Upcoming Kick-Off Meeting for ProgRet

We are thrilled to announce that all 10 PhD students have now been successfully recruited for our European Training Program to Understand, Diagnose and Treat Autosomal Dominant Retinal Diseases. These talented researchers will begin their work between September 1 and October 1, and they are eager to embark on this journey of training, discovery and innovation.
To mark the official start of our project, we will be hosting a kick-off meeting in Ghent, Belgium, on Monday, September 30. This event will bring together the PhD students, their Principal Investigators, our Associated Partners, and external advisors, providing an excellent opportunity for introduction, networking, collaboration, and the sharing of ideas. For those unable to attend in person, we have made arrangements to accommodate online participation, ensuring that everyone can contribute to this important meeting.
Following the kick-off, we will be holding the first set of training events for our PhD candidates from October 1 to 3. These sessions will include introductory lectures on the Genetics, Genomics, and Pathways of Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRD), laying the foundational knowledge necessary for their research. Additionally, the students will participate in a workshop on Research Integrity and Ethics, which is crucial for guiding their future work.
We look forward to welcoming everyone to Ghent and to the start of this exciting research and training initiative. Together, we will make significant strides in understanding and treating retinal diseases in Europe, and to translate research findings to healthcare and society.