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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Aug 19

Find out more about our single cell facilities 👉 lnkd.in/ddW7sNHq

Take a Virtual Tour ▶️ lnkd.in/d3dyrr9C

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Aug 19

Each week, we'll introduce you to some of the incredible technology and people driving research at the VIB-KU Leuven Center For Brain & Disease Research and beyond through state-of-the-art facilities and expertise. (2/3)

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Aug 19

⚡ It's #TechnologyTuesday, and Suresh Kumar Poovathingal and Kristofer Davie are taking us on a whirlwind tour around the Single Cell units! 🌪️ (1/3)

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Vlog Single Cell

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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · Jul 27

🏆 Bart de Strooper, M.D., Ph.D., is the recipient of the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award. #AAIC25

@ucl.ac.uk‬ @cbdresearch.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌟 We warmly welcomed this scientific delegation from the KOREA-EU Research Centre! It was a fantastic opportunity to forge connections between biotechnology researchers based in South Korea and Belgium.

Find out more 👉 lnkd.in/ekmNA27S

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Jul 2

A new review from our center, published by Céline Vrancx and Wim Annaert, sheds more light into how APP-CTF toxicity could be an overlooked factor in the pursuit of preventive therapies for #Alzheimer's disease 🧠
Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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OpenfUS initiative @openfus.bsky.social · Jun 23

Last piece of work by Urban lab @viblifesciences.bsky.social @cbdresearch.bsky.social @nerflabs.bsky.social

Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Jun 21

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Théo Lambert, Alan Urban, et al:

Functional ultrasound imaging and neuronal activity: How accurate is the spatiotemporal match?

doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Jun 20

🌟 Congratulations to the laureates of the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation for Neuroscience scientific awards, which include two researchers from our Center!

Find out more 👉 cbd.sites.vib.be/en/news#/new...

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Jun 11

New prize at our center!
Our Liu Lab received the Outstanding Early Investigator Award, by the Sleep Research Society.
This distinction was awarded to Joana Dopp, former PhD student at our center, following their publication on Nature Neuroscience. Congratulations!
cbd.sites.vib.be/en/news#/new...

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Molecular Neurodegeneration @molneurodegen.bsky.social · Jun 4

'RNA-binding proteins in #ALS and #FTD: from pathogenic mechanisms to therapeutic insights'

Jens Rummens & Sandrine Da Cruz @cbdresearch.bsky.social
#FrontotemporalDementia #TDP43

molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

RNA-binding proteins in ALS and FTD: from pathogenic mechanisms to therapeutic insights - Molecular Neurodegeneration

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are devastating neurodegenerative disorders with overlapping clinical, genetic and pathological features. A large body of evidence...

molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · Jun 4

🌅 We warmly invite you to New Horizons in Neuroscience, a conference to explore the latest in neurodegeneration technologies, models, and treatments!

🗓️ 9-10 October, 2025
📍 Leuven, Belgium

Find out more 👉 www.vibconferences.be/events/new-h...

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 28

✨ Congratulations are in order for our FWO Postdoctoral Fellows — Artemis Koumoundourou, Gemma Martinez Rivas, and Ramon Duran-Romaña!

🧠 Through FWO's support, these scientists will continue to study the fundamental mechanisms driving brain development and functioning in health and disease.

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 27

🤸‍♂️ We once again teamed up with TAJO vzw — an organization combatting early school leaving, and allowing youth from vulnerable home situations to enter society autonomously and prepared — to inspire young people to get interested in neuroscience!

Find out more 👉 cbd.sites.vib.be/en/news#/new...

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 21

🐦 Early bird registrations for the TRP conference #TRP2025 — organized by the Thomas Voets Laboratory of Ion Channel Research — are now open!

📅 Save the Date: 17-19 September 2025
📍 Location: Leuven, Belgium
👉 Find out more here: lnkd.in/dwRpv_sH

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 20

📣 New research from the De Wit lab identified a 'molecular break' that regulates synaptic maturation and function. These new findings show how two different proteins — GPR158 and PLCXD2 — interact to form the spine apparatus in developing synapses.

Find out more 👉 cbd.sites.vib.be/en/news#/new...

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 20

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 13

Our program included:

🟢 Science talks by Lynette Lim, Pedro Goncalves, Lucia Chavez Gutierrez, and Karl Farrow, coached by Toastmasters Leuven 🎤
🟢 Improvisation from TIM Theater 🎭
🟢 Poster session 🏆
🟢 Brainy Wheel of Fortune 🎡
🟢 Workshop on microaggression by Ferdaous Lahrichi 🌟

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 13

🤸 This year's Science Day was as energizing, inspiring, and fun as ever! We teamed up with @nerflabs.bsky.social — another @viblifesciences.bsky.social neuroscience research center, who became our neighbors on the Gasthuisberg campus this year — and enjoyed arguably the best Science Day yet.

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 8

We offer:
🟢 A stimulating, international, and inclusive work environment
🟢 Scientific guidance at a high-level
🟢 State of the art research and computing facilities
🟢 A competitive compensation package based on expertise and experience
🟢 Financial support for at least 2 years

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 8

We seek a team player with:
✅ PhD in Computational Neuroscience or similar
✅ Solid publication record
✅ Good programming skills
✅ Strong interest in interdisciplinary work
✅ Prior experience in deep learning, and/or the statistical analysis of neural data

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 8

💡 The successful candidate will use these data to map and stratify the disease into specific subclasses. They would develop AI algorithms to train models that predict whether individuals are prone to develop disease.

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 8

🧫 We have generated brain-on-chip models that mimick human striatal function, and are using these to study the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease. The system enables us to measure single neuron electrophysiology as well as complex network dynamics in the context of specific perturbations.

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 8

🚀 #WeAreHiring! The Verstreken and Goncalves labs are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate computational methods for neurodegeneration research ⤵️

Apply now 👉 lnkd.in/e4Huym6t

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 7

🌟 We welcome João Cardoso, who joined Bethan Burnside in the science communication team at the VIB-KU Leuven Cenrter for Brain & Disease Research this month!

Find out more about communication, outreach and engagement initiatives at our center and get in touch 👉 cbd.sites.vib.be/en/engagement

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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research @cbdresearch.bsky.social · May 6

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Find out more about Neuroengineering 👉 lnkd.in/eeT-wHPs

Take a Virtual Tour ▶️ lnkd.in/e4J54AVS

#neuroengineering #neuroscience #brain #research #technology