Cancer Grand Challenges grants for Utrechts-based researchers
Several Utrecht-based researchers have been awarded prestigious Cancer Grand Challenges grants, each worth up to $25 million over five years. These grants are awarded by the Cancer Grand Challenges intiative, founded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Instute, which identifies the most complex problems in cancer research and empower global, interdisciplinary teams to tackle these […]
UBC Seminar 09 April
Recent publications by UBC members
Below, you can find an overview of publications by UBC principal investigators during the period from December 2025 – February 2026. Benchmarking fungal species classification using Oxford Nanopore Technologies long-read ITS metabarcodes Fungal Genetics and Biology, Vol.181 , December 2025 Abigail Graetz et al. (With Duong Vu) Matthews correlation coefficient-based feature ranking in recursive ensemble […]
Grants for Tuncay Baubec and Hanneke Vlaming
Tuncay Baubec and Hanneke Vlaming have received NWO Open Competition ENW-M grants. Baubec will study how gene context shapes transcription factor activity, while Vlaming investigates proteins controlling early RNA termination. Their projects advance fundamental insights into gene regulation and cell identity, enabling innovative, high-risk research directions
UBC Seminar on 3 February