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Scaling the Genome: Tech Innovations and Their Impact on Diagnostics & Genealogy
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Scaling the Genome: Tech Innovations and Their Impact on Diagnostics & Genealogy

Hosted by Medical Data Science Israel (MeDS)

Wednesday 11 November 2026, 18:00Venue time (Jerusalem)
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Join the MeDS community for an evening of expert talks on advances in genomics and sequencing. Catch up over refreshments and enter our prize draw for a chance to take home a MyHeritage DNA Kit!

Agenda:
18:00 - 18:30 - Gathering and Refreshments

18:30 - 18:40 - Welcome & Opening Remarks

18:40 - 19:10 - More Data, Better Answers: Consumer Genetics in the Era of Low-Coverage and 30x Sequencing
Ethel Vol, Senior Scientist at Myheritage

19:10 - 19:40 - Unleashing genomics: Germline Mutation Analysis With Flow-Based Sequencing
Ilya Soifer, Sr. Director, Bioinformatics at Ultima Genomics

19:40 - 19:55 - Break

19:55 - 20:00 - Prize Draw: Win a MyHeritage DNA Kit!

20:00 - 20:30 - IdentifAI-ing the Needle in the Homology Haystack: Deep NGS for Pseudogene-Driven Disorders
Shahar Koren Bioinformatics team lead at Identifai genetics

20:30 - 21:00 Desserts & Networking

📍 Location: MyHeritage Offices, 9th HaMasger St., Tel Aviv, within walking distance of HaHagana train station and Carlebach light rail station. By car: Parking at HaTsfira 2 (חניון הצפירה 2).

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