New DNA sequencing technologies improve rare disease diagnosis

Thursday 19 March 2026, 12:30 pm
Unraveling Rare Diseases: Bioinformatic Evaluation of Novel Sequencing technologies
PhD candidate
M.E. Kücük
Promotor(s)
prof. dr. C.F.H.A. Gilissen
Location
Aula

Rare diseases affect millions of people worldwide, yet many patients never receive a genetic diagnosis. This thesis shows that new DNA sequencing technologies reveal disease-causing mutations more accurately, leading to higher diagnostic success.

Muhammet Erdi Küçük (1991) behaalde zijn master in bio-informatica uit University of British Columbia en deed promotieonderzoek aan de Radboud Universiteit binnen de afdeling Humane Genetica.