Another one leaves the nest. Lloyd Cool defended his thesis in the coolest auditorium of @KU_Leuven and officially became Dr. Cool 😎 🎓(and yes, that’s his real name). Thanks @liti_nice for being a jury member (and explaining the steam engine). @VIB_microbes
Kevin Verstrepen
@KevinVerstrepen
Interested in genetics, yeast, beer, the meaning of life, and a few other things.
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The annual @SibylleVonesch - Verstrepen lab retreat in Rochefort was a blast, yet again. A day of science and a day of fun, including a (rather adventurous) hike, casino and bar games, trivia and a party with various yeast fermentation products 🍻😁 We even had 🌞 ! @VIB_microbes
Kickoff meeting of our EPIC @ERC_Research synergy project -2 days in Stockholm of discussing science, data exchange and techniques with our teams from @karolinskainst @TU_Muenchen and @KU_Leuven @VIBLifeSciences Excited to unravel the code for post-transcriptional regulation!
Perfect post for a Friday nearing beer-o'-clock...
The authors of a @NatureComms paper are suggesting that a new machine learning method could help food manufacturers to meet specific consumer demands in a more efficient and cost-effective way, improving the flavour of Belgian beer. Read the article here: nature.com/articles/s4146…View quoted post on X
Looking for a comprehensive overview of different mutagenesis techniques for evolutionary engineering of microbes, including CRISPR-Cas, oligonucleotides, recombinases, and polymerases? Anna and Julian's new paper in Trends in Microbiology is here for ya: cell.com/trends/microbi…