Programme – Gregor Mendel Day 2026
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13:00 – 13:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Gert Mayer, Johannes Zschocke
13:15 – 13:30
1 Year Genome of Europe (GoE)
André Uitterlinden
13:30 – 13:40
Italy’s contributions to GoE
Gualtiero Colombo
13:40 – 14:30
PROGRESS IN GENOMICS
Strategies for Clinical Genome Interpretation in France
Pierre Blanc
Building a Human Genome Research Cohort
Lena Tschiderer
Genomrechenzentrum: Progress and Challenges
Vincent Beliveau
Innsbruck Imputation Server
Lukas Forer
14:30 – 15:00
Break and poster session
15:00 – 15:30
KEYNOTE
The Genome is Not Enough: The Dark Side of Human Genetics
Malte Spielmann
15:30 – 16:20
GENOMICS IN MEDICINE
Understanding Human Genome Expression: Regulation and Dysregulation
Andreas Mayer
Alternative DNA Structures and Their Medical Significance
Angelika Lahnsteiner
GenKom: Digital Solutions for Communication in Medicine
Markus Keller
16:20 – 16:50
Break and Poster Session
16:50 – 17:40
GOVERNING GENOMICS
Governance Lessons from other Research Infrastructure Projects
Michaela Th. Mayrhofer
The WHO Guidance for Human Genome Data Collection, Access, Use and Sharing: what’s Relevant to the Future of Genome of Europe and beyond?
Deborah Mascalzoni
Governing Genomics Without a Lifecycle Lens: Regulatory Barriers to Sustainability in Ireland
Ciara Staunton
17:45
Closing Remarks
Patrizia Stoitzner