MEETING PROGRAM

08:30          Welcome coffee 

 

09:00          Start of symposium – Opening words by Prof. Cedric Van Marcke de Lummen (UCLouvain - Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc)

 

SESSION 1: Comprehensive cancer profiling through biomarkers

 

09:10          Keynote speaker 1: Dr. Benedikt Westphalen (Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich, Germany)  

                     Decoding cancer: pan-tumoral biomarkers and comprehensive genomic profiling

 

09:50          Invited speaker 1: Prof. Katleen De Preter (VIB-UGent) 

                      Beyond mutations: unlocking the full potential of liquid biopsies

 

10:10          Selected abstract 1

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10:20          Selected abstract 2

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10:30          Coffee break 

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SESSION 2: Targeting cancer’s weaknesses: metabolism and drug discovery

 

10:50          Invited speaker 2: Prof. Olivier Feron (UCLouvain)

                     Tumor metabolism: fueling cancer or its Achilles’ heel?

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11:10          Invited speaker 3: Dr. Matthias Versele (KULeuven)

                     High-throughput drug screening: accelerating precision medicine

 

11:30          Selected abstract 3

                       

11:40          Selected abstract 4

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11:50         Pitch your poster

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12:00         Lunch talk

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12:15        Lunch break & Poster session

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SESSION 3: The power of data: multi-omics and biostatistics in precision oncology

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13:45          Keynote speaker 2: Prof. Stephan Michiels (Gustave Roussy Institute, France)

                      From data to decisions: how biostatistics shapes precision oncology

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14:25          Invited speaker 4: Prof. Steven Van Laere (UAntwerp)

                     Multi-omics: unraveling cancer through an integrated lens

 

14:45          Selected abstract 5  

 

14:55          Selected abstract 6

 

15:05          Coffee break

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SESSION 4:  Next-generation cancer diagnostics: AI, digital pathology, and molecular imaging

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15:25          Keynote speaker 3: Dr. Maschenka Balkenhol (Radboudumc, The Netherlands)

                      AI in oncology: how digital pathology is transforming cancer diagnosis

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16:05          Invited speaker 5: Prof. Sophie Hernot (VUB)

                     Single-domain antibodies: a new era in molecular imaging and therapy

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16:25          Belgian collaborative precision oncology trials: past, present and future - Dr Philippe Aftimos (ULB)

 

16:40          Closing words & Award ceremony 

 

17:00          Network reception 

 

18:00          End of symposium