Yannick presents at BELVIR 2025

We are proud to highlight that Yannick Aerts recently presented his research at the 13th Annual BELVIR Symposium, titled “Identification of eIF3h as an essential proviral host factor for henipaviruses via genome-wide CRISPR knockout screening.” This event provided a valuable platform to discuss ongoing work, exchange ideas with fellow researchers, and receive insightful feedback from […]

‘Science sneak peek’ at the Day of Science

Our lab proudly took part in the ‘Dag van de Wetenschap’, the largest science outreach event in Flanders and Brussels, bringing researchers and the general public together to explore the world of science.We had the pleasure of welcoming visitors to our lab for a ‘science sneak peek’. It was truly inspiring to see the curiosity […]

✨Great news!✨

We are delighted to share that our PhD student Brecht Permentier has been granted a PhD Strategic Basic Research fellowship from Research Foundation Flanders – FWO

We welcome Lore Willem to our lab as a new PhD student

After successfully defending her master’s thesis in our lab, Lore graduated as a bioscience engineer. Her Msc thesis was nominated for the Ie-net Awards 2025, where it achieved an impressive 6th place. During her PhD, Lore will continue on the virological side, investigating novel human host factors involved in Oropouche virus infection using genome-wide CRISPR […]