The Power of Whole Genome Sequencing: Uncovering New Variants for Precision Medicine

Aida graduated from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Santiago de Cuba. In 2004, she obtained her Ph.D. in Human Genetics at the Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She received several grants and was a recipient of the prestigious Erasmus Fellowship in 2009. Major research accomplishments include the discovery of mutations in several genes causing congenital cardiovascular diseases, which led to new diagnostic tests, improved patient care guidelines, and major scientific publications. After 18 years of experience in academia, she joined CENTOGENE, where she now serves as Head of Research Data Analysis.

Tobias Boettcher completed his internship in Neurology at the Dept. of Neurology, University of Rostock, Germany. During this time, he received a research grant from the German Academy of Natural Sciences Leopoldina, with projects at the Dept. of Physiology/Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, and the Dept. of Neurology, University of Goettingen. In 2005, Dr. Boettcher received his Board Certification in Neurology, and subsequently worked for four years as a Registrar Neurologist at the Dept. of Neurology, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Hospital, Neubrandenburg. Since September 2017, Dr. Boettcher has worked as a Clinical Neurologist at the Outpatient Medical Center of the Johanna-Odebrecht-Stiftung, Greifswald, at the specialized Outpatient Department for Neurogenetic Diseases and LSDs. Dr. Boettcher has co-authored 48 peer-reviewed scientific publications (19 in the scope of LSDs). Since 1997, he has developed vast experience in the field of LSDs through his work in patient care (outpatient departments), basic research (Neurogenetic Laboratory, University of Rostock), and diagnostics (CENTOGENE). At CENTOGENE, he currently serves as Director Clinical Neurogenetics.