Ewart Kuijk
@ewartkuijk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, RMCU. Advanced human disease models for pulmonary disease.
Zojuist Ervaring voor beginners geluisterd waarin Theo Maassen chatgpt interviewt. Briljant komische en leerzaam. open.spotify.com/episode/0Q27...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Zojuist Ervaring voor beginners geluisterd waarin Theo Maassen chatgpt interviewt. Briljant komische en leerzaam. open.spotify.com/episode/0Q27...
Not all cell types of the gut react equally to microbial antigens! Check out our latest paper. Spoiler alert: the #WNT pathway is involved in how cells react.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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Frontiers | Human colon stem cells are the predominant epithelial responders to bacterial antigens
Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are capable of mounting an adequate antimicrobial inflammatory response to pathogens while tolerating commensals. The unde...
www.frontiersin.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Not all cell types of the gut react equally to microbial antigens! Check out our latest paper. Spoiler alert: the #WNT pathway is involved in how cells react.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
@frontiersmedia.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
@frontiersmedia.bsky.social
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This is huge news!
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...
UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News
UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.
news.ubc.ca
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is huge news!
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...
Huge Congrats to #iGEM Utrecht for their wiki. Check it out! Super impressive what this team has achieved. Go see them at the mini #jamboree in #Eindhoven and the grand #jamboree in #Paris if you are there!
2025.igem.wiki/utrecht/
@igemcommunity.bsky.social @igemhq.bsky.social
2025.igem.wiki/utrecht/
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Home | Utrecht - iGEM 2025
2025.igem.wiki
October 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Huge Congrats to #iGEM Utrecht for their wiki. Check it out! Super impressive what this team has achieved. Go see them at the mini #jamboree in #Eindhoven and the grand #jamboree in #Paris if you are there!
2025.igem.wiki/utrecht/
@igemcommunity.bsky.social @igemhq.bsky.social
2025.igem.wiki/utrecht/
@igemcommunity.bsky.social @igemhq.bsky.social
How many healthy cells are needed to tip the balance in favor of recovery through hashtag#genetherapy? PhD-student Jari Bulkens is tackling this question and his innovative approach just earned him a poster prize at the #UKCFC in London!
October 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
How many healthy cells are needed to tip the balance in favor of recovery through hashtag#genetherapy? PhD-student Jari Bulkens is tackling this question and his innovative approach just earned him a poster prize at the #UKCFC in London!
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🚨 International Postdoctoral Positions Open at VHIO! 🚨
The VHIO VIDA Postdoctoral Program is now open!
We’re a fully funded position for international postdocs to work on cutting-edge exciting projects, develop professionally, and pave the way toward independence.
👉 vhiovidaprogramme.eu
The VHIO VIDA Postdoctoral Program is now open!
We’re a fully funded position for international postdocs to work on cutting-edge exciting projects, develop professionally, and pave the way toward independence.
👉 vhiovidaprogramme.eu
Home - VIDA
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October 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🚨 International Postdoctoral Positions Open at VHIO! 🚨
The VHIO VIDA Postdoctoral Program is now open!
We’re a fully funded position for international postdocs to work on cutting-edge exciting projects, develop professionally, and pave the way toward independence.
👉 vhiovidaprogramme.eu
The VHIO VIDA Postdoctoral Program is now open!
We’re a fully funded position for international postdocs to work on cutting-edge exciting projects, develop professionally, and pave the way toward independence.
👉 vhiovidaprogramme.eu
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Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS (1933-2025) | Magdalene College
Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.
www.magd.cam.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Very sad news, John Gurdon has died.
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
A developmental biologist's developmental biologist, Nobel prize winner
His work is the foundation of much of today's dev & stem cell bio.
An inspiration to many, including me. Always asking questions & wanting the answers
www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Hulp aan ernstig zieke en gewonde kinderen uit Gaza door de Tweede Kamer verworpen met 75-74. Zo’n hele kleine daad van medemenselijkheid. Om te huilen, echt.
September 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hulp aan ernstig zieke en gewonde kinderen uit Gaza door de Tweede Kamer verworpen met 75-74. Zo’n hele kleine daad van medemenselijkheid. Om te huilen, echt.
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Innate immunity of the gut epithelium: Blowing in the WNT?
