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! As part of this action, we’ve asked the main people involved in the 101 Genomes Foundation adventure to recommend a book to you.
Here are their suggestions:
1. Prof. Dr. Guillaume Smits (ERASME) | F101G Scientific Advisor
Professor Guillaume Smits recommends the graphic novel Ailefroide; Altitude 3954 by Jean-Marc Rochette.
He writes of this graphic novel: “A life. The mountain. A life. It’s all there. Instant classic”. ⇒ Order “Ailefroide ; Altitude 3954” online from Filigranes
He also invites you to read Plastique, le grand emballement by Nathalie Gontard.
He explains about this book: “This year, I read the plastic apocalypse predicted by Nathalie Gontard in “Plastique, le grand emballement”. In medicine as everywhere else, plastic is – now and for a long time to come – an inevitable torrent. What can we do about it? Believe in science to find solutions? ⇒ Order “Plastique, le grand emballement” online from Filigrane
2. Prof. Dr. Bart Loeys (UZA) | Co-Chairman of the F101G Scientific Advisory Board for the Marfan syndrome pilot project
Professor Bart Loeys recommends A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, which he read recently and liked very much.
Filigranes describes the book as a “poignant chronicle of contemporary male friendship, Une vie comme les autres follows four college friends over a period of decades as they conquer New York”. ⇒ Order “Une vie comme les autres” online from Filigranes
3. Prof. Dr. Julie De Backer (UZ Gent) | Co-Chair of the F101G Scientific Advisory Board for the Marfan syndrome pilot project
Professor Julie De Backer proposes Cutting for Stones by Abraham Verghese.
She writes to us: “This is a book in which I was drawn from cover to cover by a wonderful story about brotherly love, charity, love for a country and love for a profession – and now that profession is specifically medicine. The title refers to a very important principle of medicine: “thou shall not cut for stone” – or “primum non nocere”. The story takes place in Ethiopia – a country which is unfortunately hit by all kinds of disasters, but which is beautifully described in the book. The story of the trainee doctor in the U.S. seems recognizable – and contrasts with medical care in the main character’s home country – thought-provoking!”. ⇒ Order “Cutting for Stones” online from Filigranes
4. Prof. Dr. Anne De Paepe (UZ Gent) | President of the King Baudouin Foundation’s 101 Genomes Fund
Professor Anne De Paepe recommends reading Kay Redfield Jamison’s book An inquiet mind (trans.“De l’exaltation à la dépression : confession d’une psychiatre maniaco-dépressive“).
For her, it’s a “Autobiographical book by a psychiatrist who suffers from bipolar disorder. She tells us with great authenticity the story of her life, the daily struggle with this chronic, incurable and devastating disease. The disruptive and destabilizing effect of the succession of manic phases and severe depressions on the life not only of the sufferer, but also of his or her loved ones, family, friends and colleagues, is poignantly described and leaves the reader shaken. But this story is also, and above all, a message of hope, of survival, of victory over disease, thanks to boundless perseverance and tenacity, a passion for her profession and, above all, the love of her husband and those close to her, who never cease to believe in her and give her support and encouragement, even in the darkest, most desperate moments. She finally manages to find the family and professional balance she so desperately needs! A magnificent book!”. ⇒ Order “An inquiet mind” online from Filigranes
5. Géraldine Van der Auwera (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard) | Genomic Cloud Mentor
The F101G recommends that bioinformaticians read the excellent book by our ‘Genomic Cloud Mentor’ Géraldine Van der Auwera: Genomics in the Cloud, Using Docker, GATK, and WDL in Terra.
This book explains “How to use the resources of the Cloud to collaboratively achieve the statistical power that will enable genomics to deliver its promise and bioinformatics to flourish, thanks to Terra.bio”. ⇒ Order Genomics in the Cloud online
6. Dr Douchka Peyra (ABSM) | President Belgian Marfan Syndrome Association
Doctor Douchka Peyra invites us to read Le Lambeau by Philippe Lançon.
She writes of the book that it’s “a story about the wound, not just the physical wound, left by a violent act (the Charlie Hebdo attack). There is a before and an after”. ⇒ Order “Le Lambeau” online from Filigranes
She also recommends David van Reybrouck’s Revolusi.
