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Two papers in Nature revealing the receptor activation mechanism for opioid and morphinan analgesics

05/08/2015 - 10:45

An international team of scientists amongst whom Jan Steyaert and Toon Laeremans (VIB/Vrije Universiteit Brussel) have unraveled the structural basis for mORactivation. In two Nature papers, they report on the X-ray and NMR structures of the agonist-bound mOR receptor, stabilized in its fully activated state by use of a G protein mimetic camelid antibody fragment.

Nieuw biotechbedrijf Confo Therapeutics opgericht door VIB en Vrije Universiteit Brussel

24/06/2015 - 14:45

Een nieuw biotech bedrijf werd opgericht: Confo Therapeutics, een spin-off van VIB en de Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Een sterk syndicaat geleid door Capricorn Health-Tech Fund, en met Qbic en SOFI investeren in een eerste closing van €3 Mio. Deze middelen zullen worden ingezet om het innovatieve CONFO® technologieplatform verder te ontwikkelen en om nieuwe geneesmiddelen te ontwikkelen.

PhD Suresh SUBEDI

26/05/2015 - 13:00

On May 26th 2015 Suresh Subedi obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Structural and functional characterization of Helicobacter pylori blood group antigen binding adhesin BabA
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Han Remaut

PhD PANCSA Rita

19/05/2015 - 17:00

On May 19th 2015 Rita Pancsa obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis: The role of structural dynamics in the functional adaptability of intrinsically disordered protein.
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Peter Tompa

PhD Valentina ZORZINI

12/05/2015 - 17:00

On May 12th 2015 Valentina Zorzini obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Regulatory mechanisms in two mazEF type of toxin-antitoxin modules from Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Remy Loris

PhD Sarah TRIEST

18/12/2014 - 16:15

On December 18, 2014 Sarah Triest obtained the academic degree of
DOCTOR in BIO-ENGINEEERING SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis:

A nanobody-enabled platform for the stabilization of transient protein-protein interactions for structural biology.

Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Jan Steyaert

PhD Mossamat Salma AKTER

16/12/2014 - 15:45

On December 16, 2014 AKTER Mossamat Salma obtained the academic degree of
Doctor in BIO-ENGINEERING SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis:

Mining the reactive-oxygen-species signal transduction proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana: a sulfenomic approach.

promotor : Prof. Dr. Joris Messens
co-promotor: Prof. Dr. Frank Van Breusegem

VUB start science blog

08/12/2014 - 09:45

Het Expertisecentrum Wetenschapscommunicatie van de VUB heeft een gloednieuwe website. www.wtnschp.be brengt naast populair-wetenschappelijke activiteiten en breaking wetenschapsnieuws ook wekelijkse updates over experimenten, gedachtenspinsels, wetenschappelijke expedities en onderzoeksresultaten van VUB-onderzoekers.

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