As members of the EASIGEN-DS consortium, we are pleased to invite you to a full-day hybrid advanced course focused on long-read sequencing and medical genomics taking place on Thursday 2 October 2025 at KU Leuven and online via Zoom.

This event offers a unique opportunity to explore the latest developments in long-read sequencing technologies and their applications in clinical and research settings. Experts from the EASIGEN-DS Consortium, including KU Leuven, NGI, CRG, MDC, CNAG and Charité, as well as invited speakers from other leading institutions, will contribute to the program structure around three thematic blocks: technologies and data analysis; applications in medical genomics; and “ask the experts”, a dedicated session for addressing participant questions on key topics.

This course is available both online and in person. On-site participants will enjoy direct interaction with expert speakers as well as valuable networking opportunities throughout the day. All attendees will have the chance to submit questions to the speakers in advance. These will be addressed during the closing Q&A session, providing deeper insights into the discussed topics.

Additional info and registration

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Enora Geslain, who has joined our research bioinformatics team as a permanent member! Enora brings valuable expertise in analyzing sequencing data, particularly from non-model organisms. Beyond her current specialization, Enora will also be a key contributor to research projects utilizing long-read sequencing data and single-cell analysis. This shared position with the Biology department will significantly enhance our capacity to bridge the gap in analyzing non-model organisms with cutting-edge sequencing capabilities.

We are pleased to announce the arrival of Pacbio’s Revio long-read sequencer in our facility. This device replaces the Sequel II system previously available.

With a high-density SMRT Cell, up to 4 SMRT Cells per run, and 24-hour run times, the Revio system with SPRQ chemistry delivers up to 480 Gb2,5 of HiFi reads per day, equivalent to 2,500 human whole genomes per year. The cost has come down dramatically, making the Revio for some applications now cheaper than conventional short-read sequencing, but with much more information.

To request the Revio service, please contact us at info@genomicscore.be

Long-read sequencing has been named method of the year by Nature magazine. From the pangenome effort to the telomere-to-telomere human reference genome, long-read sequencing is playing a central role on deepening our understanding of the genome, transcriptome and epigenome of multiple species. In this symposium we delve into this technology and provide an overview of how long-read sequencing works, how its raw data is analyzed and subsequently interpreted, and present a number of showcase studies. The event is open to researchers and practitioners in the areas of healthcare, biomedical sciences, biology, data science and computational genomics.

October 3rd, 2024

Room HERGE, Campus Gasthuisberg, UZ Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Final Program

Symposium is full: regular registration is closed

Registration is required for all participants:

• Participation is free for Flemish PhD students and post doctoral researchers
• Other participants: 50€

info@genomicscore.be

Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Workshop – 2023 Edition

Are you a biologist, medical doctor or bio-engineer interested in learning the basic sequencing techniques that will open the door to design your own sequencing experiment? Genomics Core Leuven invites to an introductory day on the basics of sequencing technology and data analysis.

When: Wednesday 25, October 2023.

Location: Auditorium Orchidee, Gasthuisberg Campus, UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven.

Questions? info@genomicscore.be

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday 23, October 2023.

Places are limited and are offered first-come, first-served.

Program of the meeting.

Registration is required for all participants. The workshop has a cost of 30 euros, to be paid upon registration (non-refundable).

Coffee will be served and at lunch sandwiches will be offered.

Questions? info@genomicscore.be

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We have two options to manage your NGS data produced in our facility:

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