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Massimiliano (Max) Mazzone is a group leader of the Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis at VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology. He is also professor at the KU Leuven Department of Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine. Karin de Visser is the group leader of the Inflammation and Cancer group at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) and Oncode Institute, and a professor at Leiden University. Join us in this double interview, where we discuss their shared passion for immuno-oncology, their research, the upcoming Immuno-Oncology conference, and much more.

Conversations with experts: Immuno-Oncology

Massimiliano (Max) Mazzone is a group leader of the Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis at VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology...

Curious to know what being a VIB tech transfer professional entails? We talked to Laura Lapienyte, the business development manager for VIB’s neuroscience centers from Lithuania. She has a PhD in pancreatic cancer and recently was awarded the AUTM Volunteer Service Award. Find out more about her exciting career, the challenges and fulfilling aspects of her job, and her advice for scientists who want to pursue a career in this field. Plus, what she would do if given a sabbatical year. Let’s dive in!

A Day in the Life of a VIB Tech Transfer Expert

Curious to know what being a VIB tech transfer professional entails? We talked to Laura Lapienyte, the business development manager for VIB’s...

We welcome Valentina Zorzini, the new Biophysics Platform expert at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research! We caught up with Valentina during these busy times to get to know her.

Meet Valentina, our new Biophysics Expert

We welcome Valentina Zorzini, the new Biophysics Platform expert at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research! We caught up with...

Two labs from the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research teamed up with TAJO – an organization combatting early school leaving and allowing young people to enter society autonomously and prepared. The two labs inspired the young TAJO people to get interested in neuroscience. We touched base with the researcher volunteers and TAJO educators to find out more about the initiative, its impact, and how to get involved.

Empowering Futures: TAJO and scientists join forces for workshop initiatives

Two labs from the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research teamed up with TAJO – an organization combatting early school leaving and...

In anticipation of the upcoming Applied Bioinformatics in Life Sciences conference, we had the pleasure of sitting down with two experts. The first is Alex Botzki, head of the Technology Training unit at VIB and driving force behind the conference. The second is Amelie Stein, an invited speaker who leads a lab at the University of Copenhagen. Both share insights into their work, hot topics in the field, collaboration, and their vision for the future of bioinformatics.

Conversations with experts: applied bioinformatics in life (sciences)

In anticipation of the upcoming Applied Bioinformatics in Life Sciences conference, we had the pleasure of sitting down with two experts. The...

This article originally appeared in Dutch in EOS Magazine. Read more at eoswetenschap.eu.

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Beneath the Waves: The Remarkable Evolution of Seagrasses 

A story for International Darwin Day 

In 1859, ‘On the Origins of Species’ by Charles Darwin was published. This world famous book is perceived as the foundation of evolutionary biology. The concept of evolutionary adaptation through natural selection did not only spark scientific debate in the 19th century, it still inspires researchers to this day. Yves Van de Peer, director of the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology and group leader of the lab for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Genomics, does research on the evolution of plants. In his latest publication, he and a team of scientists studied the evolution of seagrasses to understand how these plants adapted to an extremely challenging environment. To celebrate Darwin Day, we want to dive deep into this research and explain why evolutionary research remains important to this day.

An interview in honor of the International day for Women and Girls in Science

Tharshana Stephen from the VIB Flow Core Leuven takes the stage

In early 2024, the LoForLife Festival granted a €135.688 cheque to the Laboratory of Neurobiology at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, to continue funding research into Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We catch up with the lab to find out more about their research and their patient advocacy efforts.

High hopes for ALS Research with LoForLife Festival

In early 2024, the LoForLife Festival granted a €135.688 cheque to the Laboratory of Neurobiology at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease...

Hope for those suffering from peripheral spondyloarthritis