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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 5d

AI and synthetic biology in the news today. 📰

@demorgen.be writes about a recent preprint describing how AI was used to design synthetic bacteriophages that target antibiotic-resistant E. coli.

👉 Article (in Dutch), with quotes by @steinaerts.bsky.social
https://tinyurl.com/bd2jxsay

Wetenschappers bouwen nieuw virus met AI: ‘Nieuw wapen tegen resistente bacteriën’

Voor het eerst hebben onderzoekers met AI een nieuw virus ontworpen dat in staat is om antibioticaresistente bacteriën te doden. ‘De volgende stap is door AI ontworpen synthetisch leven.’

www.demorgen.be

VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 5d

We're hiring: Head for Machine Learning Expertise Unit

You’ll help deploy cutting-edge ML methods across diverse biomedical domains, from single-cell genomics to protein design.

📍 Based in Leuven, Belgium
📅 Apply before October 31st
🔗 https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-description/123990

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 8d

In a few weeks, the full VIB.AI community will flock together at Irish College in Leuven.

We're already looking forward to talks from all of our core and affiliated labs and a keynote by Matthew Blaschko. 🤩

VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 9d

As our center continues to grow, we’re looking for a highly organized and proactive Administrative Assistant to help keep things running smoothly, from financial processing and logistics to travel coordination and event support.
https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-description/122382

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 13d

One month ago, we wrapped up the 2025 Machine Learning & AI in Life Sciences Summer School: a week of hands-on training, deep collaboration, and serious brainpower, co-organized by VIB and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB).
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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 14d

Last week, VIB.AI researchers joined the global community at #SCG2025 in Stockholm, bringing fresh AI perspectives to one of biology’s most data-rich frontiers.

Big thanks to the organizers and to the community for the energy, insight, and inspiration.

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 15d

We're growing the VIB.AI Machine Learning Unit, and we're hiring!

📌 Head of the Machine Learning Unit
📌 LLM Engineer

Both roles are based in Leuven, Belgium, at the heart of a thriving research ecosystem.
https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-list
Apply by October 31st.

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Jun 18

The 2025 VIB.AI International PhD Call closes June 22nd.

We’re offering 4 fully funded PhD positions across labs tackling big questions in biology with AI and machine learning, covering protein design, computational neuroscience, gene regulation, and more.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations to Klaas Vandepoele @vandepoelelab.bsky.social on receiving an @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant!

His multiCODE project aims to decode the regulatory code of gene expression in plants using a powerful combination of single-cell genomics, AI, and synthetic biology.

Congratulations! 👏

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Jun 11

Two days left to apply before our group leader call closes.

Build your own group. Access core funding, top infrastructure, and a collaborative research environment at the intersection of AI and life sciences.

https://tinyurl.com/y35m6khy

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Jun 9

We want to build models that help us understand how biological systems work. And for that, we need scientists who live at the interface of machine learning and biology.

We’re recruiting Group Leaders!
https://tinyurl.com/y35m6khy
Call closes June 14th

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Jun 6

The @joanampereira.bsky.social lab is hiring a PhD student via the VIB.AI International PhD Call 2025!

Work on deep learning & network-based methods for protein bioinformatics, evolution & structure-function prediction.
📍 Leuven
🗓️ Apply by June 22nd → https://tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Jun 4

We want to connect:
To link model builders with data generators.
To bring together scientists asking why cells behave the way they do, and others figuring out how to model that behavior.

If you're working on AI in biology, consider joining!
https://tinyurl.com/y35m6khy

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 27

Join the @steinaerts.bsky.social Lab via the VIB.AI International PhD Call 2025!
Use ML to decode how DNA sequences control gene activity.
Work with single-cell & spatial genomics, deep learning models, and CRISPR validation.
📍 Leuven
🗓️ Apply by June 22nd → https://tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 21

The @ppjgoncalves.bsky.social lab is recruiting a PhD student via the VIB.AI International PhD Call 2025!
Join to develop machine learning tools for neuroscience, focusing on simulation-based inference & neural circuit modeling.

📍 Leuven
🗓️ Apply by June 22 → https://tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 14

The Vorobieva Lab is recruting a PhD student through the VIB.AI International PhD Call 2025!

Work on protein design, membrane proteins & nanopores using AI-driven methods.
📍 Based in Brussels
🗓️ Apply by June 22→ https://vib.ai/en/vibai-international-phd-call-2025
📅 Start in Autumn/Winter '25/26

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 12

Looking to start or relocate your lab?
We're hiring Group Leaders to join our growing center at the intersection of AI and biology.

Based in Belgium (Leuven or Ghent)
Start: Q1/2 2026
Deadline: June 14, 2025
https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-description/110906

Please share!

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 8

"Crazy, chaotic, tiring, but extremely exciting!"

That’s how @joanampereira.bsky.social sums up the first months of launching her lab at VIB.AI, combining deep learning, network analysis, and bioinformatics to study protein diversity and evolution.

👉 https://blog.vib.be/meet-joana-pereira

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David Fischer @davidsebfischer.bsky.social · May 2

Cool positions for AI x biology in Belgium!

Stein Aerts @steinaerts.bsky.social · Apr 26

Our new call for VIB.AI group leaders is online! Junior and senior positions available to develop innovative ML methods in biology. With professorship at CS or Medical Faculty. Deadline 14th June. DM for more info.

VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Apr 25

We are looking for additional Group Leaders to join the growing computational biology community at VIB.

If you are excited about combining AI and machine learning with fundamental biology, we would love to hear from you!

https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-description/110906

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 6

VIB.AI's International PhD call is now open!
https://tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

If you're interested in applying AI to biology, take a look at the PhD projects across our labs.

🗓️ Deadline: June 22nd

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 4

PS: Love hard puzzles? We're recruiting!
vib.ai/en/opportuni...

VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · May 4

In Episode 4 of @viblifesciences.bsky.social's brand new podcast Called to Science, @steinaerts.bsky.social reflects on the realities of doing science.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2wzmvymm

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Yvan Saeys @yvansaeys.bsky.social · May 1

🔥 Just published! Thrilled to share that our work on funkyheatmap has just been published in the Journal of Open Source Software 🎉

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Apr 27

Don't miss the opportunity to join the Machine Learning in Life Sciences Summer School, organized by
@viblifesciences.bsky.social and @sib.swiss.

Expect a dynamic hackathon-style format with expert guidance and inspiring lectures.

✉️ Submit your application by Tue!
https://tinyurl.com/krvaajwb

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · Apr 25

We are looking for additional Group Leaders to join the growing computational biology community at VIB.

If you are excited about combining AI and machine learning with fundamental biology, we would love to hear from you!

https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-description/110906

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