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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New liver-specific mechanism of immune evasion: Palmitate promotes via DHHC17 laminin-511 secretion, which disables the antitumor function of neutrophils & supports liver metastasis. Big congratulations to Anke Vandekeere and all co-authors! 🎉 bit.ly/4yXHVap #Metastasis #Immunology #FWO #KOTK
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Nature @nature.com · 08/07/2026
Nature research paper: Steatosis shapes prognosis-defining liver metastasis heterogeneity in CRC go.nature.com/4b5VNoN
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Steatosis shapes prognosis-defining liver metastasis heterogeneity in CRC - Nature
Liver steatosis increases formation of replacement liver metastases by increasing MYC stability through acetylation, which increases proline synthesis and collagen production.
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
New paper alert rdcu.be/frxGx 🚀 Fatty liver disease is more than a metabolic condition, it can actively drive the development of poor prognosis colorectal cancer liver metastasis heterogeneity. Big congratulations to Yiming Peng-Winkler and everyone involved! #FWO #VIB
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Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen (FWO) @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
With a new statement, @scienceeurope.org and its Member Organisations call all co-legislatorsfor the careful reconsideration of the overall policy direction taken in the current FP10 negotiations towards European Partnerships, to preserve the value of this key instrument scieur.org/fp10-partner...
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Position Statement: Preserving Key Values of European Partnerships in FP10
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Karolin Luger @nucleosomepolice.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Please share this gift article from The New York Times with friends, family, sceptics, and People who think that studying weird things is a waste of money. Then follow up with meaningful discussion about what I call 'free range science'. Free without subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
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Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Fantastic talks by Dr. Maria Caliz Molina and Dr. Yiming Peng-Winkler at the annual Liver Metastasis Research Network (LMRN) conference.
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We have a new PhD in the lab! Big congratulations to Dr. Vandekeere @ankevandekeere.bsky.social! All the best for your postdoc research at the lab of @martinguilliams.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Gender representation in international cancer research funding
The Lancet Commission on women, power, and cancer recommends that women have equitable access to cancer research resources, leadership, and funding op…
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
@fendtlab.bsky.social postdoc Sebastian Igelmann shares his highlights and experiences from the EACR Tumor Ecosystem conference!
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Nature @nature.com · 01/05/2026
After a huge researcher backlash, the European Research Council has reversed a policy it introduced to help deal with a deluge of applications to its coveted awards. go.nature.com/428LA6d
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Prestigious European science funder scraps stricter rules after researcher backlash
The tough new policy was introduced to curb submissions, but drew criticism from researchers.
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hopefully the beginning of something bigger to ensure that European science prospers today and in the future!
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
After collective feedback from the research community, the ERC decided to keep the existing resubmission rules for 2027. A reminder that speaking together matters - and that continued advocacy for strong research and funding in Europe is essential. Grateful to everyone who contributed. #ERC 🇪🇺
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I argued that when a grant rejection can hinge on something small, and you then have to wait years to resubmit, the cost becomes so high that instead of suggesting “high-risk high-gain” plans scientists will prepare more cautious, less ambitious proposals (2/3)
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Abrupt change to European funder’s rules leaves researchers shut out
Flood of proposals to European Research Council—perhaps unleashed by AI—means unsuccessful applicants must wait longer to reapply
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
In <3 days, our open letter gathered 1,000+ signatures from 36 countries and 200+ institutions reflecting broad concern about restricting ERC applications & strong support for the proposed alternatives + the ERC mission to fund innovative research now and in the future. 🇪🇺 #ERC
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
We celebrated the "in principle accepted" :o) Stay tuned.
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
What should Europe do when demand for #ERC funding keeps rising? Restrict access or invest in excellence? Please read our open letter calling for reconsideration of the ERC 2027 resubmission restrictions & for constructive alternatives that preserve openness Consider to share & sign - see below 🧪
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#erc | Johanna Joyce
What should Europe do when demand for its most successful frontier research programme keeps rising? Restrict access, or invest in the excellence it has created? A new open letter, spearheaded by Sara...
