Agenda

Agenda

Check back soon to discover the latest new sessions for each day of Bionano Symposium 2026.

Agenda

time icon02/23/2026 07:00

Day 1 - Advancements in Heme Malignancies with OGM

From leukemias, to lymphomas and myelomas, see how cytogenetic laboratories and key opinion leader (KOL) networks in different countries have implemented OGM across multiple clinical research applications and how the workflow performs in comparison to traditional cytogenetic and molecular methods. Hear from experts building the framework around OGM implementation and the added value in precision, sensitivity and understanding of novel, driver structural variants in heme malignancy applications.

time icon02/23/2026 07:10

From Sequence to Structure: Integrating OGM, NGS, and Variant Intelligence Applications ( VIA) for Comprehensive Cancer Genomics Analysis

Ravindra Kolhe, MD, PhD, FACP  |  Georgia Cancer Center

time icon02/23/2026 07:30

Exploratory Genomic Profiling of Relevant Findings in Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) using Optical Genome Mapping

Wahab A. Khan, PhD, FACMG  |  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

time icon02/23/2026 07:50

Optical Genome Mapping detects pathogenic aberrations in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and reveals additional information

Amber Verhasselt  |  PhD Student, KU Leuven

time icon02/23/2026 08:10

Application of Optical Genome Mapping in the Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Klaudia Starosz  |  PhD Student, Medical University of Łódź

time icon02/23/2026 08:30

Comparative analysis of targeted RNA-seq and optical genome mapping for detecting pathogenic gene rearrangements

Gokce A. Toruner, MD, PhD, FACMG  |  Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

time icon02/23/2026 08:45

Molecular cytogenetics analysis of Multiple Myeloma with Optical Genome Mapping replaces FISH and CNV-analysis.

Elly De Vlieghere, PhD, MSc  |  Molecular Biologist, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge

time icon02/23/2026 09:00

Identification of chromoanagenesis events by OGM: Advances from the European Group on Chromoanagenesis

Anna Maria Puiggros Metje  |  Biologist Assistant, Molecular Cytogenetics Laboratory, Hospital Del Mar

time icon02/23/2026 09:15

Integration of Optical Genome Mapping in the Cytogenomic & Molecular Work-up of Hematological Malignancies

Rashmi Kanagal Shamanna  |  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
time icon02/23/2026 09:30

Live Panel Discussion and Q&A

Hosted By
Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG  |  Chief Medical Officer, Bionano

Dana Jaber, PhD | Sr. Clinical Affairs Scientist & Customer Success Manager - EMEA, Bionano

Session recording will be available On-Demand at the Bionano Youtube page on Monday, March 2 at 10 AM PST. The live Q&A Panel Discussion will not be available on demand.

time icon02/24/2026 07:00

Day 2 - New Frontiers in Oncology and Bioprocessing Applications

Discover how OGM performs for the most challenging Heme malignancy indications, such as multiple myeloma and lymphomas, and see the latest OGM data and results from multiple groundbreaking studies. See how experts are utilizing Bionano’s workflow to unveil pathogenic & driver structural variants in solid tumors such as breast & ovarian cancers and soft tissue tumors. Also, discover how OGM is playing a key role as a quality control (QC) tool for assessing the genome integrity of various cell bioprocessing applications. 

time icon02/24/2026 07:10

OGM of Myeloma at Versailles Hospital

Hippolyte Guerineau, PharmD  |  Centre Hospitalier de Versailles

time icon02/24/2026 07:20

The FrOGG (French speaking OGM Group - GFCH): bringing the French OGM heme community together since 2023

Agnes Daudignon, PhD  |  CHU de Lille

time icon02/24/2026 07:25

Unlocking Sarcoma Complexity: Optical Genome Mapping Reveals Hidden Structural Variants in Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Ying S. Zou, MD, PhD, FACMG | Director of Cancer Genetics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

time icon02/24/2026 07:40

Optical Genome Mapping as a Powerful Cytogenetic Tool in Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas

