Review of the UBC Annual Symposium 2025: Bioinformatics in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the field of bioinformatics, and this development took centre stage at the 11th UBC Annual Symposium. The event brought together a vibrant community of researchers, students, and other professionals to meet and deepen our understanding of bioinformatics. The symposium, held on 7 November 2025 at the Princess Máxima Center, explored […]
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. […]
Translational Omics-Ernest Diez Benavente
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 […]