Senior Group Leader and Assistant Director, Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR. We develop computational methods for long read RNA-Seq. Follow the team @goekelab.bsky.social https://github.com/goekelabhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mrsbdzbsc22oI'm very happy to be a recipient of the 2026 NRF Investigatorship grant from the National Research Foundation Singapore. We will develop new computational methods that use long read sequencing data to study genetic diseases in the Asian population. github.com/GoekeLab https://github.com/GoekeLab29 Jul 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsbdzbsc22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mpjmpzbdbc22Fantastic #longtrac meeting in Valencia, very happy to participate in the @nanoporetech.com workshop describing the recent updates in the cDNA protocol that doubles read length Postdoc positions available @goekelab.bsky.social to work on long read RNA seq (and Bambu)! github.com/GoekeLab30 Jun 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjmpzbdbc22https://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mo3ev5kgdk2vApplications are open for the Singapore Open Research Awards 2026. The awards recognise researchers for open, transparent, and reusable research with meaningful impact. Nominate someone or apply here libguides.ntu.edu.sg/SGORawards202612 Jun 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3ev5kgdk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mntscqxmuk2nNanopore sequencing provides not just long reads, but the the raw signal data can also be used to identify RNA and DNA modifications. This repository (and the associated review) lists some of the great tools that have been developed https://www.cell.com/trends/genetics/fulltext/S0168-9525(21)00257-2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntscqxmuk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mmqnihxy6s2fLearn more about the latest long read cDNA sequencing upgrade by ONT and bambu-pipe for analysing single cell and spatial long read RNA-Seq data, presentation by @suiyue-0823.bsky.social @goekelab.bsky.social #RNA26 https://github.com/GoekeLab/bambu-pipe [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqnihxy6s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mmglfk52r22hThe new long read cDNA kit by @nanoporetech.com is a major upgrade (and improvement!), substantially increasing read length, with a strong impact on transcript discovery and quantification. We @goekelab.bsky.social have tested this in the beta release, more updates soon #nanoporeconf22 May 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmglfk52r22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mjw2mff3vc2lour first lab hackathon! lot's of updates and improvements coming to github.com/GoekeLab [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw2mff3vc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3mehuzxnkfc2zJoin us this week for the RNA Salon at the Genome Institute of Singapore! Speakers from @boxiangliu.bsky.social (NUS) Dahai Luo and @msikic.bsky.social labs. Thanks for support by @rnasociety.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehuzxnkfc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathangoeke.bsky.social/post/3lwvi7cflgs2oThe Asia RNA Club Symposium will be happening in Seoul in Nov 3-5, bringing together RNA scientists from the Asia-Pacific region. Excellent speakers and a great opportunity to connect! Abstract submission by Sept 5 asiarnaclub.org21 Aug 2025 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:hu2cvr2fif2ufjloftsqc2ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwvi7cflgs2o