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Great short talk and discussion by Dr Sebastian Igelmann at the @helloeacr.bsky.social Tumor Ecosystem Conference and many thanks to EACR-WCR @worldwidecancer.bsky.social who sponsored the travel grant Sebastian received!
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Where do the lipids come from & how do lung metastases benefit from them? Congratulations Dr Xiao-Zheng Liu @teenyl.bsky.social & Dr Ming Liu! Amazing collaboration with Prof. Yuneva and Prof. Altea-Manzano @alteamanzanolab.bsky.social Read more bit.ly/4lBSN7N @wcrf.org @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Opening celebration for the Methusalem consortium Fendt, Scheele, Desmedt. We are looking forward to making PROGRESS in intercepting breast cancer in the context of patient physiology! @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
The Fendt Lab wishes you happy holidays and a prosperous 2026! May there be many discoveries, collaborations and miracles 💫
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I am thrilled and deeply honored to have been selected as a KU Leuven Leading Researcher (Methusalem beneficiary). Together with Colinda Scheele & Christine Desmedt, we will dissect breast cancer and its progression to uncover fundamental mechanisms and translate them into impact for patients.
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Dr. Xiao-Zheng Liu has been awarded the 2025 Beug Metastasis Research Prize! Big congratulations to this amazing recognition! @embo.org @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social www.beugstiftung-metastase.de/events/
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
How does our diet influence breast cancer progress & why is fundamental research important? We discussed this topic and showcased mass spectrometry imaging to a broad audience on the Day of Science! Many thanks to everyone who was involved! @wcrf.org @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @vib-ccb.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We have a new PhD in the lab! Big congratulations to Dr. Ming Liu to a fantastic PhD defense!
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Honored to be part of the highly cited researchers. This is a big recognition for my team and our research. Together we continue to work towards a future where cancer is less deadly! @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @wcrf.org
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Why fundamental research is fundamental to progress, seeding major breakthroughs Editorial @nature.com this week And 7 basic science discoveries that changed the world nature.com/articles/d41... nature.com/articles/d41...
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Big congratulations to Margherita Demicco for giving an excellent short talk & Sebastian Igelmann for winning the poster prize at the BACR Annual Meeting 2025! @embo.org @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
We study cancer progression and metastasis. Today wearing the 🎗️ we would like to thank all collaborators, patients & their families, and funders because together we are working towards a future where cancer is less life threatening than today! @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social #STK #KOTK @wcrf.org
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Xiao-Zheng (Teeny) Liu @teenyl.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
It was a great opportunity to present my study in the conference, and really appreciate all the fantastic questions and discussions. Many thanks to @dmmjournal.bsky.social for the travel grant and @embo.org @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social support.
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Big congratulations to Dr. Xiao-Zheng Liu for giving an excellent short talk at the #6thCancer&Metabolism meeting at the Palais des Congrès, La Grande Motte, France funded by a @dmmjournal.bsky.social travel grant. @embo.org @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Congratulations to Maria de los Angeles Caliz Molina for being awarded with the KU Leuven Internal Funds, Postdoctoral Mandate Type 1.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 02/10/2025
Jane Goodall, a towering figure in primatology whose observations of chimpanzee behavior in the wild and advocacy for their conservation made her a household name, died Wednesday at the age of 91. scim.ag/4mKKEg4
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Jane Goodall, famed primatologist, changed the way we thought about apes
The scientist and conservationist made waves with her observations and advocacy
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Excellent presentation by Sebastian Igelmann on the International Cell Senescence Association Conference #ICSA2025Rome and @icsasenescence. Congratulations, Sebastian!
