Belgian Society for Human Genetics - vzv/absl

The forum aimed at promoting Human Genetics in its wider sense.

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Program: 

09:00 – 09:20

Welcome & Coffee

09:20 – 09:25

Opening Remarks (Katheen Claes and Björn Menten)

09:25 – 11:25

Session 1: Current Practice in the Lab


    • Centrum Medische Genetica - UZ Antwerp
    • Centre de Génétique Humaine - UCL
    • Centre de Génétique Humaine - ULB
    • Centrum voor Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel
    • Centrum voor Medische Genetica - UZ Brussel
    • Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique - Gosselies
    • Centrum menselijke erfelijkheid - UZ Leuven
    • Centre de Génétique Humaine - CHU Sart-Tilman

11:25 – 11:50

Coffee Break

11:50 – 12:40

Session 2: QC + training, regulatory affairs

  • Staff training & retention – Belgian recognition for Lab supervisors
  • IVDR status update
  • Reimbursement RIZIV/INAMI status update
  • BGTDB, EQA reimbursement, rare disease register (Sciensano)

12:40 – 13:40

Lunch & Networking

13:40 – 14:50

Session 3: Reproductive / PGT / Prenatal

  • Genetics in Reproduction
  • BeGECS
  • Preimplantation Genetic Testing
  • Prenatal Testing

14:50 – 16:00

Session 4: Constitutional

  • Exome-targeted sequencing
  • Whole Genome Sequencing
  • Long Read Sequencing
  • Multi-omics: Rnase and Epigenomics

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 – 16:40

PolyGenic Scores

16:40 – 17:50

Session 5: Onco / Onco-hemato

  • Intro (Challenges & Opportunities)
  • Bionano OGM
  • Epigenomics / Sturgeon +
  • Solid Tumors
  • Cancer Predisposition

17:50 – 18:00

Closure of the day and wrap up: announce the next day (Wim Wuyts)

18:00 – 

Informal Networking Dinner & Party @ Bowling Stones