Open Science NL Grant for Duong Vu
UBC member Duong Vu has been awarded funding from Open Science NL, together with co-applicants Jos Houbraken and Wieland Meyer. Their project will build an open, central hub connecting fungal collections and datasets from the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute with international resources. By integrating morphology, genomics, ecology and more, the platform will support fungal identification, AI-driven research, […]
NWO ENW-XS grant for Vivek Bhardwaj
UBC member Vivek Bhardwaj has received an NWO Open Competition ENW-XS grant to pursue bold, innovative research on identifying and studying the rarest cells in the human body using microfluidics and genomics. These fast-track grants support breakthrough ideas with up to €50,000 in funding. Read more about the nine UU and UMC researchers awarded this grant here
NTR Focus episode: Superplant
In a recent NTR Focus episode titled Superplant NPEC biologists explain how harnessing the plant-microbiome can make our crops more resilient. The show is produced by the Dutch public broadcaster NTR, Dutch-spoken and without English subtitles.
Vidi grant for Daniel Tamarit
One of this year’s Vidi grants has been awarded to UBC member Daniel Tamarit for his project Blueprints of the Third Domain. The Vidi grants are awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Daniel investigates how archaeal genomes evolved at the dawn of eukaryogenesis, using phylogenomics and large-scale evolutionary genomics to uncover the origins of complex life. […]
Berend Snel and Laura Villanueva on VPRO Tegenlicht
Watch our fellow UBC members Berend Snel and Laura Villanueva discuss their research in a new episode of Tegenlicht, produced by the Dutch public broadcasting network VPRO. The documentary explores one of evolution’s most remarkable questions: how complex life first arose on Earth. Through their insights, the episode uncovers the ancient fusion event that enabled […]