1,700 New Proteins Expand the Human Proteome
Sebastiaan van Heesch and PhD candidate Leron Kok contributed to the discovery of 1,700 previously unknown microproteins, published in Nature. By making these proteins accessible through public databases, the researchers are opening new opportunities to study their role in diseases such as childhood cancer and identify future therapeutic targets. The discovery also underpins the newly launched ORFeus training […]
€4 Million grant for new AI research into sustainable agriculture
Our Daily Board member Ronnie de Jonge has secured a €4 million European grant to develop AI tools that support more sustainable agriculture. The project will use artificial intelligence to predict the best combinations of beneficial soil microbes, helping crops become more resilient while reducing the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Researchers from five […]
Metastasis-related changes occur early in colon cancer
Research led by Hugo Snippert, group leader at the Princess Máxima Center and the Oncode Institute, shows that cellular changes linked to metastasis arise at the earliest stages of colon cancer. The findings were published in Nature. They could improve the identification of patients at risk of metastatic disease while helping to avoid unnecessary surgery […]
New genetic clues bring targeted ALS therapies closer
Researchers at the ALS Center UMC Utrecht have identified new genetic variants linked to ALS, increasing the proportion of patients with a known genetic cause from 20 to 25%. These findings provide important insights into the disease and lay the groundwork for developing targeted gene therapies for ALS. The study was published in Nature Genetics […]
Westerdijk Institute secures two major grants
The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute has secured two major grants that will strengthen data-driven fungal research. Funding from Open Science NL and the new national FUNGI-NL initiative will support the development of FAIR fungal data infrastructure, open digital resources and collaboration across the Netherlands, helping accelerate research into fungi’s role in health, agriculture, biodiversity and […]