Miscellaneous

Laura and Lies have been featured in Nature

That Lies is an exceptional and  highly supportive supervisor is something we all knew and agreed on. Now, this has been recognized more broadly: our colleague Laura shared her experience in a Nature survey and her response was selected as one of the “14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered”. As[...]
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Our group participated in the KU Leuven University trail 2024

The KU Leuven University trail 2024, a sport event in which staff members gather together in teams to walk or run, took place last Thursday 12 September. Following the trend of previous editions, some researchers of our group participated, together with other colleagues – and it was fun! In this edition, Sophie N. ran in the 10[...]
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Our group participated in the 2024 MECH Research Day of KU Leuven

The second edition of the MECH Research Day of KU Leuven took place last Friday, 31st May 2024. During this event, researchers from the Mechanical Engineering department showcased their work through posters and lab visits. Our team contributed with a group poster, in which the projects of Satanik, Edoardo, Laura, Sophie N., Pieter, Fernando and Oriana connect[...]
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Tom and Liesbeth will host a stand at the Nerdland Festival 2024

Tom Verbraeken and Liesbeth Ory will host a stand at the Nerdland Festival 2024, a unique event for fun, interactive scientific outreach which takes place in Wachtebeke (Belgium) on May 25th and 26th. Join them for an extraordinary journey into the world of developmental biology with “Magische Modelorganismen”! Presented by collaborative research groups at KU Leuven, this immersive[...]
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We enjoyed a great, sunny team day in Liège!

On April 30, 2024, we all enjoyed a great team day together in Liège. Our day started early so we could have breakfast together (yes, we love croissants!). In the morning session, we attended a webinar in which we learned about ourselves and our colleagues, and how to strengthen our group dynamics and relationships. This[...]
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We enjoyed together a team day in Leuven

On 24 January 2023, we met in Leuven to enjoy a team day all together. In the morning, we had some scientific sessions, with a break for coffee and croissants. During lunch, we got to know each other better thanks to some games. In the afternoon, we moved towards fun activities. First, we had a[...]
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Claire has disseminated her research in Le Monde

Claire Villette has published a post in the blog Binaire, hosted by the French national newspaper Le Monde to disseminate her research. You can read the article here (in French), where Claire talks about “Digital models as a reinforcement in the fight against cancer”.
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