Aruna Ayer

Biography
Aruna Ayer is the Senior Director of RD for Single Cell Multiomics Advanced Technologies at BD Biosciences since 2021. She leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering an exciting portfolio of nextgeneration singlecell sorting and partitioning instruments, multiomic assays and bioinformatic solutions. Aruna holds a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Texas, Austin and bachelors in biotechnology from Anna University, India. Aruna joined BD Biosciences from Roche Sequencing Solutions, where she held various roles of increasing leadership responsibility for 7 years. Prior to Roche, Aruna has held roles at Theranos, Stanford University, and Oregon Health and Science University. Aruna is a named inventor on multiple patents and has published in multiple highimpact scientific journals. She is passionate about scientific innovation, technology and product development and an ardent advocate for diversity and inclusion. Most recently, Aruna was awarded with Women changing Science award from the Rosalind Franklin society.

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Talk
High dimensional biology with high throughput singlecell multiomics.
The talk will showcase how BD Rhapsody HTXpress System fits within a reliable endtoend singlecell multiomic solution with comprehensive assays to profile DNA chromatin accessibility, targetedwhole transcriptome, the immunerepertoire, and the surface and intracellular protein epitopes. The data will highlight the depth of molecular information and cellular discovery enabled by singlecell multiomics.

Spatial Showcase:
BD Biosciences
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health™ by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. BD Biosciences business unit is a leading provider of single cell biology solutions.