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) & Nicolas Istaces (CHIREC, Brussels)
- Transfer of flow cytometric panels from conventional towards spectral devices - Barbara Moraschi, Prof Emanuela Pasciuto (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 - 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 - Paco Hulpiau/Mathias Verbeke (Howest Brugge)
- A CHIP or not a CHIP: interpretation of low VAF variants in blood or bone marrow - 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)