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May 23, 2018
Yeast used as a model to understand human genetic diseases
The baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is a simple living organism, functioning similarly to human cells. It is the first eukaryotic microorganism whose genome has been fully characterized. It has been used for many years as a model organism in molecular biology and genetics. For this...
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May 15, 2018
Mechanobiology: Staphylococcus aureus under tension !
Staphylococcus aureus is an important bacterial pathogen which is a leading cause of biofilm-associated infections on indwelling medical devices. Biofilms are currently estimated to be involved in more than 65 % of hospital-acquired infections. There is evidence that bacterial adhesion and...
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May 02, 2018
Doctor honoris causa
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Life Sciences Institute, honorary doctorates were awarded April 18, 2018, to two renowned biologists, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Malcolm Bennett, in the presence of a large audience.
Emmanuelle Charpentier is Professor and Director of the Max Planck...
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April 25, 2018
New Name and Logo for the ISV
ISV becomes the Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology or LIBST. This new name aims to strengthen the identity of our research institute, which gathers active research groups in the fields of biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology, whatever their favorite model...
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March 23, 2018
Two ISV PhD students in the UCL final of the contest "Ma...
This year, 9 PhD students from various areas (human sciences, health sciences, sciences and technologies) took part in the UCL final of the international french-speaking contest ‘Ma thèse en 180 secondes’. Two researcher from the ISV, Timothée Laloux (FYMO) and Martin Delguste (nBio) were among...
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