Alejandro Berenguer Rubio, MD  |  Researcher, Laboratory of Cytogenetics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe)

time icon02/24/2026 07:55

Unveiling genomic rearrangements in engineered iPSC lines by optical genome mapping

Darren "Ben" Finlay, PhD  |  Research Associate Professor, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

time icon02/24/2026 08:15

Exploring the Utility of OGM through an iPS cell engineering pipeline

James Haldane, MSc  |  Lead Scientist, iPSC Platform, iPSC Platform bit.bio

time icon02/24/2026 08:30

Comprehensive Genomic Landscape of cGMP-Compliant Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Revealed by Optical Genome Mapping

Annelise Bennaceur Griscelli   |  Professor, CEO, CiTHERA Center for iPS Cell Therapies, Paris Saclay University INSERM

time icon02/24/2026 08:45

Homologous Recombination Deficiency detection using Optical Genome Mapping

Marc-Henri Stern, MD, PhD  |  DRCE Emeritus, Institut Curie

time icon02/24/2026 09:00

The 1000x Genome: Pushing the boundaries of OGM to interrogate the Myeloma Genome at an Unprecedented Resolution

Phillip D. Michaels, MD  |  Medical Director, CAMD Translational Biomarker Core, Associate Pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Adrian Dubuc, PhD, FACMG  |  Vice Chair for Clinical Research (Cytogenetics/Genomics), Associate Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

time icon02/24/2026 09:30

Live Panel Discussion and Q&A

Hosted By
Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG  |  Chief Medical Officer, Bionano

Dana Jaber, PhD | Sr. Clinical Affairs Scientist & Customer Success Manager - EMEA, Bionano

Session recording will be available On-Demand at the Bionano Youtube page on Monday, March 2 at 12 PM PST. The live Q&A Panel Discussion will not be available on demand.

time icon02/25/2026 07:00

Day 3 - OGM Making its Mark in Constitutional Genetic Disorders

Become inspired by genetic disease research, including the rare and unresolved, where OGM is key to the discovery of relevant variants after multiple other traditional methods had failed to provide answers. Receive updates from the OGM global base of users from Japan, India, Italy, France, Turkey, and US, where OGM was instrumental in providing answers for the analysis of pre-natal, post-natal samples, and reproductive disorders and beyond.  

time icon02/25/2026 07:10

Optical Genome Mapping: Bridging the Gap between Cytogenetics and Molecular Genomics

Yassmine Akkari, PhD, FACMG  |  Nationwide Children's Hospital

time icon02/25/2026 07:25

Evaluating Recurrent Pregnancy Loss using Optical Genome Mapping Integrated with Gene-Specific Structural Variant Profiling

Debopriya Chakraborty   |  Molecular Diagnostics Post-doctoral Fellow, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

time icon02/25/2026 07:40

Advancing Genomic Analysis through Optical Genome Mapping

Walaa Darwiche, PhD  |  Research and Development Engineer, CHU Amiens - Picardie

time icon02/25/2026 07:55

Completely resolved structural variants by OGM with adaptive sampling from CNV discovery

Li Fu, MD  |  PhD Student, Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine

time icon02/25/2026 08:15

First Results of the French National Prospective Study Evaluating the performance of Optical Genome Mapping and long-read Sequencing for the detection of Structural Variants

Laila El Khattabi, PhD, PharmD  |  Clinical Associate Professor, Sorbonne University APHP Hospitals and Paris Brain Institute

time icon02/25/2026 08:30

Optical Genome Mapping: Rare Genetic Disease Research - Indian Scenario

Karthik Bharadwaj Tallapaka, MD, DrNB  |  Senior Scientist, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

time icon02/25/2026 08:45

Complex constitutional rearrangements characterized by the combination of OGM and long-read sequencing

