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A taste of science in VIB’s hypermodern brewery
18 March 2018
In a state-of-the-art experimental brewery, Kevin Verstrepen (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology) and his team investigate yeast behavior in large volumes of beer. The brewery bridges the gap between the lab and the industry
How the Flemish Government sets the example in research volunteering
18 March 2018
To examine diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and Parkinson’s, every volunteer counts – not in the least when that volunteer is Philippe Muyters, Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation and Sports.
Focus on fungi: understanding Candida albicans
18 March 2018
At the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Patrick Van Dijck and his team study a peculiar type of fungus: Candida albicans. This organism is the cause of several common ailments, like white tongue and vaginal infections.
Tandem repeats: useful for survival,but not easy to work with
18 March 2018
Although protein degradation receives much less attention than protein synthesis, breaking down damaged, unnecessary and harmful proteins is just as important as generating new ones.
The yeast is yet to come
18 March 2018
Yeast plays a leading part in many VIB studies. Some scientists use it as a model for tumor cells, while others aim at uncovering the genes of specific yeast strains to find out where flavors come from.
It’s the inside that counts: quantitative microbiome profiling
18 March 2018
Many illnesses – like Crohn’s disease – are associated with gut flora alterations. And not only the type of bacteria in our bowels, but also their quantity matters. Introducing Quantitative Microbiome Profiling,
Microbiology throughout VIB
18 March 2018
Reporter on the road: learning from microbes adapting to changing environments
18 March 2018
They often say: “first love never dies.” Well, this might be true, at least for me.
VIB Alumnus Marcelo Vinces explores the intersection of science, education and policy
18 March 2018
As a postdoctoral fellow in Kevin Verstrepen’s lab at VIB-KU Leuven, Marcelo Vinces used brewer’s yeast to study the biological function of highly mutable repetitive ‘junk’ DNA sequences.
New edition of the VIB Times is out! Theme: Microbiology
17 March 2018
What is true for E. Coli is true for the elephant. But we study microbes because elephants don’t make you sick, nor do they make beer
So hot it hurts - Leuven researchers uncover ion channel trio that mediates painful heat sensing
14 March 2018
Researchers at VIB & KU Leuven have uncovered a trio of complementary ion channels in sensory neurons that mediate detection of acute, harmful heat. The seminal findings have been published today in Nature.
Plant-derived volatiles may serve as future antifungals
9 March 2018
Researchers from the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology developed a novel screening method to identify antimicrobial properties of volatile substances. They tested the vapour-phase-mediated activity of 175 essential oils (EOs) and 37 EO components.
VIBes in Biosciences 2017: Science, fun, and heaps of networking
8 March 2018
On September 27-29, over 150 Belgian and international PhD students gathered in Ghent for VIBes in Biosciences, a VIB-funded symposium organized by a team of enthusiastic VIB PhD students.
Alzheimer’s researchers win world’s top brain research prize
6 March 2018
Four neuroscientists working in the UK, Belgium and Germany have won the world’s most valuable prize for brain research. The 2018 Brain Prize is awarded to Bart De Strooper (London and Leuven), Michel Goedert, Christian Haass and John Hardy.
Trapping multidrug-resistant bacteria in molecular glue
28 February 2018
Researchers at VIB, KU Leuven and UZ Leuven devised a novel approach to develop antibacterial drugs. With antibiotic resistance on the rise worldwide, such new drugs are urgently needed.

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