Speakers

Dr Vicente A. Yépez is a scientific researcher and lab scientific manager at the Chair of Computational Molecular Medicine at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

Positions

• Where his work focuses on transcriptomics, functional genomics, and using RNA data to identify aberrant gene expression, splicing events, and disease-causing variants that may be missed by DNA testing alone.
• Vicente completed his PhD at TUM and has played leading roles in major European rare-disease initiatives, including co-heading the RNA-seq working group for Solve-RD and the European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA).
• His work spans clinical implementation of RNA sequencing for Mendelian disease diagnostics, standardised transcriptome analysis, and collaborative multi-omics approaches that improve the diagnostic yield for patients with rare diseases.
• He is also co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of OmicsDiscoveries, a German-based company developing AI-based RNA-sequencing tools to accelerate genetic testing and rare-disease diagnosis.

Areas of special interest

• Functional Genomics & Transcriptomics
• Rare Disease Diagnostics
• Standardized Multi-Omics Approaches