on the same day. We need to build an April 19th monument somewhere in the city.

Leafs win 2-1
Raptors win 98-93
Jays win 5-1
Marlies win 4-1
TFC win 4-3
Wolfpack win 52-26

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

High accuracy DNA sequencing on a small, scalable platform via electrical detection of single base incorporations https://t.co/FwbfVP4HYE

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

Sanger, Garvan Teams Find BGI Tech Comparable With Illumina for Single-Cell RNA Sequencing https://t.co/2Qhcgm8BnC

[Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) @sciencepolicy]

The CSPC 2019 Federal Budget Symposium is officially underway with an insightful Keynote presentation delivered by David Waters, President and CEO of Global Advantage Consulting Group Inc, on the 2019 Federal Budget’s impact on research and development in Canada #CSPCBudgetMtg

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

Genomes of mosquito, mulberry, and other organisms help reveal how life works https://t.co/EPgDRS2UYI via @statnews

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

Another year of Toronto Science Fair!@toscifair #toscifair

[Mehrdad Hariri @MehrdadHariri]

make sure you be there, just RSVP, #Budget2019 #cdnsci #scipolicy #cdninnovation @sciencepolicy

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

I signed up as well. @toscifair #toscifair #scicomm #stem #cdnpoli

[Tian Sun @TianToronto]

Toronto Science Fair is recruiting judges https://t.co/9uMB5cK8A2 Please sign up and foster students' passion for STEM subjects!

[Evidence for Democracy @E4Dca]

Looking for a fast recap of what #Budget2019 means for #cdnsci? Check out our media release for the quick tl;dr version: https://t.co/O1WFqjhTIG & blog post for the full list: https://t.co/iuhS3QL2t1

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

Magnetic Induction qPCR, cool! https://t.co/HQ5vs77zwF

[Chris Mason @mason_lab]

The new @MGI_BGI CoolNGS uses non-labeled nucleotides and base-specific, 3’ block-dependent antibodies to continue the base extensions, and could be a route to PE300, PE400 or even PE600 #AGBT19

[arnavm.bsky.social @arnavm1]

Last week we uploaded our preprint on self-reporting transposons (SRTs) and single cell calling cards (scCC) [https://t.co/s6i0aOtHgm], and it seems to be drawing some interest. Today I'll dive into the paper and summarize the key points. 1/22

[Kin Kuok @Kin_Kuok]

Genome Canada, Partners Award $42.6M in Genomics, Informatics Research Funding https://t.co/JgfXL68GY6