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Moritz Nowack receives ERC Consolidator Grant
10 December 2019
Each year, the European Research Council awards Consolidator Grants to consolidate successful independent careers in outstanding scientific research. Moritz Nowack (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) has received such a grant.
Belgian researchers commit to more transparency about animal testing
3 December 2019
About 20 Belgian research centers and companies have signed a transparency agreement on animal research. Together they commit to communicating in a more open way about animal research.
Mapping the relay networks of our brain
29 November 2019
A team of scientists led by Karl Farrow at NeuroElectronics Research Flanders (NERF, empowered by imec, KU Leuven and VIB) is unraveling how our brain processes visual information.
Linking wound healing and cancer risk
26 November 2019
When our skin is damaged, a whole set of biological processes springs into action to heal the wound. Now, researchers from VIB-UGent have shown that one of the molecules involved in this, HMGB1, slows down wound healing.
Dirk Inzé named as AAAS Fellow
26 November 2019
Each year, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows are elected, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Prof. Dirk Inzé (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) was named AAAS Fellow for 2019.
A protein tag to study the immune system
26 November 2019
Researchers from VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, University of Iowa (USA) and other collaborators, developed a novel approach to better understand a basic defense mechanism of our immune system.
Encouraging normal liver cells to fight cancer
25 November 2019
A study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology discovered that healthy liver tissue surrounding a tumor activates a defence mechanism that restrains tumor growth.
Transplanting human nerve cells into a mouse brain reveals how they wire into brain circuits
21 November 2019
A team of researchers led by Pierre Vanderhaeghen and Vincent Bonin (VIB-KU Leuven, ULB and NERF) showed how human nerve cells can develop at their own pace, and form highly precise connections with the surrounding mouse brain cells.
Belgian-American research team uncovers a new mechanism of neurodegeneration
21 November 2019
New research has demonstrated that a class of cytoplasmic enzymes called tRNA synthetases can cause CMT by interfering with the gene transcription in the nucleus. This breakthrough is the result of an international academic collaboration.
18 of the world’s most influential researchers at VIB
20 November 2019
Each year, Clarivate analytics identifies the world’s most influential researchers who have been cited most frequently by their peers over the last decade. No less than 18 VIB researchers are part of this highly acclaimed group of influential scientists.
Flemish food intervention study FLORA is investigating whether personalised nutritional advice has an effect on health and intestinal microbiota
15 November 2019
Today marks the start of a recruitment drive to find participants for a Flemish research project: FLORA. The project wants to investigate whether personalised digital nutritional advice can have a positive effect on health and intestinal microbiota.
VIB and BGI Announce Strategic Partnership for Excellence in Science and Leadership in Technology to Explore Opportunities
14 November 2019
BGI Group and VIB BGI have now agreed to share knowledge, technology, and expertise in order to accelerate progress in genomic research and enabling technologies in a broad scientific field including health care and agriculture.
Two VIB-UGent scientists recognized as EMBO Young Investigators
13 November 2019
In 2020, Prof. Bert De Rybel (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) & Prof. Martin Guilliams (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) will join Young Investigators Programme elected by EMBO.
Rocking (Roquin) the boat: Research on hemophagocytic syndrome uncovers new gene regulating the human immune system
12 November 2019
Researchers from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research and the Ghent University hospital identified a genetic cause of hemophagocytic syndrome, a rare immune disease characterized by a dangerous and uncontrolled overproduction of cytokines.
Who is hitching a ride on the house fly?
8 November 2019
A team of researchers from the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology found that house flies are real taxi’s for microbes. And, they do not care much about which passengers they are taking along for the ride.

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