Interview

The shock absorbers of biology

Kevin Verstrepen and his team on buffer proteins and the genetic variation they mask

A high-throughput orchestra of robots and readers

The automation engine driving reliable data at the VIB Screening Core

"Plant science will play a central role in addressing some of the major challenges facing society"

A conversation with Julia Santiago Cuellar on the frontiers of plant science in the runup to the fourth edition of the conference 'At the forefront of plant research'

Algorithms and biological data - meet Dmitry Kobak

Following a PhD in bioengineering from Imperial College London and a postdoc at the Champalimaud Centre in Lisbon, Dmitry Kobak set up his own group at the Hertie AI Institute at Tübingen University. In 2026, he moved to the VIB Center for AI & Computational Biology. Time to ask him some questions.

The very first cell division - Meet Tom Dendooven

Following a PhD and postdoc at Cambridge, Tom Dendooven recently joined the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology as group leader. Backed by an ERC Starting Grant, his research tackles sperm development and how this goes awry in male infertility. Vita Cooman and Florence Thys (both PhD students at CSB) ask him a some questions, ranging from moving abroad to his favorite beer.

Two weeks in Turku

Emma Lemmens dipped into untargeted metabolomics, ice-cold water, and a fresh dose of motivation

From lab to patient: Why European biotech is at a crossroads

Innovation only succeeds when it demonstrably creates value for both patients and the healthcare system. How can biotech and pharmaceutical players design their R&D strategies so that medical innovation reaches patients faster, more precisely, and in an affordable way? An interview with Jérôme Van Biervliet and Frank Hulstaert.

Inside the science of endometriosis-associated pain

An Interview with Eleonora Persoons from the Vriens/Voets Lab and Vaidi Plovie from Endo.Insideout vzw

Introducing the Neurodiversity Guide: a workplace guide from the lived experience perspective

"This guide isn’t just for neurodivergent people — it’s for everyone"

From discovery to diagnosis: turning research insights into tools for patients

An interview with Siele Ceuppens, Senior Scientist at VIB Discovery Sciences

Building bridges from science to society

Called to Science with Jiska van der Reest

Dimitra Sokolova studies astrocytes, microglia and T cells from autism to Alzheimer’s disease