From @ewartkuijk.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
From @ewartkuijk.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
July 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Innate immunity of the gut epithelium: Blowing in the WNT?
From @ewartkuijk.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
From @ewartkuijk.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
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Distinct heterozygous TTC7A missense variants lead to different intestinal epithelial phenotypes in pediatric IBD https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.11.659065v1
June 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Distinct heterozygous TTC7A missense variants lead to different intestinal epithelial phenotypes in pediatric IBD https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.11.659065v1
Not all mutations in TTC7A have the same effect in the development of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease! Huge congrats to Zahra Shojaei Jeshvaghani for another milestone in her PhD.
@michalmokry.bsky.social
#IBD, #TTC7A
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@michalmokry.bsky.social
#IBD, #TTC7A
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Distinct heterozygous TTC7A missense variants lead to different intestinal epithelial phenotypes in pediatric IBD
Pathogenic mutations in Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 7A (TTC7A) result in gastrointestinal and immunological disorders of which the pathobiology is not fully understood. Previous case reports indic...
www.biorxiv.org
June 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Not all mutations in TTC7A have the same effect in the development of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease! Huge congrats to Zahra Shojaei Jeshvaghani for another milestone in her PhD.
@michalmokry.bsky.social
#IBD, #TTC7A
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@michalmokry.bsky.social
#IBD, #TTC7A
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Is innate immunity the same across all intestinal epithelial cell types? We think this depends on crosstalk between WNT/BMP and NFκB/IFN pathways: "Innate immunity of the gut epithelium: Blowing in the WNT?" by Maaike de Vries.
@mucosalimmunol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
@mucosalimmunol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
Redirecting
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June 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Is innate immunity the same across all intestinal epithelial cell types? We think this depends on crosstalk between WNT/BMP and NFκB/IFN pathways: "Innate immunity of the gut epithelium: Blowing in the WNT?" by Maaike de Vries.
@mucosalimmunol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
@mucosalimmunol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
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### PhD position alert ###
Please repost!
I'm excited to announce a new *PhD position* within our group.
We are looking for a super-motivated candidate with a solid basis in wet- and dry-lab research. Apply now & make sure to include all docs!
werkenbijprinsesmaximacentrum.nl/en/vacancy/p...
Please repost!
I'm excited to announce a new *PhD position* within our group.
We are looking for a super-motivated candidate with a solid basis in wet- and dry-lab research. Apply now & make sure to include all docs!
werkenbijprinsesmaximacentrum.nl/en/vacancy/p...
PhD Position: Unraveling the Dark Proteome in Pediatric Cancer - Werken bij Prinses Maxima Centrum
Background For decades, vast stretches of the genome were dismissed as non-functional ‘junk’. However, our group and others have revealed that these regions harbor numerous non-canonical open reading ...
werkenbijprinsesmaximacentrum.nl
May 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
### PhD position alert ###
Please repost!
I'm excited to announce a new *PhD position* within our group.
We are looking for a super-motivated candidate with a solid basis in wet- and dry-lab research. Apply now & make sure to include all docs!
werkenbijprinsesmaximacentrum.nl/en/vacancy/p...
Please repost!
I'm excited to announce a new *PhD position* within our group.
We are looking for a super-motivated candidate with a solid basis in wet- and dry-lab research. Apply now & make sure to include all docs!
werkenbijprinsesmaximacentrum.nl/en/vacancy/p...
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Amerika 2025, ctd.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Amerika 2025, ctd.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The European federation of Academies of Sciences has posted a statement of concern about the developments in the US. They now have added the option to endorse this statement as an organisation. Would be great if this could go viral. allea.org/portfolio-it...
ALLEA Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration in the United States
allea.org
February 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The European federation of Academies of Sciences has posted a statement of concern about the developments in the US. They now have added the option to endorse this statement as an organisation. Would be great if this could go viral. allea.org/portfolio-it...
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Hi everyone! We are still welcoming applicants for a computational postdoc position. If your profile fits our lab interests, please do reach out to me for more information or apply directly via the link below. I'm looking forward to reading your application! www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3488...
February 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hi everyone! We are still welcoming applicants for a computational postdoc position. If your profile fits our lab interests, please do reach out to me for more information or apply directly via the link below. I'm looking forward to reading your application! www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3488...
