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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 15h

Big congratulations to Dr. Xiao-Zheng Liu for giving an excellent short talk at the #6thCancer&Metabolism meeting at the Palais des Congrès, La Grande Motte, France funded by a @dmmjournal.bsky.social travel grant. @embo.org @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Maria de los Angeles Caliz Molina for being awarded with the KU Leuven Internal Funds, Postdoctoral Mandate Type 1.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 6d

Jane Goodall, a towering figure in primatology whose observations of chimpanzee behavior in the wild and advocacy for their conservation made her a household name, died Wednesday at the age of 91. https://scim.ag/4mKKEg4

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist, changed the way we thought about apes

The scientist and conservationist made waves with her observations and advocacy

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 16d

Excellent presentation by Sebastian Igelmann on the International Cell Senescence Association Conference #ICSA2025Rome and @icsasenescence. Congratulations, Sebastian!

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 20d

Metabolic rewiring is a hallmark of cancer. What do we currently know and how can we translate these findings towards clinical impact? 👉 bit.ly/3KboAxJ Big congratulations to #YimingPeng-Winkler @dfg.de @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @vib-ccb.bsky.social

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 26d

Congratulations

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Giovanni Ciriello @ciriellolab.bsky.social · 29d

🚀 WE'RE BACK! "The Many Faces of Cancer Evolution" is coming back to Rimini on May 27-29, 2026! meetings.embo.org/event/26-can... Join me, Luca @magnanilab.bsky.social , Celine Vallot, and Samra @turajliclab.bsky.social for 3 days of amazing science on the beach! @embo.org meeting #cancer 👇👇

The Many Faces of Cancer Evolution

Cancer evolution is a multi-faceted process and a major clinical challenge. Indeed, tumors constantly change as they progress through multiple mechanisms, the understanding of which is critical to an…

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

Amazing 10-year Ho Lab Symposium and celebration! Big congratulations to Ping-Chih for all the breakthroughs from his lab and the legacy of PhD students and postdocs he trained! I am looking forward to what comes in the next 10 years!

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Big congratulations to @elialab.bsky.social who is an alumni of the lab! So well deserved!

Ilaria Elia @elialab.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am thrilled to share that I have received an ERC Starting Grant for our project SpaceMet!
I am grateful for the ERC’s commitment to ambitious early-stage research and to KU Leuven for their support!
Stay tuned, new postdoc positions coming soon!I @erc.europa.eu @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come join us for your next research endeavor in the heart of Europe!

Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Feb 3

We are looking for PhD students and/or postdocs that want to join us to study the metabolism of metastasizing cancer cells with cutting-edge spatial and single cell technologies.
fendtlab.sites.vib.be/en

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Always a pleasure to contribute to the amazing research of the @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social lab! Congratulations also to #AnkeVandekeere from @fendtlab.bsky.social

Pierre Vanderhaeghen @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social · Sep 3

New from the lab: Fatty Acid Metabolism Sets the Species-specific Tempo of Cortical Development through Protein Acetylation Dynamics. Led by amazing trio: @ryo2iwata.bsky.social , Isabel Gallego, @emirerkol.bsky.social, together with @steinaerts.bsky.social , @fendtlab.bsky.social

Species-specific Rates of Fatty Acid Metabolism Set the Scale of Temporal Patterning of Corticogenesis through Protein Acetylation Dynamics

Developmental processes display temporal differences across species, leading to divergence in organ size and composition. In the cerebral cortex, neurons of diverse identities are generated sequential...

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Anna Obenauf @obenaufa.bsky.social · Aug 28

Anyone working in metastasis research – the BEUG Foundation has once again opened the call for their Metastasis Research Prize.
This prize is a wonderful recognition of innovative contributions and supports excellence in metastasis research across Europe.
www.beugstiftung-metastase.de/apply-now/

Apply now – Beugstiftung

www.beugstiftung-metastase.de

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Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 18

"For half an hour, I vented everything I had been holding in for months … my supervisor … then calmly offered a line I’ll never forget: 'You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.' That one sentence landed softly, but it cracked something open." https://scim.ag/4lt1Ru0

An illustration of a man riding a bike surrounded by wheels and other bike parts, with text: How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike

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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · Jul 22

It's my first #newPI roll call on BlueSky! Calling all new #cancer PIs who just started or who are about to start their labs! Please say hi and what you work on so I can follow you if I don't already! 😃

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Many thanks to you, @sj-dawson.bsky.social and your teams for hosting Xiao-Zheng Liu and me! It was such an amazing experience and we are looking forward to our continued collaboration!

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Gomes Lab @gomeslab.bsky.social · Jul 11

Super excited to share our newest piece out today @natrevcancer.nature.com linking age-induced metabolic reprogramming to cancer development. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cancer progression through the lens of age-induced metabolic reprogramming - Nature Reviews Cancer

In this Perspective, Lazure and Gomes argue that metabolic changes that occur as a result of ageing may shape tumour initiation and progression and the development of metastatic disease.

www.nature.com

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Amazing short talk by #KonstantinosKolliopoulos at the 2025 iscam2025.org on how nutrient restriction decreases metastasis formation! @vib-ccb.bsky.social @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Big congratulation to #MingLiu for presenting his PhD research on lipid signaling in lung metastases at the 2025 iscam2025.org @vib-ccb.bsky.social

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Free online link to the Turning Point assay rdcu.be/eusaF

Will it be a turning point?

Nature Cancer - Sarah-Maria Fendt received her doctoral degree from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and she conducted her postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. She is...

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Will it be a turning point? I recently came back from a research sabbatical funded by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social & #KULeuven in the lab of @mafdawson.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social and I am happy to share my experience @natcancer.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s43... @vib-ccb.bsky.social

Will it be a turning point? - Nature Cancer

Sarah-Maria Fendt received her doctoral degree from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and she conducted her postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. She is currently a principal...

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jun 14

Congratulations

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · Jun 3

Wonderful celebration of the research and innovation prizes @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social Big congratulations to @ginevradoglioni.bsky.social for winning the biomedical sciences prize for her PhD research! Wishing you fun and success on your next endeavor @salkinstitute.bsky.social #proudPI

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EACR - European Association for Cancer Research @helloeacr.bsky.social · May 28

This #EWAC2025 we're looking ahead to Europe's top cancer research event, the EACR 2025 Congress 🎉

Have you registered yet? It's happening from 16-19 June in Lisbon!

Secure your spot: 2025.eacr.org

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · May 23

Everyone knows Marie Curie. Yet, do you know other women at the forefront of science? Amazing & highly relevant Women in Science Event by @daadworldwide.bsky.social. It was an honor to take part in the panel discussion. @vib-ccb.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @dbobruessel.bsky.social

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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · May 22

Congrats!

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