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Metabolic rewiring is a hallmark of cancer. What do we currently know and how can we translate these findings towards clinical impact? 👉 bit.ly/3KboAxJ Big congratulations to #YimingPeng-Winkler @dfg.de @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @vib-ccb.bsky.social
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Giovanni Ciriello @ciriellolab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🚀 WE'RE BACK! "The Many Faces of Cancer Evolution" is coming back to Rimini on May 27-29, 2026! meetings.embo.org/event/26-can... Join me, Luca @magnanilab.bsky.social , Celine Vallot, and Samra @turajliclab.bsky.social for 3 days of amazing science on the beach! @embo.org meeting #cancer 👇👇
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The Many Faces of Cancer Evolution
Cancer evolution is a multi-faceted process and a major clinical challenge. Indeed, tumors constantly change as they progress through multiple mechanisms, the understanding of which is critical to an…
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Amazing 10-year Ho Lab Symposium and celebration! Big congratulations to Ping-Chih for all the breakthroughs from his lab and the legacy of PhD students and postdocs he trained! I am looking forward to what comes in the next 10 years!
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Big congratulations to @elialab.bsky.social who is an alumni of the lab! So well deserved!
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Come join us for your next research endeavor in the heart of Europe!
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Always a pleasure to contribute to the amazing research of the @vanderhaeghenp2.bsky.social lab! Congratulations also to #AnkeVandekeere from @fendtlab.bsky.social
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Anna Obenauf @obenaufa.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Anyone working in metastasis research – the BEUG Foundation has once again opened the call for their Metastasis Research Prize. This prize is a wonderful recognition of innovative contributions and supports excellence in metastasis research across Europe. www.beugstiftung-metastase.de/apply-now/
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Apply now – Beugstiftung
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Science Magazine @science.org · 18/08/2025
"For half an hour, I vented everything I had been holding in for months … my supervisor … then calmly offered a line I’ll never forget: 'You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.' That one sentence landed softly, but it cracked something open." scim.ag/4lt1Ru0
An illustration of a man riding a bike surrounded by wheels and other bike parts, with text: How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
It's my first #newPI roll call on BlueSky! Calling all new #cancer PIs who just started or who are about to start their labs! Please say hi and what you work on so I can follow you if I don't already! 😃
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Gomes Lab @gomeslab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Super excited to share our newest piece out today @natrevcancer.nature.com linking age-induced metabolic reprogramming to cancer development. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cancer progression through the lens of age-induced metabolic reprogramming - Nature Reviews Cancer
In this Perspective, Lazure and Gomes argue that metabolic changes that occur as a result of ageing may shape tumour initiation and progression and the development of metastatic disease.
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Amazing short talk by #KonstantinosKolliopoulos at the 2025 iscam2025.org on how nutrient restriction decreases metastasis formation! @vib-ccb.bsky.social @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Big congratulation to #MingLiu for presenting his PhD research on lipid signaling in lung metastases at the 2025 iscam2025.org @vib-ccb.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Will it be a turning point? I recently came back from a research sabbatical funded by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social & #KULeuven in the lab of @mafdawson.bsky.social @petermaccc.bsky.social and I am happy to share my experience @natcancer.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s43... @vib-ccb.bsky.social
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Will it be a turning point? - Nature Cancer
Sarah-Maria Fendt received her doctoral degree from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and she conducted her postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. She is currently a principal...
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Wonderful celebration of the research and innovation prizes @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social Big congratulations to @ginevradoglioni.bsky.social for winning the biomedical sciences prize for her PhD research! Wishing you fun and success on your next endeavor @salkinstitute.bsky.social #proudPI
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EACR - European Association for Cancer Research @helloeacr.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This #EWAC2025 we're looking ahead to Europe's top cancer research event, the EACR 2025 Congress 🎉 Have you registered yet? It's happening from 16-19 June in Lisbon! Secure your spot: 2025.eacr.org
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Everyone knows Marie Curie. Yet, do you know other women at the forefront of science? Amazing & highly relevant Women in Science Event by @daadworldwide.bsky.social. It was an honor to take part in the panel discussion. @vib-ccb.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @dbobruessel.bsky.social
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Fendt Lab @fendtlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
@ankevandekeere.bsky.social and #SebastianIgelmann gave fantastic short talks at the www.vibconferences.be/events/immun.... Big congratulations to Anke and Sebastian! @vib-ccb.bsky.social @embo.org
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