Keynote Speakers
Prof. Matt Loose
University of Nottingham
"Rapid Intraoperative Nanopore Sequencing for Cancer Diagnostics"
Invited Speakers
Sonia Garcia Mendez
VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
"Nanopore-Driven Characterization of Indigenous Soybean Symbionts: From Flemish Soil Surveys to a Citizen-Science Trapping Initiative"
Laurens Lambrechts
VIB-KU Leuven Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Genomics
"Expanding the multi-omic toolkit with long-read technologies"
Júlia Faura Llorens
VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology
"Exploring cryptic splicing in FTD/ALS using Nanopore sequencing"
Joe Ibrahim
University of Antwerp Center of Medical Genetics
"Profiling (epi)genetic aberrations in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors using Nanopore sequencing"
Sebastiaan Theuns
CEO & co-founder of PathoSense
"A better understanding of the microbiome and pathogens in the porcine respiratory and digestive tract using nanopore sequencing"
Margo Maex
Sciensano
"Oxford Nanopore Technologies as a single platform solution for surveillance of gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens"
Sponsor Speakers
James Cameron
Agilent
Advancing Long Read Sequencing: Workflow Innovations Driving Adoption and Targeted Applications
Christophe Fleury
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
"From discovery to healthcare with Nanopore reads"
Stefan Pellenz
Hologic Diagenode
"Megaruptor 3: Precision Shearing for Nanopore Long-Read Success"
Aimy Sels
Quantabio
"Rapid Library Preparation for Comprehensive Characterization of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens Using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) Platform"
Ben Liesfeld
Varvis
"Time to say goodbye: long-read sequencing ready to replace array diagnostics in clinical routine"
Conference Program
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:00 | Welcome |
| 10:10 | Keynote Matt Loose “Rapid Intraoperative Nanopore Sequencing for Cancer Diagnostics” |
| 10:35 | Sonia Garcia Mendez “Nanopore-Driven Characterization of Indigenous Soybean Symbionts: From Flemish Soil Surveys to a Citizen-Science Trapping Initiative” |
| 10:50 | Varvis Sponsor talk by Ben Liesfeld “Time to say goodbye: long-read sequencing ready to replace array diagnostics in clinical routine” |
| 11:00 | Laurens Lambrechts “Expanding the multi-omic toolkit with long-read technologies” |
| 11:15 | Margo Maex “Oxford Nanopore Technologies as a single platform solution for surveillance of gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens” |
| 11:30 | Agilent Sponsor talk by James Cameron “Advancing Long Read Sequencing: Workflow Innovations Driving Adoption and Targeted Applications” |
| 11:40 | Flash talks – Session 1 11:40 Anran Liu 11:45 Quentin Vanderauwera 11:50 Laura Raes 11:55 Wannes Van Beeck |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Poster presentations |
| 13:30 | Keynote Kristel Sleegers “Reading the Alzheimer brain” |
| 13:55 | ONT Sponsor talk by Christophe Fleury “From discovery to healthcare with Nanopore reads” |
| 14:10 | Joe Ibrahim “Profiling (epi)genetic aberrations in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors using Nanopore sequencing” |
| 14:25 | Júlia Faura Llorens “Exploring cryptic splicing in FTD/ALS using Nanopore sequencing” |
| 14:40 | Quantabio Sponsor talk by Aimy Sels “Rapid Library Preparation for Comprehensive Characterization of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens Using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) Platform” |
| 14:50 | Flash talks – Session 2 14:50 Brendan Beahan 14:55 Zakaria Eddafir 15:00 Laura Fumagalli 15:05 Liesl De Keyzer |
| 15:10 | Coffee (until 15:40) and poster presentations |
| 16:00 | Sebastiaan Theuns “A better understanding of the microbiome and pathogens in the porcine respiratory and digestive tract using nanopore sequencing” |
| 16:15 | Hologic Diagenode Sponsor talk by Stefan Pellenz “Megaruptor 3: Precision Shearing for Nanopore Long-Read Success” |
| 16:25 | Announcements and closing |
| 17:00 | Reception |