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📢 Organoid enthusiast: We are preparing for the 3rd edition of OrganoidNL - April 11th!
🔥 Check amazing line up of speakers 🔥
Calvin Kuo @priscaliberali.bsky.social Nicolas Rivron, Ina Sonnen @kaikretzschmar.bsky.social Mina Gouti, and others. Be fast to register in time
amolf.nl/organoidnl-s...
🔥 Check amazing line up of speakers 🔥
Calvin Kuo @priscaliberali.bsky.social Nicolas Rivron, Ina Sonnen @kaikretzschmar.bsky.social Mina Gouti, and others. Be fast to register in time
amolf.nl/organoidnl-s...
OrganoidNL Symposium - AMOLF
OrganoidNL Symposium 2025 Friday, April 11
amolf.nl
February 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📢 Organoid enthusiast: We are preparing for the 3rd edition of OrganoidNL - April 11th!
🔥 Check amazing line up of speakers 🔥
Calvin Kuo @priscaliberali.bsky.social Nicolas Rivron, Ina Sonnen @kaikretzschmar.bsky.social Mina Gouti, and others. Be fast to register in time
amolf.nl/organoidnl-s...
🔥 Check amazing line up of speakers 🔥
Calvin Kuo @priscaliberali.bsky.social Nicolas Rivron, Ina Sonnen @kaikretzschmar.bsky.social Mina Gouti, and others. Be fast to register in time
amolf.nl/organoidnl-s...
Preprint alert:
How do intestinal epithelial cells mount adequate inflammatory responses?
We used human colon organoids to study the responses of intestinal stem cells and differentiated enterocytes to bacterial antigens
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/6
How do intestinal epithelial cells mount adequate inflammatory responses?
We used human colon organoids to study the responses of intestinal stem cells and differentiated enterocytes to bacterial antigens
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/6
Human colon stem cells are the principal epithelial responders to bacterial antigens
Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are capable of mounting an adequate antimicrobial inflammatory response to pathogens while tolerating commensals. The underlying regulatory mechanisms of immune sens...
www.biorxiv.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Preprint alert:
How do intestinal epithelial cells mount adequate inflammatory responses?
We used human colon organoids to study the responses of intestinal stem cells and differentiated enterocytes to bacterial antigens
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/6
How do intestinal epithelial cells mount adequate inflammatory responses?
We used human colon organoids to study the responses of intestinal stem cells and differentiated enterocytes to bacterial antigens
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/6
Reposted by Ewart Kuijk
📢Roche's Institute of Human Biology seeks 2 visionary scientific leaders: Head of Computational Biology & Head of Exploratory Biology. Drive pioneering research, shape scientific strategy and lead innovation at the crossroad of academia and industry!🔗https://go.roche.com/ls0un #organoids #TeamIHB
December 20, 2024 at 3:04 PM
📢Roche's Institute of Human Biology seeks 2 visionary scientific leaders: Head of Computational Biology & Head of Exploratory Biology. Drive pioneering research, shape scientific strategy and lead innovation at the crossroad of academia and industry!🔗https://go.roche.com/ls0un #organoids #TeamIHB
academic.oup.com/hmg/article-...
Some shameless self promotion to highlight the most recent publication from our lab. BIG shout-out to Zahra Shojaei and many thanks to all people involved.
Some shameless self promotion to highlight the most recent publication from our lab. BIG shout-out to Zahra Shojaei and many thanks to all people involved.
TTC7A missense variants in intestinal disease can be classified by molecular and cellular phenotypes
Abstract. Biallelic mutations in tetratricopeptide repeat domain 7A (TTC7A) give rise to intestinal and immune disorders. However, our understanding of the
academic.oup.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:25 AM
academic.oup.com/hmg/article-...
Some shameless self promotion to highlight the most recent publication from our lab. BIG shout-out to Zahra Shojaei and many thanks to all people involved.
Some shameless self promotion to highlight the most recent publication from our lab. BIG shout-out to Zahra Shojaei and many thanks to all people involved.
Vanavond pannenkoeken! bedankt @umcutrecht.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Vanavond pannenkoeken! bedankt @umcutrecht.bsky.social
Eise Eisinga planetarium in Franeker.
December 7, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Eise Eisinga planetarium in Franeker.