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I am excited to announce that our paper on the effects of SYNGAP1 mutations in human neurons is published in Neuron . Thanks to Ryohei Iwata, Keimpe Wierda for the top-notch team work and @VanderhaeghenP2 and Vincent Bonin (follow me boninlab.bsky.social) for amazing support. VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research NERF imec

Excited to see our work with the @VanderhaeghenP2 lab featured in Neuron! Ben Vermaercke t/ with Iwata Ryohei and Keimpe Wierda show how SYNGAP1 mutations speed up HUMAN cortical neuron maturation and synaptic development in vivo. Fantastic collaboration! NERF VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research

Recap of the latest in a series of captivating results from the ongoing collaboration between the Vincent Bonin (follow me boninlab.bsky.social) and @VanderhaeghenP2, now out in Neuron 👇

We had a busy few weeks! Packing our equipment at NERF and shipping to RIKEN Center for Brain Science! Grateful for awesome opportunities and colleagues during the 8 years. VERY excited for new journey ahead!

It's moving week! 📦 We're relocating from the imec campus to our brand new research space at Campus Gasthuisberg, just a few hundred meters away. nerf.be/en/news#/news/…

I’m very excited to share our latest work diving into how axons survive injury and fuel their regeneration. This work is a collaboration between MoonsLab and @FarrowLab, with the invaluable help of Steven Bergmans Annelies Van Dyck Lies De Groef. Check it out in Journal of Cell Biology!

Congratulations to Dr. Théo Lambert on successfully defending his PhD! 🎓 🎉 Théo developed new AI-based methods offering quick and automated analysis of 2D/3D-fUSi data. Well done, Theo, and thanks to the jury for lending their time, expertise, and insightful feedback.

We’re ready for the official launch of NERF’s new Neurophysiology Expertise Unit. Led by Aslı Ayaz and Çağatay Aydın, this unit brings you state-of-the-art tools for in vivo neural activity measurement, circuit manipulation, and behavioral assays. nerf.be/en/our-researc…

We are thrilled to host Robert Ohlendorf from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Leuven today. At 2 pm, he will give a talk on molecular hemodynamic imaging. Join us 📅 today, Wed 4/12, at 2 pm 📍 ON5 auditorium

Pls RT. Holiday gift from the lab out in Current Biology. Fantastic work by @xuhan083 on the functional-anatomical organization of "higher-order" visual circuits in the mouse cortex. Funded by VIB NERF FWO. Click through Xu's posting for the story.

Two new studies from the @Boninlab reveal the complexity of the brain’s visual processing network and how it adapts to different states of arousal and behavior. 👁️ 🧠 Congratulations to Xu Han, Karolina Socha, and the rest of the team. 🙌 nerf.be/en/news#/news/…

Last week we celebrated Lies Deceuninck's PhD defense! 🥳 Under the title 'Knowing what to do', Lies presented her work on the neurophysiological basis of short-term memory. Thank you to all jury members and congratulations to Dr. Deceuninck! 👏

A new study co-led by Pedro Gonçalves introduces a powerful approach to analyzing neural and behavioral data using masked VAEs, handling neural encoding, behavioral decoding and dimensionality reduction—all within a single model! cell.com/cell-reports/f…

🎶 Throwback to Quiz Night two weeks ago! Our NERF delegation may not have made it to the podium, but team spirit (and Disney knowledge!) was strong 💪 Big thanks to the PhD Association for organizing such a fun night. We're already looking forward to the next edition!

Congratulations to Dr. Simone Marcigaglia on defending his PhD today! 👏 🎓 Simone developed a novel microfluidic catheter aimed at bypassing the blood-brain barrier.

Exciting news: @Boninlab & Pierre Vanderhaeghen, with Franck Polleux (Columbia), receive Simons Foundation SFARI funding to study how early synaptic development in SYNGAP1 mutants shapes brain circuits & behavior in autism. tinyurl.com/54ywzxm9

📸 Scenes from NERF Retreat 2025! A full day of science, posters, art, and community—capped with dancing 🎉 Big thanks to the Vincent Bonin (follow me boninlab.bsky.social) for putting it all together. Here's a glimpse 👇

Latest paper from the Urban lab shows functional ultrasound (fUS) imaging reliably tracks neuronal activity with good spatial precision! 🎯 Congrats to the team! Alan URBAN 👏 direct.mit.edu/imag/article/d…