For it is “a formidable work of documentation, tracing the history of the colonization of Indonesia by the Dutch, and the access to Independence”. ⇒ Order “Revolusi” online from Filigranes
7. Rémi Rondia (LUSS & ABSM) | President of the Ligue des Usagers des Services de Santé and member of the ABSM Board of Directors
Rémi Rondia recommends reading And what if… we unleashed our imagination to create the future we want? by Rob Hopkins.
He explains that it’s a “This book has a very special symbolism because, apart from the fact that I know the author well, it’s the first book of my second life. I read this book as soon as I came back from intensive care at Saint-Luc last year. It made me think about the direction of my daily life after my operation”.. ⇒ Order “Et si… on libérérait notre imagination pour créer le futur que nous voulons?” online from Filigranes
8. Alisa Herrero (F101G) | Impatient in chief
Alisa Herrero highly recommends diving into Riad Sattouf’s L’arabe du futur cycle.
For her, this cycle is “an autobiographical comic about political idealism, authoritarianism and culture shock. Superbly written and drawn. Funny, sad… just excellent”. ⇒ Order “L’arabe du futur” (Tomes 1 à 5) online from Filigranes
Alisa, who has just moved to Vienna, also suggests reading (or rereading) Stefan Zweig’s The World of Yesterday.
She confides that it’s “a nostalgic book about the death of a civilization that thought itself solid. Full of sensitivity, I was overwhelmed by this history lesson, both personal and masterly”. ⇒ Order “Le Monde d’hier” online from Filigranes
9. David Bouchez (F101G) | FAIR Genomics
David Bouchez proposes the book Soif by Amélie Nothomb.
When asked why, he replies: “Do you really need an explanation to recommend a book by Amélie Nothomb? ⇒ Order “Soif” online from Filigranes
David also suggests reading Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast & Slow.
He admits that “The first part of the book is a bit long, but the author ‘sums up’ decades of past research. He analyzes human judgment mechanisms and biases: how do we make our choices, and do we live in as rational a world as we think? ⇒ Order “Thinking Fast & Slow” online from Filigranes
10. Florent Dubois (F101G) | CTO
Florent Dubois suggests reading Etienne de la Boétie’s Discours de la servitude volontaire.
It’s for him “A timeless text that questions our reactions and behavior in the face of authority, particularly when restrictions on freedom are at stake. It’s interesting to draw a parallel between today’s situation and a text written in 1576 by a young man just coming of age.”. ⇒ Order “Discours de la servitude volontaire” online from Filigranes
11. Dr Michel Verboogen (F101G) | President of the 101 Genomes Foundation
Dr Michel Verboogen recommends reading Romain Gary’s The Promise of Dawn .
“A masterpiece of universal scope to be devoured or reread,” he tells us. ⇒ Order “La promesse de l’aube” online from Filigranes
12. Ludivine Verboogen (F101G) | Founder
Ludivine Verboogen invites you to read L’anomalie by Hervé Le Tellier.
For she thoroughly enjoyed reading this book “Disconcerting and addictive, ‘Anomaly’ turns readers’ heads. By blending the destinies of ordinary people with the incomprehensible and the extraordinary, Hervé Le Tellier takes us on a Paris-New York flight that explores the frontiers of our reality”. ⇒ Order “L’anomalie” online from Filigranes
13. Romain Alderweireldt (F101G) | Founder
Romain Alderweireldt invites you to discover Nassim Taleb’s Antifragile.
Which he sums up in one question and one answer: “How can we be Antifragile in the face of the Black Swans that pop up in our lives? Nassim Taleb summons up all his “amateur flaneur” culture to remind us that life’s storms are invitations to grow”. ⇒ Order “Antifragile” online from Filigranes
14. Aurélien Alderweireldt (F101G) | Superheroes
And last but not least, superhero Aurélien Alderweireldt recommends The Color of Emotions by Anna Llenas.
It’s great for reading with friends at school,” he says, “so everyone can talk and understand each other. ⇒ Order “La couleur des émotions” online from Filigranes
