Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing (5th edition)
A VIB Tools and Technologies conference
Keep me postedAdd to calendarAfter 4 very successful editions (Jan 2015, Leuven, March 2017, Antwerp and March 2019, Antwerp, March 2021, virtual), VIB is proud to present the fifth 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 established and novel sequencing technologies and 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, the specific focus of this conference will be on advances in single-cell sequencing, ranging from transcriptomics, genomics, and proteomics to combined multi-omics analysis at the single-cell level. On top, with spatial context of cells becoming increasingly essential 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:
- Emerging sequencing platforms
- New applications of long-read sequencing technologies
- Computational genomics & data analysis
- Outbreak sequencing & population-scale
- Single-cell sequencing
- Spatial technologies
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!
Poster information
The format for your poster should be: A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in), portrait orientation. All accepted poster submissions will have a chance to win the Poster Prize!
The conference dinner on Monday 27 March is sold out. Should you still wish to have dinner with some conference attendees, you can find our restaurant recommendations here.
Host City: Ghent
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Video's on demand:
Recordings are available upon speakers agreement. To see the recordings of the conference you need to be logged in with the email address you're registered with (right top corner).
Confirmed speakers
James Hadfield
Program
Day 1 - Monday, 27 March, 2023
Concertzaal
Anna Kuchina
Charles Roco
Andrew Adey
Aruna Ayer
Thierry Voet
Anona Bamford
Ashley Lu
Florian De Rop
Celia Diez Lopez
Ester Kalef-Ezra
Marc Pagès-Gallego
Thomas Sparks
Kraakhuis
Jeffrey Moffitt
Joseph Beechem
Stefania Giacomello
Jeroen Aerts
Concertzaal
David Chagné
Jean-Marc Aury
Yana Safonova
Shilpa Garg
Concertzaal
Evan Macosko
Yves Moreau
Day 2 - Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
Concertzaal
Mark Blaxter
Yong Hou
Laura Boykin Okalebo
Kevin Hall
Sandra Van Puyvelde
Caroline Rosseel
Concertzaal
James Hadfield
Jonas Demeulemeester
Rosemary Dokos
Marka Van Blitterswijk
Neil Ward
Kraakhuis
Jens Durruthy
Tom Chen
Justas Ritmejeris
Shawn Levy
Maria Savino
Concertzaal
Jeroen Raes
Viviane Slon
Organizing committee
Toon Swings
Wouter De Coster
Niels Vandamme
Rekin's Janky
Bram Van den Bergh
Katy Vandereyken
Heloise Bastiaanse
Evy Vierstraete
Abstracts
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Attendees
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