DAY 1 : KUL Friday 13 October, 2023

Aula Wolfspoort, KU Leuven Huis Bethlehem, Schapenstraat 34, Leuven

  • 09:30-10.20 Human genome: gene structure and function Prof. Jeroen Breckpot (Slides)
    • Gene structure and function
    • Gene regulation and activity
  • 10:20-11:25 Next Generation Sequencing Dr. Wouter Bossuyt (Slides)
    • Different platforms
    • Main applications
    • Basics of sequencing
  • 11:25-11:35 Coffee Break
  • 11:35-12:30 Tools of human molecular genetics/Human Diversity Prof. Joris Vermeesch (Slides)
    • Mutational analysis
    • Diagnostic applications
    • Human diversity
  • 12:30-13:30 Lunch 
  • 13:30-15:25 Principles of cytogenomics Prof. Joris Vermeesch (Slides)
    • Tools for the study of copy number variation
    • Clinical consequences of copy number variation
  • 15:25-15:35 Coffee Break
  • 15:35-16:30 The human genome and the chromosomal basis of heredity Prof. Thierry Voet (Slides)
    • Basic concepts
    • Introduction: The chromosome
    • The 3D nucleus
    • Mitosis
    • Meiosis