21st Belgian Society of Human Genetics meeting
17/09/2021
Today, the 21st BESHG meeting took place at the Crown Plaza hotel in Brussels. For many, it was the first physical meeting in a long time and a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues in the field of genetics. With 5 posters and 2 oral presentations of Maaike and Ilse, our lab was well represented.
Today, the 21st BESHG meeting took place at the Crown Plaza hotel in Brussels. For many, it was the first physical meeting in a long time and a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues in the field of genetics. With 5 posters and 2 oral presentations of Maaike and Ilse, our lab was well represented.
Cardiogenetics is pushing boundaries
03/03/2021
The UZA published an article in their magazine on our research. You can read the article (in Dutch) here.
The UZA published an article in their magazine on our research. You can read the article (in Dutch) here.
Bart Loeys receives Francqui-Collen award
17/12/2020
Yesterday, Bart Loeys was invited to the "Paleis der Academiën" in Brussels to receive the Francqui-Collen award from King Filip. The national television even came to film in our lab. Watch the news report and interview with Bart below.
Yesterday, Bart Loeys was invited to the "Paleis der Academiën" in Brussels to receive the Francqui-Collen award from King Filip. The national television even came to film in our lab. Watch the news report and interview with Bart below.
14/12/2020
On Wednesday 16/12/2020 Bart will receive the Francqui-Collen award (also called the Belgian Nobel prize) from the hands of King Filip himself. Bart is awarded for his outstanding clinical research revealing the genetic causes of thoracic aortic aneurysm. We are very proud of our PI! Congratulations Bart!
Click here to read the full article on the VRT News website.
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Ewa Sieliwonczyk explains research in Science Figured Out
11/05/2020
Ewa Sieliwonczyk got the opportunity to explain her research in a 3 minute pitch for the general public. If you would like to understand how zebrafish are helping our research, watch the following movie (Dutch).
Ewa Sieliwonczyk got the opportunity to explain her research in a 3 minute pitch for the general public. If you would like to understand how zebrafish are helping our research, watch the following movie (Dutch).
ESHG conference Gothenburg
04/07/2019
From June 15 till June 18, the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Genetics took place in Gothenburg (Sweden). Our lab was well represented with six of our lab members attending the conference, three poster presentations and three oral presentations.
From June 15 till June 18, the annual meeting of the European Society for Human Genetics took place in Gothenburg (Sweden). Our lab was well represented with six of our lab members attending the conference, three poster presentations and three oral presentations.
BeSHG annual meeting
18/03/2019
On Friday 15th of March, the 19th meeting of the Belgian Society for Human Genetics took place in Liège. This years team was "Precision medicine: application of genetics in prevention and treatment." With 5 posters and 1 oral presentation, the Loeys lab was well represented on the meeting. Ewa Sieliwonczyk got awarded with the prize for best oral presentation. Congratulations Ewa!
ESHG Cardiogenetics course Antwerp
08/01/2018
The fourth cardiogenetics training course supported by the European Society of Human Genetics will take place in Antwerp, Belgium (course organizers: Prof Bart Loeys, Clinical Genetics, University of Antwerp; Prof Bill Newman, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine) from Saturday April 27th to Tuesday April 30th 2019.
The course is mainly intended for young trainees in genetics and cardiology and consists of lectures, interactive and case-based teaching covering clinical and molecular aspects of cardiogenetic disorders.
For course program, all practical information and to register for the course please go via the ESHG website here.
The course is mainly intended for young trainees in genetics and cardiology and consists of lectures, interactive and case-based teaching covering clinical and molecular aspects of cardiogenetic disorders.
For course program, all practical information and to register for the course please go via the ESHG website here.
PhD defense Ilse Luyckx: Unravelling the genetic architecture of (bicuspid aortic valve-related) aortopathy.
17/12/2018
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