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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just like there are good and bad macrophages..., there are good and bad NK cells!! This has profound therapeutic implications, far beyond oncology! Thanks to CD for highlighting both papers and the superb and efficient editorial work! Thanks to our collaborators (especially Zihai Li) and funders!

Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · Jun 18

Now online in Cancer Discovery for the #EACR2025 presentation by @marinelab.bsky.social: Cytotoxic NK Cells Impede Response to Checkpoint Immunotherapy in Melanoma with an Immune-Excluded Phenotype doi.org/10.1158/2159... @vib-ccb.bsky.social @pozniakjoanna.bsky.social

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Unmissable for those working on melanoma and beyond.

Daniel Peeper Lab @peeperlab.bsky.social · Jul 4

The SMR 2025 Annual Congress (Amsterdam Oct 25-28) covers basic, preclinical & translational melanoma research of international top investigators. It is a very enjoyable conference with top faculty and now improved with ample opportunity for young investigators to network. Join us! smrcongress.org

Society Melanoma Research Congress

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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · Jun 18

Now online in Cancer Discovery for the #EACR2025 presentation by @marinelab.bsky.social: Cytotoxic NK Cells Impede Response to Checkpoint Immunotherapy in Melanoma with an Immune-Excluded Phenotype doi.org/10.1158/2159... @vib-ccb.bsky.social @pozniakjoanna.bsky.social

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Jun 18

Very excited to see our new study out today - just in time for my talk annual EACR conference @helloeacr.bsky.social

I-Mei @i-mei.bsky.social · Jun 18

Christophe Marine @marinelab.bsky.social @vib-ccb.bsky.social presenting his hot-off-the-presses Cancer Discovery paper today at #EACR2025!

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · May 17

rdcu.be/emi9N
Fishing for Metastasis Initiating Cells (MICs): we summarize here a heroic effort from Christoph Klein and Melanie Werner-Klein labs, which describes a MIC population in lymph nodes and how these cells evade immune attack. #metastasis #melanoma #extracellularvesicles #cancerprevention

Fishing for melanoma metastasis-initiating cells in lymph nodes

Nature Cancer - The complex nature of metastasis-initiating cells (MICs) has long hindered our understanding of how cancer spreads and how to prevent it. A study now identifies a potential MIC...

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · May 6

“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”

EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.

In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Apr 29

We are really looking forward to hosting YOU and these amazing speakers in Leuven. Whether you are a young trainee, an experienced postdoc or a leader in the field, please join us (you will not regret this!).

VIB Training & Conferences @vibtrainconf.bsky.social · Mar 17

The VIB Conference on Tumor Heterogeneity, Plasticity, & Therapy is back (3rd edition) on Dec 10-12 in Leuven! Join us at #THPT25 for 2 days of pioneering research & discussions on #tumorbiology and #cancertherapy resistance. Be part of the conversation: vibbio.tech/3DLsomq.
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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Apr 1

An important step towards personalised (combination) cancer treatments. vib.be/en#/ We are very excited about this project! Thanks to Oliver Bechter and his team and Presage for their trust and vision.

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Apr 1

Welcome back, Sarah!

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Mar 19

Great talk from my friend and colleague @cedric-blanpain.bsky.social (Chemoresistance) at the @helloeacr.bsky.social conference on Drug Tolerant Persister Cells (Lyon, France). Thanks to the organizers for this exciting event.

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Mar 14

Please join us for this exciting event!!! Very much looking forward to the great talks and discussions on this 🔥 topic

EACR - European Association for Cancer Research @helloeacr.bsky.social · Mar 13

Registration and abstract submission is now open for Cancer Cell Plasticity: Cracking the Code of Adaptation and Survival!

Join us online on 02-03 December for a jam-packed programme discussing the latest discoveries in this field.

