Benelux Mass Cytometry User Group Meeting

November 4–5, 2019 | Leiden, The Netherlands

Please join us for our first Benelux Mass Cytometry User Group Meeting!

We are delighted to host our first Mass Cytometry User Group Meeting (UGM) for the Benelux region at Leiden University Medical Center on November 4–5, 2019.

We will bring together our growing community of mass cytometry customers in the region so you can share in your discoveries and best practices using CyTOF® technology. The agenda will cover a wide range of topics in both basic research and translational applications as well as a back-to-basics section for those just getting started.

We will also include a breakout session on Day 2 for core facility managers.

And be sure to join us for our social evening on Monday, November 4, where you can relax and chat with your colleagues and friends!

Check out our agenda and register now to guarantee your seat!

We look forward to seeing you in Leiden!

A light breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch will be provided on both days.
Registration is free, but space is limited.

Register

Venue
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

Burumazaal, 1st floor- Building 3, next to the main building of LUMC

Hippocratespad 21, 2333 ZD Leiden, Netherlands

Directions

Program Start
Monday, November 4, 11:00

Program Conclusion
Tuesday, November 5, 12:00 (Core Facility Managers Meeting to follow)

Our speakers

Frits Koning

Leiden University Medical Center

Frederik de Smet

KU Leuven

Henrik Mei

DRFZ Berlin, a Leibniz Institute

Greet Vanhoof

Janssen

Yann Abraham

Janssen

Li Na

Leiden University Medical Center

Juan Garcia Vallejo

VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam

Lynn van Olst

PhD Student

VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam

Antonio Cosma

Luxembourg Institute of Health

Sofie Van Gassen

VIB-University of Ghent

Thomas Höllt

Leiden Computational Biology Center, Leiden University Medical Center

Yvonne Vercoulen

University Medical Center Utrecht

Vincent van Unen

Stanford University School of Medicine

Laura Kuett

University of Zurich

Marieke IJsselstein

Leiden University Medical Center

Program outline

Day 1 – Monday, November 4

       
10:00 – 11:00 Arrival and registration    
11:00 – 11:10 Welcome and introduction Emily Sandhaus Fluidigm
  Frits Koning, PhD Leiden University Medical Center
       
  A deeper understanding through mass cytometry    
11:00 – 11:40 Imaging the unimaginable with Imaging Mass Cytometry Frits Koning, PhD Leiden University Medical Center
11:40 – 12:10 Single-cell protein-based multiplex analysis of high-grade brain tumors Frederik de Smet, PhD KU Leuven
12:10 – 12:40 Biomarkers in chronic inflammatory diseases revealed by mass cytometry Henrik Mei, PhD DRFZ Berlin, A Leibniz Institute
12:40 – 13:00 New developments in mass cytometry Olga Karpus, PhD Fluidigm
       
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch    
       
  Mass cytometry in translational and clinical research – I    
14:00 – 14:20 Immune modulation by Daratumumab in different stages of multiple myeloma Greet Vanhoof, PhD Janssen
14:20 – 14:40 Building a CyTOF clinical data analysis pipeline Yann Abraham, PhD Janssen
14:40 – 15:00 Novel insights from high-dimensional single-cell technologies Li Na, PhD Leiden University Medical Center
       
  Mass cytometry in translational and clinical research – II    
15:00 – 15:20 Deep immune profiling of glioblastoma patients Juan Garcia Vallejo, MD, PhD, MBA VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
15:20 – 15:40 Mapping the immune system in Alzheimer’s disease Lynn van Olst, PhD Student VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
       
15:40 – 16:10 Coffee break and networking    
       
  New developments in data analysis    
16:10 – 16:30 Business intelligence meets mass cytometry Antonio Cosma, PhD Luxembourg Institute of Health
16:30 – 16:50 CytoNorm: a tool for cell-type specific non-linear batch correction Sofie Van Gassen, PhD VIB- UGhent
16:50 – 17:10 Exploration of Large Single-Cell Data with Cytosplore and hSNE Thomas Höllt, PhD Leiden Computational Biology Center, Leiden University Medical Center
       
  Panel Discussion: Succeeding with CyTOF®: From sample to data (optional attendance)    
17:10 – 17:15 Introduction to panel topics Olga Karpus, PhD Fluidigm
17:15 – 18:15 Best practices discussion    
       
19:00 – 23:00 Evening social event   Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Rapenburg 28, Leiden

Day 2 – Tuesday, November 5

       
08:30 – 09:00 Welcome coffee    
       
  Novel applications in mass cytometry and Imaging Mass Cytometry – I    
09:00 – 09:30 Visualization of inflammatory tissue responses through spatial analysis by Imaging Mass Cytometry Yvonne Vercoulen, PhD University Medical Center Utrecht
09:30 – 10:00 Human mucosal immunology revisited through mass cytometry Vincent van Unen, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine
10:00 – 10:30 Studying lymphovascular invasion in breast cancer with 3D imaging Laura Kuett University of Zurich
       
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break and networking    
       
  Novel applications in mass cytometry and Imaging Mass Cytometry – II    
11:00 – 11:30 Unraveling the tumour immune microenvironment by Imaging Mass Cytometry: from acquisition to analysis Marieke IJsselstein Leiden University Medical Center
11:30 – 11:50 New discoveries in IMC, future directions of MC/IMC Roberto Spada, PhD Fluidigm
11:50 – 12:00 Closing remarks / Meeting adjourns    
       
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch   Het Paleijns, Building 1, route 537 (ground floor)
       
12:00 – 13:30 Core Managers Meeting (invite only)   Het Paleijns, Building 1, route 537 (2nd floor) 

13:30 – 17:00

 Data Analysis in R: An Introduction (open to all UGM attendees)
   Multifunctional room, Building 1 (Located at the restaurant, accessible via the escalator in the central hall) 

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    Accommodation

    We have set aside a block of rooms at the Fletcher Wellness Hotel, within walking distance of the meeting venue, with a special meeting rate:
    Single Room, 2 nights, breakfast included (03.11.19–05.11.19), € 125/night

    To book your room at this rate:
    Download and fill in this booking form. Send it by email to sales@wellnesshotelleiden.nl.

    Please note that you must book by October 21 to receive this special rate, and that a limited number of rooms apply.