Symposia and Meetings organized by MGC members
MGC symposium - 12 September, 2019
Each year the MGC organizes a one day symposium for their members. The program of the symposium consists of 13 scientific lectures presented by promising, mainly young researchers (PhD students and postdocs) from the different MGC departments. Also the best presenter at the MGC PhD student workshop is invited to give a presentation. The scientific part of the day is capped by a keynote speaker and the symposium is concluded with drinks, small bites or a walking dinner.
For a historical overview of all keynote speakers click here and of all programs click here
Section 'DNA repair mechanisms'
This section organizes about once every two months a meeting on Friday mornings. Location is either Rotterdam or Leiden. Coordinators are: Haico van Attikum (h.van.attikum@lumc.nl) and Wim Vermeulen (w.vermeulen@erasmusmc.nl)
Next meeting: 14 December, Leiden
Programme Clinical Genetics lectures 2018, Erasmus MC
Lectures are on Thursdays, starting at 16:00 h. For the annual programme visit the website
Next lecture: 15 November, 2018, Wytemaweg 80, Rotterdam
Cecilia Giulivi: Role of bioenergetics in neurodegeneration and neurological disorders
Medical Investigations of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute, and Dept. Molecular
Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
MGC Publieksmiddag "Wijzer over DNA" (lezingen zijn veelal in het Nederlands)
Sinds 2007 wordt er ieder jaar op de eerste of tweede zondag van november een publiekslezing georganiseerd onder de noemer " Wijzer over DNA". In de pdf kunnen de programma's van voorgaande jaren ingekeken worden.
De eerstkomende editie is op zondag 4 november, 12:30 - 17:00 uur, in Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Leiden.
Titel: ‘Wijzer over DNA: Op zoek naar de"dader"met behulp van een bevolkingsscreening'
De rol van DNA onderzoek als laatste poging de dader van een moordzaak te achterhalen heeft met de zaak rondom de moord van Nicky Verstappen ook dit jaar weer veel media aandacht getrokken.Vanwege deze aandacht en vragen die het onderzoek met zich meebrengt hebben we een programma samengesteld. Zie programma
Aanmelding kan via https://forms.lumc.nl/lumc2/publieksmiddag
MGC Public afternoon "Wiser about DNA"
Since 2007, a public lecture under the title "Wiser on DNA" has been organized every year on the first or second Sunday of November. The programs from previous years can be viewed in the pdf.
The next edition will be organized in "Rijksmuseum Boerhaave" on Sunday 4 November, 2018.
https://forms.lumc.nl/lumc2/publieksmiddag
Most lectures are in Dutch.
Meetings and lectures organized by others
NKI Seminars To view the 2018 program visit the website
PCDI - Postdoc Career Development Initiative - is an organisation that aims at improving awareness of career planning and opportunities among postdocs, PhD students and their employers. They bring together scientists, universities and key players in the life science industry.
