Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing (Virtual 4th edition)
A VIB Tools and Technologies conference
Keep me postedAdd to calendarAfter three very successful editions (Jan 2015, Leuven, March 2017, Antwerp and March 2019, Antwerp), VIB is proud to present the virtual fourth edition of this Tools & Technologies conference.
Next generation sequencing has been and is still revolutionizing discoveries across life sciences. While established sequencing technologies are now fully embedded in the clinic and diagnostic settings, novel technological advancements spur the next revolution in sequencing technologies. These will open new avenues for research and enable new genomics insights not possible before. This conference aims to bring together experts in both established and novel sequencing technologies along with top scientists in the field.
Over the past decade, technological advances that enable the characterization of single cells at the molecular level rather than in bulk tissues have led to significant breakthrough discoveries with revolutionary insights in diseases, such as cancer, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, specific focus of this conference will be on advances in single cell sequencing, ranging from transcriptomics, genomics, proteomics to combined multi-omics analysis at the single cell level. On top, with spatial context of cells becoming increasingly important to unravel cell functioning and behavior, a dedicated session will focus on technological advancements in spatial sequencing and breakthrough scientific discoveries that these have enabled.
This exciting conference puts together an excellent program including renowned leaders in the field that will cover the following topics:
- Long reads & genome structure
- Single cell sequencing
- Spatial sequencing technologies
- Population scale and clinical sequencing
- Technology trends
In addition to a great scientific and technology program, the conference will provide many opportunities to network during the breaks, poster sessions and much more!
VODs of the presentations (when consented by the speakers) will be available on Monday March 15th following the conference for those in attendance. The videos will be up for 4 weeks.
10 March: RNGS21 MGI Satellite Workshop
MGI has teamed up with VIB Conferences to offer a free satellite workshop on March 10 for all RNGS21 attendees. Find out more in the program below.
Confirmed speakers
Alexander Hoischen
Nachiket Kashikar
Malte Kühnemund
Program
MGI Satellite - Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
The free registration for the RNGS21 MGI Satellite Workshop is separate from your RNGS21 ticket and can be done here: MGI Satellite registration.
Lars Engstrand
John Penders
Miguel Esteban
Ao Chen
Day 1 - Thursday, 11 March, 2021
Elly Tanaka
Rosemary Dokos
Mick Watson
Alexander Wittenberg
Sara Goodwin
Sisi Chen
Benjamin Yellen
Mark D. Robinson
Charlie Silver
Miten Jain
Jennifer Stone
Karen Miga
Marie Just Mikkelsen
Wei Li
Manolis Kellis
Marlon Stoeckius
Prisca Liberali
Day 2 - Friday, 12 March, 2021
Ido Amit
Nachiket Kashikar
Malte Kühnemund
Rong Fan
George Emanuel
Joseph Beechem
Spatial Omics: a look into the future
Alexander Hoischen
Sarah Kim-Hellmuth
Alba Sanchis-Juan
Clare Kingsley
Luke Sherlin
Keith Robison
Xun Xu
Matt Loose
Ali Nabi
Tobias Paprotka
Marc Van Den Bulcke
Fritz Sedlazeck
Christopher Mason
Organizing committee
Catharine Aquino
Jeroen Aerts
Wouter De Coster
Stéphane Plaisance
Andreas Sommer
Mojca Strazisar
Toon Swings
Joris Vermeesch
Evy Vierstraete
Abstracts
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Attendees
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