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Mar 1

Our latest piece "Decoding Melanoma’s Cellular Mosaic to Unlock Immunotherapy Potential" is available online: authors.elsevier.com/a/1khFK3QxxS... and will soon be published in @cp-trendscellbio.bsky.social. Thanks to @pozniakjoanna.bsky.social for taking the lead! Our Cover design proposal is below

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Fusion Conferences @fusionconf.bsky.social · Feb 28

Breaks are key to relaxed & unwind between sessions! This afternoon, @juliensage.bsky.social hit the courts with @marinelab.bsky.social & Lukas Dow - what better way to reset than a (maybe not so) friendly game of tennis🎾 #AMC25

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Feb 28

Our excellent host, Julien Sage, sharing a surprising/unexpected role for T cells in the biology of small cell lung cancer …thanks Julien and Kevin for organising such a great @fusionconf.bsky.social (mouse models of cancer) conference!!

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Fusion Conferences @fusionconf.bsky.social · Feb 27

We took a deep dive into cancer progressions & metastasis this morning at #AMC25:
🧬Chris Marine on melanoma progression & therapy resistance
🐭 Eran Andrechek & Peter Westcott with cutting edge mouse models
🫁Katie Politi on progression & resistance in lung cancer
🌊Plus an exciting Catamaran tour⛵️

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Feb 12

So cool!!

Slim Mzoughi @sleemmz.bsky.social · Feb 12

🔈We've got the cover of the 2nd NG issue for 2025🙌
Read about the cover: In the comment👇
Also check out our research briefing🚨 (link below):
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Feb 10

So happy to see this live, Slim! Congratulations to you, Ernesto and the whole team for your resilience, vision and creativity!

Slim Mzoughi @sleemmz.bsky.social · Feb 10

Thrilled to share my 1st brainchild, out today @naturegenet.bsky.social 🚀 Been hearing a lot about fetal-like states lately? We uncover the molecular mechanisms, functional significance and clinical relevance of #oncofetal reprogramming in CRC. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (rdcu.be/d9iSN) a 🧵

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Slim Mzoughi @sleemmz.bsky.social · Feb 10

1) Huge thanks to @guccionelab.bsky.social @nickbarker @marinelab.bsky.social @ggargiul.bsky.social
@owensansom 4 the fantastic collaboration. NIH funding #EarlyStageInvestigator. Towards #BetterTherapeuticStrategies 4 #CRC patients #Oncofetal #CRC #IntratumoralHeterogeneity #PhenotypicPlasticity

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Jan 3

Congratulations, Mark & co, on this beautiful and very important piece!

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Jan 1

Congratulations Ginevra and the whole Fendt team! This is very exciting work!

Ginevra Doglioni @ginevradoglioni.bsky.social · Jan 1

Beyond excited to share that the main work of my PhD on how aspartate signaling drives metastasis is finally out in @nature.com ✨

-> go.nature.com/4gCYtuL

A huge thank to the @fendtlab.bsky.social and all our collaborators for the terrific team work 🙏

A brief 🧵

Aspartate signalling drives lung metastasis via alternative translation - Nature

Aspartate in the tumour environment activates the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in cancer cells to induce cellular programmes that increase the aggressiveness of metastasis.

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Gaetano Gargiulo @ggargiul.bsky.social · Dec 31

End-of-the-year preprint & first 🧵 where the sky is blue! Ever wondered how a cancer driven by a single mutant oncogene becomes molecularly & cellularly heterogeneous? Why metastases share drivers w/primary tumors but are more aggressive?

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Dec 18

Auguri, Andrea! Congrats to the whole lab!!

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Dec 17

Looking for an enthusiastic bioinformatician (long-term postdoctoral follow or staff scientist) interested in cancer/melanoma biology and therapy resistance. Data Science (single-cell, spatial multiomics integration), Machine learning, R, Pyhthon... jobso.id/ik9e

Bioinformatician Postdoctoral Level - VIB

Position summary The Chris Marine lab at the VIB Center for Cancer Biology (https://ccb.sites.vib.be/en) is actively seeking a skilled bioinformatician proficient in analyzing and integrating single-...

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Dec 4

Congratulations, Yael and team!

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Chris Marine Lab @marinelab.bsky.social · Nov 29

Congratulations, Anna and team!

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