Bruna Burssed, MSc  |  PhD Student, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) and RadboudUMC

time icon02/25/2026 09:00

Time for OGM in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mehmet Burak Mutlu, MD  |  Medical Genetics Specialist, Detagen Genetic Diseases Diagnosis and Evaluation Center

time icon02/25/2026 09:15

OGM in Rare Disorders - Greenwood Genetic Center Experience

Nikhil Sahajpal, PhD, FACMG  |  Assistant Director, Cytogenetics and Molecular Laboratories, Greenwood Genetic Center

time icon02/25/2026 09:30

Live Panel Discussion and Q&A

Hosted By
Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG  |  Chief Medical Officer, Bionano

Dana Jaber, PhD | Sr. Clinical Affairs Scientist & Customer Success Manager - EMEA, Bionano

Session recording will be available On-Demand at the Bionano Youtube page on Monday, March 2 at 12 PM PST. The live Q&A Panel Discussion will not be available on demand.

time icon02/26/2026 07:00

Day 4 - Genome Landscape Analysis with Bionano Products: Ionic, Saphyr, Stratys, and VIA

Learn about Bionano products, including Ionic, Saphyr, Stratys, and VIA, directly from our customers. Key opinion leaders from US, Canada, and Netherlands will share their experience and data from isolating FFPE DNA from Ionic (isotachophoresis) workflow for downstream NGS applications, novel, semi-automated ultra-high molecular DNA isolation by the Ionic methos for OGM, customer experience using the high throughput Stratys system and how customers are using the VIA software solutions for heme malignancies and constitutional genetic disease applications. Don’t miss the chance to discover an interesting tool (OMKAR) to create a digital karyotype of OGM data of rearranged chromosomes! 

time icon02/26/2026 07:10

2026 - the year to scale-up OGM

Alexander Hoischen  |  Professor, Genomic Technologies for Immune-Mediated and Infectious Diseases, Radboudumc

time icon02/26/2026 07:30

Development of a combined protocol for simultaneous Purification of DNA or RNA from FFPE Samples Using Bionano G2 FFPE DNA Kit and the Ionic System

Chantal Courtemanche, PhD  |  Scientist, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, CHU de Québec / Université Laval

time icon02/26/2026 07:50

Karyotyping with Optical Genome Mapping using OMKar

Vineet Bafna, PhD  |  Professor Computer Science & Engineering, University of California, San Diego

time icon02/26/2026 08:10

Analysis of Optical Genome Mapping Data in VIA

Brandon M. Shaw, PhD, FACMG, DABMGG  |  Laboratory Director, Cytogenomics/Molecular Genetics; Program Director, Laboratory Genetics and Genomics, Henry Ford Health

time icon02/26/2026 08:35

Comparison of CN and SV Detection using the Stratys Instrument vs Routine Cytogenetic Platforms; Implications for CNV Reporting

Elizabeth McCready, PhD, PCCMG  |  Clinical Laboratory Genetics Discipline Director/ Professor, Hamilton Health Sciences/ McMaster University

time icon02/26/2026 08:55

Optical Genome Mapping to resolve findings in Leukemia

Eddy de Boer  |  Researcher, PhD Candidate, UMCG

Arjan Buijs  |  Laboratory Specialist UMCG

time icon02/26/2026 09:15

High Throughput Structural Genome Analysis - Scaling for the Future

Adam C. Smith, PhD, FCCMG, FACMG, erCLG  |  Clinical Laboratory Director (Cytogenetics), Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology, Labcorp, NC, USA

time icon02/26/2026 09:30

Live Panel Discussion and Q&A

Hosted By
Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG  |  Chief Medical Officer, Bionano

Dana Jaber, PhD  |  Sr. Clinical Affairs Scientist & Customer Success Manager - EMEA, Bionano

Session recording will be available On-Demand at the Bionano Youtube page on Monday, March 2 at 12 PM PST. The live Q&A Panel Discussion will not be available on demand.