Genetics Retreat NVHG graduate meeting
The 32nd edition of the Genetics Retreat was held on 7th and 8th May 2026 in conference centre Rolduc in Kerkrade. This meeting offers a unique and exclusive podium to PhD students to develop their presenting and debating skills in an informal but professional setting. It covers a broad range of scientific aspects, from genetic screens and variant discovery, to fundamental mechanistic exploration and experimental (epi)genetics.
For whom?
PhD candidates, (junior) postdocs, PI's, MD's (trainees) and other young scientists (including master students) working in (molecular) genetics, epigenetics or related analytical or experimental fields, from universities, clinical institutions and research centres in the Netherlands and neighboring countries.
About the Genetics Retreat
Topics range from big data integration and fore-front analytical biostatistics to non-coding variants to artificial intelligence in predictive modeling. The meeting features well-known keynote addresses on contemporary societal and academic issues for young scientists. Since 2015 this event is organized under the auspices of the Dutch Association for Human Genetics, NVHG.
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5 good reasons to attend
- Develop your presenting and debating skills in an informal but professional setting and receive useful feedback.
- Receive updates on forefront research in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
- Be inspired by a top-notch speaker during the Joep Geraedts keynote lecture.
- Expand your professional network and discuss research projects among peers, with principal investigators and the keynote speaker.
- Awards for the three best oral graduate presentations. The best oral graduate presentation will also be invited by NVHG to give a presentation during the NVHG annual meeting. Registration for the NVHG meeting, hotel room and dinner are offered too.
The Genetics Retreat is an inspiring, safe and fun meeting to present your work, to get to know the field and to share experiences with fellow young scientists.
I’m having great memories in attending the Genetics Retreat meetings during my PhD (1993-1997). Always inspiring discussions after my lectures on 'genetics of hyperhomocysteinemia', that also continued in the bar of Rolduc.
Feedback on presentation performance was excellently organized and very useful.
All PhD talks were diverse and of high quality! Absolutely fantastic keynote lectures.