Quality Control in Genetic and Molecular Laboratory – The Gold Standard

The course will focus on:

• Quality standards and internal quality control practices in medical laboratories.
• Use of control materials for ongoing quality management of next-generation sequencing in a clinical genetics laboratory. Key standard operating procedures consistent with ISO 15189.
• ACMG laboratory standards for next-generation sequencing.
Laboratory section: participation in molecular diagnostics testing stages, isolation of genetic material from paraffin blocks, peripheral blood or bone marrow, and from fresh frozen tissue.
• Quality assurance and quality control in the cytogenetics laboratory – QC guidelines.
• Cytogenetic laboratory management: best practices and procedures based on chromosomes, FISH, and microarray analysis.
Laboratory section: measurement of the quality and quantity of isolated DNA/RNA

The course will take place on 20-21 July 2026 in Białystok, Poland, and will combine expert lectures with practical workshop.

📅 When?

20-21 July 2026

👉 Where

On-site format in Bialystok, eastern Poland

👉 Costs

Both travel and subsistence expenses will be covered by the project funds. A scholarship agreement will need to be signed.

👉 Detailes

• Each training group will consist of up to 20 participants: up to 8 alliance members from outside Poland, up to 5 participants from Poznan University of Technology, and up to 7 participants from MUB.

• MUB will share its high-quality expertise and infrastructure with participants; therefore, the training will be conducted on site, as some courses will require the use of specialised laboratory equipment.

• During the stay – whose main purpose is participation in the training – time will also be allocated to discovering the attractions of Białystok (including the MUB headquarters, i.e., the Branicki Palace, and the Branicki Palace Museum, among others). This provides valuable added benefit for participants and highlights that, despite local roots, all members of the Alliance share European values, including inclusiveness and openness.

• 100% of classes will be conducted in English.

• The task includes covering travel and subsistence costs for training participants from outside MUB (both members of the international EUNICE community and guests from the Polish EUNICE university, i.e., Poznań University of Technology).

• A necessary condition for participation and funding is the completion of the recruitment process, signing the agreement, attending and completing the course/training, and fulfilling all formal mobility reporting requirements.

👉 Applications

The deadline for submitting applications is: 30 June 2026

👉 Questions? 

If you have any questions contact: eunice.ap@umb.edu.pl

👉Rules

The participation rules are listed on the task website.