The CoMPaSS-NMD open workshop, “Charting the Course: Next-Gen Discoveries in CoMPaSS-NMD,” took place on September 3rd, 2026, from 14:00 to 16:30 (CEST).

Hosted in a hybrid format at Politechnika Śląska (SUT) in Gliwice, Poland, as well as online, this event highlighted the vital contributions of the early-career researchers driving innovation within the CoMPaSS-NMD project.

The workshop featured ten 10-minute presentations covering key breakthroughs across clinical diagnostics, AI-driven muscle biopsy analysis, multi-omic pipelines, and imaging technologies.

Workshop Agenda

  • 14:00 – 14:10 | Andi Nuredini

    The Clinical Picture of Undiagnosed Patients from CoMPaSS-NMD

  • 14:10 – 14:20 | Victoria Lillback

    Insights from a Research Cohort of Unsolved Myopathies

  • 14:20 – 14:30 | Aleksandra Suwalska

    From Genetic Variants to Patient-Level Gene and Pathway Profiles in Rare Diseases

  • 14:30 – 14:40 | Sara Pini

    From Gene Scoring to Trio Analysis: A New Application Framework for the Gordian Score

  • 14:40 – 14:50 | Aleksandra Pfeifer

    Analysis of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data from FSHD Trios

  • 14:50 – 15:00 | Daniel Mendelsohn

    Summary of Retrospective Myohistological Data: Classification and Artefacts

  • 15:00 – 15:10 | Michał Markiel

    H&E-Stained Muscle Biopsy Feature Calculation and Analysis for Patient Classification

  • 15:10 – 15:20 | Michał Marczyk

    AI Model for Fast Analysis of H&E-Stained Muscle Biopsy Specimens

  • 15:20 – 15:30 | Łukasz Piórecki

    Fully Automated Genotype-Phenotype Association in Neuromuscular Disorders Using MRI Data

  • 15:30 – 15:40 | Marek Socha

    A Reproducible Pipeline for Feature Selection and Patient Stratification from Muscle MRI in Neuromuscular Disorders