Thursday 5 February

Plenary sessions

Technical developments within NGS - Ben Caljon (UZ Brussel)
Technical developments within high sensitivity flow cytometry and Multiparameter flowcytometry - Gert Van Isterdael, Katrien Van der Borght (VIB-UGent)
Technical development within digital cell morphology - Hofmans Mattias (UZ Gent)
Artificial intelligence in the diagnostic laboratory workflow: from innovation to regulation - Glynis Frans (UZ Leuven)

Parallel session: Molecular biology

Long read sequencing - Wouter Bossuyt (UZ Leuven)
Copy number and methylation profiling of circulating cell free DNA for minimally invasive classification of high-grade lymphoma - Malaika Van der Linden,Luca Visser (Ugent)

Parallel session: Flow cytometry

Modulation of monocyte phenotype in inflammation and sepsis - André Gothot (CHU Liège)
Flowcytometry: assay modification and ad hoc antibody modification – recommendations and safeguards - Eleni Linskens (UZ Brussel)

workshop 1

Validation of flowcytometry tests - Malicorne Buysse (UZ Gent)
Nanopore sequencing - Jozef Dingemans (Jessa, Hasselt)
IGH somatic hypermutation analysis - Sabine Franke (CHU Liège)
Molecular MRD applications in hemato-oncology - Marleen Bakkus, Jona Van der Straeten en Emma Kabongo Kanjinga (UZ Brussel)
Super RCA - sponsored by Analis

workshop 2

Automation in and by flowcytometry:User experiences - Jonathan Vanbesien (AZ Delta Roeselare)
Transfer of flow cytometric panels from conventional towards spectral devices - Julie Darrigues (KU Leuven)
Massive Parallel Sequencing - Friedel Nollet (AZ Brugge)
Interpretation of clonality analyses (IG & TCR) - Elke Boone (AZ Delta Roeselare)
People management in lab environment - Jeremie Gras (IPG, Gosselies)

Friday 6 February

Plenary sessions

Clonal Precursors with Clinical Consequences: MGUS, MBL, CHIP & TCUS in Perspective - Nancy Boeckx (UZ Leuven), Karl Vandepoele (UZ Gent)
University colleges presenting research projects Research Centre for Preventive Health Innovation - Tom Peeters (EhB, Brussel)
EQA testing in Belgium
Molecular Diagnostic Testing - Joséphine Lantoine (Sciensano, Brussel)
Flow cytometry - André Gothot (CHU Liège)

Workshop 3

Multicolor panel design: tips & tricks/ pro' en cons'? - Gert Van Isterdael, Katrien Van der Borght (VIB-UGent)
MRD applications in hemato-oncology: ELN guidelines - Barbara Depreter (AZ Delta Roeselare)
Bioinformatics made easy: hands-on sequencing analyse met Galaxy (please bring your own computer) - Paco Hulpiau/Mathias Verbeke (Howest Brugge)
MGUS/MBL/CHIP/TCUS - Elke Boone (AZ Delta Roeselare)

Workshop 4

Blood and bone marrow differentiation  by flowcytometry - Barbara Depreter (AZ Delta Roeselare)
How to: cytometry data preprocessing and quality control - Sarah Bonte (VIB-UGent)
Bionano for dummies - Barbara Dewaele (UZ Leuven)
Methylation analysis - Siebe Loontiens (Ugent)
Risk analysis: practical examples - Jeremie Gras (IPG, Gosselies), Evelien Heylen (ZAS, Antwerpen)

Parallel session: Clinical

Understanding ocular lymphoma: challenging diagnosis - Kathleen Deiteren (UZA, Antwerpen)
Implementation of Optical Genome Mapping into diagnostic workflows - Marian Stevens-Kroef (Radboud MC, Nijmegen)

Parallel session: research

Single-cell and epigenetic profiling alongside next generation flow techniques: Towards better understanding and classification of CVID - Tine D'hamers (Ugent)
Tumor characterization and disease follow-up in Multiple Myeloma by (epi) genetic profling using liquid biopsies - Robbe Heestermans (UZ Brussel)