GEroNIMO and RUMIGEN Final Event
Recordings and Presentations
On this page, you will find the recordings and presentations from the GEroNIMO & RUMIGEN Joint Final Event, held on 15 April 2026 in Brussels.
The content is organised by session and includes the titles of the talks and the respective speakers. It is intended as a reference for gathering and managing presentation materials shared during the event.
The agenda is available here. Watch the recordings via the playlist below.
SESSION 1 – 08:30
Social Acceptance of New Breeding Technologies
Panel discussion
SESSION 2 – 10:20
Editing for Resilience and Welfare
Gene editing to support genetic improvement in livestock – Simon Lillico
Epigenome editing in animal production: A prospective review – Guillaume Devailly
The management of rare alleles, including GE, in breeding schemes – Theo Meuwissen
Simulating scenarios of gene editing in dual-purpose chicken breeding programs – Edward Chuang
Gene editing of livestock raised for agricultural purposes – Alison Van Eenennaam
SESSION 3 – 13:40
Epigenetics: A new lever to Resilience and Efficiency?
The RUMIGEN EpiChip, a sensor of environment and breeding practices – Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira
Epigenetic dynamics in the chicken brain throughout animal life – Carlos Guerrero Bosagna
Molecular fingerprints of pig male reproduction from omics data – Pedro Sa
The RUMIGEN EpiChip: integration of epigenetics into dairy cow selection – Marie-Pierre Sanchez
Tagging non-genetic inheritance using the transmissibility models – Ingrid David
SESSION 4 – 16:00
Next-Generation Selection
Trade-offs – evolution and use in breeding strategies – Mario Calus
Including methylation in genomic prediction – Ioanna Vourlaki & Levi Ayres
Selection strategies for heat-stress tolerance – Sophie Mattalia
Strategies to maintain and improve local and small breeds – Marie-José Mercat
Panel discussion