Vlerick Senior & Healthcare Club: Human Cell Atlas

A project in a global collaboration

More than 3,000 scientists from 86 countries around the world are working on mapping every cell in the human body. Never before have researchers attempted to create such a detailed blueprint of our body, cell by cell, tissue by tissue. The Human Cell Atlas (HCA) should not only drastically improve our understanding of the body, it should also trigger a revolution in medicine. The Atlas is likely to lead to major advances in the way illnesses are diagnosed and treated. In a lab in Ghent, they want to grow immune cells with an artificial organ to fight cancer.

Agenda

• 1.30 - 1.50 PM: Arrival
• 1.50 PM: Welcome by the Senior Club & VIB
• 2 PM : Presentation VIB & lecture Human Cell Atlas Project
• 3 PM : Guided tour VIB
• 4 PM : Networking reception

Speakers

• Prof dr Yvan Saeys, VIB Group Leader Data mining and modeling for biomedicine

Ticket prices

• Free for bootcamp students
• €25 (alumni)
• €30 (non-alumni)

Reserve your seat today!

Problems with registration? Email alumni@vlerick.com!

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