The first TGX conference day
On Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, our Department of Translational Genomics hosted its very first TGX Conference Day! The event showcased the incredible research being conducted within our five key research lines:
🔬 Clinical Genomics
🥗 Nutrigenomics
🧪 In Vitro Assays
☣️ Toxicogenomics
💻 Bioinformatics
It was an inspiring day of knowledge-sharing and collaboration, highlighting the cutting-edge advancements being made across our department.
A big thank you to our speakers and organizing team for making this day a success!
This first edition was exclusively for employees, but the overwhelming success has us considering opening future editions to external visitors.
Stay tuned for updates—we’re excited to share the transformative work happening here with a broader audience!

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