Using intravital imaging technology that is developed and performed in the lab of Jacco van Rheenen (NKI), Lotte identified that neighboring crypts (stem cell compartments in the gut) can fuse together. The fusion process looks almost identical to crypt fission (splitting in two) but is in the reverse direction, presumably explaining why fusion has never been picked up before.
Hugo received new funding from KWF (€820k), the Dutch Cancer Foundation, to strengthen our team with two new PhD students. We will use this support to make a deep dive into the tumor microenvironment of Read more…
Hugo received a prestigious ERC consolidator grant (€2,0M) from the EU in support of our studies to understand the evolution of the tumor genome during the earliest formation of colon cancer. The project will rely Read more…
Beautiful ceremony in the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum for modern art. AMMODO Science Award is a biannual prize for early-career scientists to continue their research line as they seem fit (€350k). Proud to be listed among Read more…
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