From cancer cells to climate-resilient trees: how CRISPR is transforming research at VIB
From decoding gene function to tackling cancer and building a sustainable future, VIB researchers are using CRISPR to push the boundaries of life science.
Maybery-Reupert Kellie
Maybery-Reupert Kellie - Postdoctoral fellow
Arraiza Ribera Julia
Arraiza Ribera Julia - Predoctoral fellow
Introducing Season 3 of Called to Science
Five guests, five very different stories, and five great reasons to listen to the new season of Called to Science. Meet Laurent Galibert, Ayşe Candayan, Thomas Jacobs, Lia Martina, and Inge Van Molle, who share the questions, choices, setbacks, and surprises that shaped their paths in and around science.
Galiazzo Francesca
Galiazzo Francesca - Student Master 2
Zhang Ying
Zhang Ying - Student Master 2
Wang Peng
Wang Peng - Postdoctoral fellow
Peng received his Master’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Sun Yat-sen University in 2013, studying chloroplast and plastid division under Prof. Hongbin Wang. He later worked at the Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology with Dr. Mingguang Lei on the endocytic mechanisms of phosphate transporters. In 2019, he began his PhD with Dr. Jenny Russinova, focusing on endocytic regulation in Arabidopsis, supported by a CSC scholarship. He started his postdoctoral research in Thomas Jacobs’ lab in July 2025, working on genome-wide screening in Physcomitrium patens.
Van Acker Erin
Van Acker Erin - Student Master 2
Vandorpe Thijs
Vandorpe Thijs - Technician
First VIB labs achieve certification for sustainable practices
Two labs from VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology have received a Bronze level LEAF certificate for sustainable practices. The Jacobs and Boerjan labs have succesfully completed their first assessment and subsequent on-site audit. The LEAF assessment guides labs towards more sustainable practices in resource and energy efficiency, waste collecting and sorting, and overall people involvement. Congrats to both!