Integrative Translational Approach for Head and Neck Cancer Detection and Therapy - Prof. Evgeny Izumchenko, University of Chicago, USA

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Time 18:00 Online, ICDG Grand Rounds, Bucharest, Romania 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3255268325... Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is the 6th most common type of cancer worldwide. Despite recent advances in diagnosis and conventional treatment options, HNSCC remains a devastating and difficult disease to treat. Despite

Interview with CGDI Advisory Board Chair Prof. Dr. Victor Velculescu, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Watch a remarkable interview with one of the world's most acclaimed genomics researchers, who together with his collaborators helped to coin the term 'transcriptome' and whose insights and experiences offer an inspiring vision for the future of personalized medicine. He is internationally recognized for his discoveries in genomics and oncology research.

Pharmacogenomics for the Undiagnosed: Translating Genetics into Care

The Romanian Undiagnosed Rare Diseases Group of the Institute for Research-Development in Genomics (ICDG) has successfully concluded one of this year's most relevant initiatives dedicated to progress in applied genomics and personalized medicine. In partnership with the Center for Innovation in Education and Health (CieH) - UMF "Carol Davila", we brought together in Bucharest a

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EUROPLAN 2025 Conference

November 18-19, 2025, at the UMF "Carol Davila" in Bucharest, the rare diseases community takes an important step forward: The EUROPLAN 2025 Conference marks the official launch of the Coalition for the update and implementation of the National Plan for Rare Diseases (NPRD). It is a key moment for the voices of patients, health professionals and decision-makers to meet in one place,

UMFCD Days 2025 - November 19-21, 2025

In the framework of UMFCD Days, the Institute for Research-Development in Genomics and the Genomics Discipline invite you to register for the practical course "Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies - fundamentals, perspectives and bioinformatics analysis in personalized medicine", which will take place in the NGS Sequencing Laboratory - Genomics Discipline / ICDG, on November 20,

Pharmacogenomics for the Undiagnosed: Translating Genetics into Care

Pharmacogenomics for the Undiagnosed: Translating Genetics into Care 11-12 November | Bucharest The CGDI, as co-organizer with CieH at UMFCD, invites you to a unique event dedicated to clinical genomics and innovation in medicine. Why attend: Access cutting-edge knowledge: find out how genomics research translates into healthcare

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CGDI Director Octavian Bucur invited to present at the NATO Biotechnology Conference in Brussels

  The Institute for Research-Development in Genomics (CGDI) is honored to announce the participation of Director General Octavian Bucur, selected and invited to represent Romania and the CGDI/UMFCD as a presenter at the NATO Biotechnology Conference, held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The event brought together several hundred experts and representatives from NATO member countries.

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CGDI - supporting the achondroplasia community!

  On October 21, 2025, Prof. Dr. Maria Puiu and Adrian Nicolae Buzatu were invited and participated in the event organized at the Parliament Palace, dedicated to the Achondroplasia Day, initiated by the Association of Little People and the National Network of Expertise in the Management of Achondroplasia and Skeletal Dysplasias. The event brought together doctors, patients, authorities and organizations

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CGDI at Expert Days CCIFER 2025 - Innovation and collaboration for the future of health

Prof. PhD Maria Puiu, Deputy Director General of the Institute for Research and Development in Genomics (ICDG), represented the Institute as a speaker at the CCIFER Expert Days: Innovation and Franco-Romanian collaboration in the field of health, held on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Bucharest. Together with health leaders such as Alexandru Rogobete - Minister of Health, Carmen Orban -

Outstanding participation at the National Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition - Sibiu, October 16-19, 2025

The CGDI was represented by Prof. Dr. Maria Puiu, Deputy Director General of the Institute, who gave a presentation at the congress on "Pediatric nutrition and gastroenterology in the era of genomic medicine" In this paper, Prof. Dr. Maria Puiu highlighted the importance of integrating genomics into modern pediatric medicine, highlighting how new genomic discoveries can