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Ever heard of the Pac-Man of our brains? Baukje Bijnens dives into it in a blog post (Read here: vibbio.tech/3waWzPH) on Eos Wetenschap vzw. She explains that #microglia help keep our brains healthy. But they can also contribute to #neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Scywalker: scalable end-to-end data analysis workflow for nanopore single-cell transcriptome sequencing dlvr.it/T3C70T

Second day at ADPD was such a success 🤩 So many exciting discussions and nice feedback! I'll still be at my poster (550) tomorrow, so come and check my work on TMEM106B! #ADPD2024

🧠 Today marks the start of Brain Awareness Week! At VIB, we have 3 centers that focus on various aspects of neuroscience: VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB Center for Molecular Neurology & NERF. Each works towards helping us understand this complex but wonderful organ. Learn more 👉 vibbio.tech/3VpYtH5 #BAW2024

🤩Excited about neuroimmunology? Do you focus on in vitro and in vivo disease modeling? You might be the new junior PI we're looking for! Apply here 👉jobs.vib.be/j/75992/princi…

So happy to see our latest work published today in Nature Neuroscience 🥳 terrific team effort and loads of fun with shared first authors MINDlab and Anna Martínez at De Strooper Lab. Microglia enthusiasts, let's take a short journey through the paper 🧵⬇️ go.nature.com/4av0PZd

New review out! Let Lena Duchateau, Nicole Wawrzyniak, and Kristel Seegers guide you through the mysterious world of ABCA7! 🧐 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked with a range of disorders, but large trials of supplementation have produced mixed results. In a Viewpoint for Nature Reviews Endocrinology, experts discuss several key questions in the Vitamin D research and clinical fields. 🔒 go.nature.com/4aqA88G

After following the online session for quite some time, I’m looking forward to presenting our upcoming preprint at the Cambridge RNA Club!! 🧬

The 1st #VIBSeminar24 session is all about computational biology and AI. The new VIB.AI center uses ML, AI, and computational bio to untangle the molecular basis of life, the Data Core handles big data & the Spatial Catalyst combines these insights in 3D 'maps'.

We are Hiring! Are you the candidate we are looking for? Send your applications to us right away! jobso.id/iwd6

Today the GENFI meeting is being held in Hospital Clínic with the aim to continue moving forward the field of genetic Frontotemporal Dementia! Thanks Eli Lilly and Company Bluefield Project Alector 🧠 We’re ready to enjoy the upcoming scientific discussions! Raquel Sánchez-Valle Sergi Borrego

Still some time to apply for this PhD post - it combines research and undergraduate teaching so applicants should be able to speak Flemish - sorry international community!

It's a wrap! We were honored to host the GENFI Summer Meeting. Thanks to all the attendees; what a great event! 🎉Special thanks to our sponsors: Eli Lilly and Company, Bluefield Project, and Alector!

🖱️Our bioinformatician Zakaria Eddafir, PhD Student in the weckhuysen_team, took part in the Wilhelm Foundation Undiagnosed Hackathon last week and was featured in the national newspaper! Check out his story 👉blog.vib.be/cracking-the-c…

Twee onderzoekers, veel medische toepassingen en elk een McKinsey-prijs. Marijne Vandebergh (Marijne Vandebergh ) en Edward De Brouwer (Edward De Brouwer ) kijken bij elkaar over het muurtje en bespreken hun prijswinnend onderzoek. kennismakers.be/over-het-muurt…

Amazing start to this year’s International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias conference! Kicked off by pioneering researcher, E. Englund, showcasing historical events (&dance parties) from 80s. Followed by Emma Heming Willis’s emotional & motivational talk highlighting the hope #FTD #research provides to families affected! 💪

Kristin Holloway welcomes the #2025HollowaySummit attendees and energizes the group for a vibrant meeting focused on risk factor research for FTD.

The next session at AFTD’s #HollowaySummit2025 tackles the complex topic of #genetics as risk factors for #FTD, with Manuela Neumann moderating and Corey McMillan, Marijne Vandebergh, Elizabeth Finger, and Juliana Acosta-Uribe presenting.