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During the recent Artrose Gezond evenings, visitors had the unique opportunity to step behind the scenes of the Core Facility and discover how technology is helping researchers unravel the complexities of osteoarthritis. Guided by our Head of the Genomics Core Facility, prof. dr. Joyce van Meurs, participants explored our laboratories, where genomes and proteins are analysed every day to drive scientific discovery.

Join us for the next Erasmus MC Genomics Core Facility User Meeting, where we will explore the rapidly evolving field of epigenetics under the theme ‘Epigenetics across scales: from single cells to populations’.

When a virus outbreak occurs, understanding its genetic make-up quickly can provide valuable insights into how the virus is spreading and changing. At the Genomics Core Facility, we support researchers with the genomic technologies and infrastructure needed to generate these insights – sometimes when time is of essence.

A new paper in Nature Genetics, co-authored by a researcher in the Population Genomics group at Erasmus MC, employs advanced molecular biology techniques and computational tools to identify key genetic drivers of six autoimmune diseases in a rare immune cell type.

Patients diagnosed with the same type and grade of diffuse glioma can experience remarkably different disease courses. Understanding the biology behind these differences is essential for improving prognosis and advancing more personalised treatment strategies.

Since January, the Genomics Core Facility at Erasmus MC has welcomed a new bioinformatician: Minouk Noordsij. With an interdisciplinary academic background, she is driven by the challenge of transforming complex genomic data into insights with real-world relevance.