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Recent press releases
VIB calls upon the European Commission to end regulatory limbo of gene edited organisms
10 May 2016
In a letter addressed to president Jean-Claude Juncker VIB urges the European Commission to end the regulatory uncertainty surrounding genome edited organisms as soon as possible.
Loss of chromosome 8p governs tumor suppression and drug response
9 May 2016
Prof. Anna Sablina and her team at VIB/KU Leuven optimized a workflow for the generation of cell lines with targeted chromosomal deletions.
New insights into H. Pylori unmask a 'molecular chameleon'
6 May 2016
The bacterium ‘Helicobacter pylori’ is highly adapted to survival in the human stomach and is responsible for the majority of gastric ulcer and cancer cases worldwide. Scientists at the lab of Han Remaut (VIB/VUB) present new insights into BabA.
Turning plant seeds into medicine factories
29 April 2016
By jointly applying the GlycoDelete technology to plant seeds, the researchers have demonstrated that plant seeds can serve as a medium for the inexpensive and large-scale production of biotech medicines.
World’s first population-level microbiome study reveals links between lifestyle and gut flora
28 April 2016
The Flemish Gut Flora Project, one of the largest population-wide studies on gut flora variation among healthy volunteers, has presented its first major results. These results provide important information for future disease research and clinical studies.
VIB/UGent researchers use viral particles to trap intact mammalian protein complexes
28 April 2016
VIB/UGent developed Virotrap, a viral particle sorting approach for purifying protein complexes under native conditions. This catches a bait protein together with its associated protein partners in virus-like particles that are budded from human cells.
Research opens new treatment strategies for specific form of Psoriasis
25 April 2016
Psoriasis is a long-lasting autoimmune disease that is characterized by patches of abnormal and inflamed skin. It is generally thought to have a genetic origin, which can be further triggered by environmental factors.
VIB alumni - Vanessa Morais knows how to make an entrance as a new group leader
22 April 2016
Vanessa Morais and Marijke Lein about women in science at VIB
Animal testing for biomedical research
22 April 2016
Today’s medical research cannot be carried out without animal testing. After all, many breakthroughs in medical science would never have occurred otherwise.
New insights in how blood vessels increase their size
21 April 2016
‘What are the fundamental mechanisms controlling size and shape of tubular organ systems’.
Research paves the way for monocyte based cell therapy
19 April 2016
VIB-UGent researchers reveal that adult circulating monocytes that get access to the macrophage niche in the liver or the lung can acquire identical tissue-specific macrophage functions and self-maintenance capacities as macrophages of embryonic origin
Building society into your DNA
15 April 2016
The relation between science and society is the subject of social research. First there was ‘science and society’, then ‘science in society’ and the latest trend is to talk about ‘science for society’.
The Baillet Latour grant 2016 for medical research awarded to Prof. Mohamed Lamkanfi
14 April 2016
To promote medical research in Belgium, the Baillet Latour Fund awards every year a Grant to help a young group leader. This year the Grant is awarded to Professor Mohamed Lamkanfi for his research project in the field of infectious diseases.
Nils-ilja-richter award 2015 goes to Markus Kleinewietfeld
5 April 2016
The German Society for Autoimmune Diseases (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Autoimmunerkrankungen e.V., DGfAE) has presented the 2015 Nils-Ilja-Richter Award to Markus Kleinewietfeld(VIB/UHasselt).
Strategic alliance between VIB and North Carolina State University offers growth potential to Agrotech clusters in Flanders and North Carolina
5 April 2016
VIB and North Carolina State University are proud to announce their strategic collaboration agreement. They want to combine the best of both worlds by exchanging researchers, starting collaborations and setting up new companies together.
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