Congratulations to the DRIVE-RM consortium, including researchers from UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, TU Eindhoven,Maastricht University and the Hubrecht Institute for being awarded a NWO Funding Summit grant worth €37.5 million for regenerative medicine. hubrecht.eu/summit-nwo-gra…
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Researchers studied the cellular signals involved in liver growth and applied their insights to improve adult liver organoid cultures. This may help understand how to promote liver regeneration in patients with liver disease. hubrecht.eu/liver-cell-gro… Delilah Hendriks benedetta artegiani

Congratulations to Marvin Tanenbaum and Ina Sonnen, for receiving M-grants from NWO! These grants will allow their research groups to dive deeper into viral infections and signalling oscillations during embryonic development, respectively. Read more: hubrecht.eu/nwo-grant-sonn…

Research from Kops Lab and Earnshaw lab (@EdinburghUni) on centromere structure yields new insights into the mechanisms of chromosome segregation errors which commonly occur in cancer, showing that the centromere consists of two subdomains. Cell hubrecht.eu/kops-centromer…

On April 12th, 2024, the OrganoidNL Conference was held at the AMOLF institute in Amsterdam. This event united over 160 researchers from the Netherlands and neighbouring countries, all passionate about organoid research. Read a recap here: hubrecht.eu/organoidnl-202…
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Bernhard Kramer, Postdoc in the Marvin Tanenbaum group, received an EMBO Fellowship for his project on virus evolution. Curious about what happens when a cell is infected by two influenza viruses? Read more here: hubrecht.eu/embo-bernhard-…

Researchers have developed a new organoid model that can be used to study the thymus. This model presents new opportunities to study thymus function and can bring insights into the treatment of patients with impaired thymus function. Read more: hubrecht.eu/organoid-model…

Happy World DNA Day! Today we celebrate the historic discovery of the DNA double helix and the completion of the Human Genome Project, as well as current advancements within genomic research also within our own institute!

Congratulations Delilah Hendriks, for receiving a grant from the KWF! Together with researchers from PrinsesMáximaCentrum, UMC Utrecht and Avans Hogeschool she will study how fatty liver disease can lead to liver cancer. Read more: hubrecht.eu/kwf-grant-fatt… Oncode Institute

Directors Geert Kops and Jeroen den Hertog visited EMBL Heidelberg last week. Kops: “We're grateful for the insights and knowledge gained during our visit, enriching our collaboration and providing a deeper insight into the complexities of operating a life science institute.”

Laura Rodriguez Munoz and Gawoon Shim, two researchers from the Hiiragi group, recently received a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship. Additionally, Rodriguez Munoz has received an EMBO Fellowship. Read more about their research on early embryonic development: hubrecht.eu/msca-embo-fell…

Congratulations Anne de Leeuw! On March 28th she successfully defended her PhD thesis ‘Decoding Heavy Hearts: Molecular Insights into Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy’. Read more here: hubrecht.eu/thesis-defense…

Congratulations to Catherine Robin & rlevato for receiving a ZonMw grant of 750,000 euros! This grant allows the Hubrecht Institute and RM Utrecht to join forces and implement an innovative 3D bioprinting technology to study blood stem cell production.

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Congratulations to the Lifelong VISION consortium for receiving a Gravitation grant! In this partnership, scientists will join forces to find new solutions for blindness. The group of Jeroen Bakkers contributes by studying retinal regeneration in zebrafish: hubrecht.eu/gravitation-ba…

Researchers from the Organoid group have found a new link between a commonly mutated gene in colon cancer, FBXW7, and EGFR signaling. Read more here: hubrecht.eu/fbxw7-egfr/
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🔎 Research news! 'This new study offers possibilities for possible future research into links between specific substances and the emergence of recognisable genetic signatures.' van Boxtel lab Hans Clevers Hubrecht Institute Oncode Institute Read ➡ research.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl/en/news-events…

Congratulations to Puck Knipscheer and jop kind, who have been awarded NWO Funding Vici grants for their research on resolving dangerous DNA structures and the role of chromosome organization in determining cell identity respectively.

Hans Clevers shares his thoughts on the future of organoids 🧫

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This week, we celebrated #theInternationalWomenandGirlsinScienceDay with a special lunch meeting hosting our junior female group leaders Ina Sonnen and Francesca Mattiroli, where they shared the joys and challenges in their academic journey.

Our recent PhD graduate Maaike Allers was interviewed by Dutch radio about her research on regeneration of tissue in zebrafish. Listen to the interview via the link below (in Dutch). And read more about her research here hubrecht.eu/thesis-defense…