Jelte van der Vaart, postdoc in our lab, has been awarded an NWO Veni grant! 🎉
He will develop human adrenal organoids to uncover how hormone producing cells change identity and function, shedding light on endocrine health.
We're so proud of his achievement and will support him along the way 😁

Yesterday, @antonvenhuizen.bsky.social successfully defended his thesis "Molecular mechanisms of the
β-catenin destruction complex in health and disease", which describes the versatile field of WNT regulator AXIN1.

We are super proud and wish Dr. Venhuizen all the best in Cambridge!

Our Center for Molecular Medicine (cmmutrecht.eu) at UMC Utrecht, NL, is looking for a Principal Investigator in the field of fundamental Cancer Biology! The vacancy states tenure track level, but candidates with a more advanced career are very welcome to apply. shorturl.at/KZeYQ. Please repost!

Want to learn the latest insights on how Wnt signaling controls cell behavior?
Check out a new review by Madelon Maurice (@madelonmaurice.bsky.social) and Stephane Angers at @natrevmcb.bsky.social

Great work by @joepsprangers.bsky.social and more members from the lab! And that 3 days after receiving his doctorate!!!🎓

Pre-print Alert! 📢
Proud to share our insights on WNT7B driving pancreatic cancer progression. Sprangers et al uses organoids to show that WNT7B employs short-range signaling driving tumor growth and mediate a shift of PDAC cells towards a more aggressive phenotype

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Joep Sprangers! Yesterday, Joep successfully defended his PhD thesis and officially became a doctor! His studies describe the role of WNT7B and WNT10A in regeneration, homeostasis, and cancer.
It was a very special day, couldn’t be prouder.

Yesterday, our lab turned festive for late Sinterklaas/early Christmas! 🎁 With poems, laughter, and guessing games, we shared stories, gifts, and some surprising personal details. Add drinks, snacks, and a digital fireplace, and it was a night of bonding, cheer, and fun!✨#LifeOutsideTheLab

Our first post on BlueSky is here 🦋. Great story from @antonvenhuizen.bsky.social from our lab describing the role of AXIN1 mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma. Congrats to Anton for the hard work and the deserved BioRxiv pre-publication! 🥳

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...