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Modern science needs stronger infrastructure, and a new generation is rising to build it
Behind every cutting-edge experiment is a growing need for people who can build, manage, and future-proof the infrastructure that makes science possible. With its first ARISE fellow from EMBL, VIB is joining a European effort to train exactly that new generation of research technology professionals.

Germ-free mice and gut inflammation - Meet Lars Vereecke
As newly minted VIB Expert scientist and associate professor at UGent, Lars Vereecke leads the Host-Microbiota-Interaction lab at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation research. His lab established the first Belgian germ-free and gnotobiotic mouse facility and is part of the Ghent Gut Inflammation group. He is also a group leader at the Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG).

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