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/
Maarten Geurts Hans Clevers Shashank Gandhi The Clevers Lab

🔎 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 🧫

Tune in to hear from Hans Clevers (Hans Clevers) - Hubrecht Institute professor & organoid pioneer

Special thanks to our guest host, Xiling Shen, Co-Founder Xilis 🙌

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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…

Congratulations Maaike Allers! Today she successfully defended her thesis “Protein tyrosine phosphatases in zebrafish development and regeneration”. Among others, she discovered that the oxidation of a the phosphatase Shp2a is important for regeneration.

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Congratulations Yike Huang (Yike Huang)! She successfully defended her thesis: ‘Space odyssey: characterizing transcriptional regulation at a distance’. Huang studied the organization of DNA in cells and how this influences the way cells use their DNA.

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Don't forget to register for the second edition of the Dutch Embryo Model Meeting #DEMM24 if you work with embryo models such as 2D/3D #gastruloids or #blastoids !

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The human conjunctiva is involved in tear production. The Organoid group now developed a miniature version of this tissue in a dish. Curious to know what they can do with these functioning miniature conjunctivae? hubrecht.eu/model-human-co…
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Congratulations Gabriella Darmasaputra! Today she successfully defended her thesis 'Formation and function of binucleated human hepatocytes’. She studied cell division in liver organoids, focusing on the formation of cells with two nuclei.

Read more here! hubrecht.eu/thesis-defense…

Congratulations Marloes Blotenburg! Today she successfully defended her thesis: 'Profiling epigenetic modifications and lineage specifications using single-cell multi-omics'. Read more here: hubrecht.eu/thesis-defense…