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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Celebrating 30 years of VIB today, and we have plenty of ideas about what comes next. VIB.AI took the stage as a model built across centers, with affiliated PIs, and supported by the VIB Data Core and VIB AI Studio. Niklas Kempynck brought the science with a fantastic talk.

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Want to present your work in this room? The VIB Conference on AI & Computational Biology is coming to Leuven, with several talk slots selected from abstracts. Submit yours by 7 Oct: www.vibconferences.be/events/ai-and…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We want to hear from researchers who see fundamental biological questions and ask: what new computational methods do we need to solve them? We currently have two Group Leader positions open: vib.ai/en/join-vibai-group-leader-a… Applications close 15 November 2026

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Aerts lab was well represented at Single Cell Genomics 2026 last week. A few days of great science, catching up with colleagues and friends, and seeing where the field is heading, all against a pretty spectacular Scottish backdrop. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SCG26

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Throwback to #ECCB2026 🇨🇭 Meet the VIB.AI + VIB Data Core delegation in Geneva: two talks, lots of posters, plenty of new ideas, and great conversations across the computational biology community. Great to see so much of our science represented at ECCB!

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New group leader recruitment call now open. 📣 Together with KU Leuven, we are looking for two Principal Investigators to join VIB.AI and build ambitious independent research programs on AI in biology. Apply by 15 November 2026 vib.ai/en/join-vibai-group-leader-a…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations to our newest VIB.AI PI, @wsaelens.bsky.social, on receiving an ERC @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for his project PowerPortrait! The project combines AI, single-cell technologies & CRISPR experiments to uncover the causal mechanisms that shape cell differentiation. Congrats, Wouter!

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We're looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join VIB.AI in Leuven. Help develop and deploy cutting-edge methods for biomedical research, working closely with scientists across VIB. Apply by Aug 31st: vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-descri…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In the new VRT Canvas documentary series 'De DNA Revolutie' (The DNA Revolution), @steinaerts.bsky.social joins fellow experts to explore the scientific breakthroughs, opportunities, and ethical questions surrounding genetic technology. www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/dna/1/dna-s1a1

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The @steinaerts.bsky.social lab received an ERC Proof of Concept Grant to develop CellTuned: an AI platform that combines sequence-to-function models with single-cell regulatory networks to uncover the mechanisms driving disease, and translate them into new therapeutic opportunities. 👏 celltuned.ai

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Great computational research depends on great IT support. 💻 We're looking for an IT Officer to support researchers, systems, devices, and infrastructure at VIB.AI in Leuven. Interested? Apply here 👉 vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-descri…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Last week, Dmitry Kobak @hippopedoid.bsky.social gave his introductory lecture at Ghent University, marking the start of his appointment as full professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics and Principal Investigator at VIB.AI. 📸 by Marnix Van Daele

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Last call for our open Group Leader position at VIB.AI and Ghent University! Focus: AI in (bio)medicine Don’t miss this opportunity 👉 vib.ai/en/group-leader-vacancy

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The newly established Kobak lab is hiring! 📣 Open postdoc and PhD positions focused on 👉 Self-supervised learning 👉 Low-dimensional embeddings & data visualization 👉 Interpretability of biological foundation models kobaklab.sites.vib.be/en/jobs#/job-… @hippopedoid.bsky.social

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A big welcome to the VIB.AI PhD class of 2026! A day of intros, brainstorming, and first connections across labs. Already feels like something exciting is starting here!

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Out of the lab for #WetenschapOpStap at the international school in Ghent and Bleydenberg in Wilsele, to show young students how we study disease using data, microscopes, and a bit of hands-on DNA extraction.

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

VIB.AI and Ghent University are looking for a PI to lead a new research group at the intersection of artificial intelligence and (bio)medical research. Apply by May 31st 👉 vib.ai/en/group-leader-vacancy

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Stein Aerts @steinaerts.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We launched a new Group Leader vacancy in our Center for AI & Computational Biology - VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social - with a Professorship at Ghent University. Join us with your most creative AI+Biology research plan! Apply before 31st May vib.ai/en/group-lea...

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We are looking for a Group Leader in applied artificial intelligence in (bio)medical research at VIB.AI & UGent, Belgium

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Welcoming @wsaelens.bsky.social as Group Leader at VIB.AI! His team will build causal, experimentally grounded models of the immune system, moving from describing immune cell states to explaining what drives them and predicting how they change under perturbation. Welcome, Wouter! 👏

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The @steinaerts.bsky.social lab published CREsted, an end-to-end modeling framework to 🧬 Train sequence-based enhancer models on large sc datasets 🔍 Decode enhancer logic with nucleotide-level interpretability ⚙️ Design synthetic enhancers with cell-type specificity tinyurl.com/ypurmrw5

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Strong showing from the Gonçalves Lab at COSYNE 2026 👏 Three abstracts accepted, with posters by Hayden Johnson and Karthik Sama, and a talk by Nastya Krouglova. Check it out here👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZMpTeVEmdc…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We are super excited to welcome Dmitry Kobak @hippopedoid.bsky.social as a new VIB.AI group leader! The Kobak lab will officially kick off in April at the VIB.AI Ghent hub. More: vib.ai/en/news/dmit...

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Full house today for the Methusalem BioMedAI kickoff! The labs of @steinaerts.bsky.social, @joanampereira.bsky.social, @ppjgoncalves.bsky.social & Maarten De Vos came together to launch this long-term research program on explainable and generative AI for biomedical discovery. Let's go!

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The @steinaerts.bsky.social lab is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to develop next-generation sequence-to-function models for glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive brain cancers. More info & how to apply 👉 vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-descri…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We’re looking for an experienced 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿. You’ll establish and run a state-of-the-art wet lab, work closely with computational teams, and help translate AI-generated hypotheses into robust experimental workflows and high-quality training data. tinyurl.com/4rf4bm8b

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Seppe De Winter @seppedewinter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We are thrilled to share our new pre-print: “System-wide extraction of cis-regulatory rules from sequence-to-function models in human neural development”. S2F-deeplearning models can accurately encode enhancers, yet decoding these models into human-interpretable rules remains a major challenge.

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Stein Aerts @steinaerts.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

TF-MINDI is out! A new method to learn cis-regulatory codes through rich embeddings of TF binding sites. TF-MINDI decomposes motif neighbourhoods, and works downstream of any sequence-to-function deep learning model. We deeply study the enhancer code in human neural development, check out the thread

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

This is the happy face of four researchers embarking on a cool scientific collaboration backed by 7-years of structural financing! Congrats @steinaerts.bsky.social, @joanampereira.bsky.social, @ppjgoncalves.bsky.social, and Maarten De Vos on your Methusalem grant. tinyurl.com/nvcardzy

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Kudos to all poster presenters and congratulations to Marios Eftychiou (@jdemeul.bsky.social lab), who got the runner-up poster award, and Wannes Hermans (@joanampereira.bsky.social lab), who won the Best Poster Award 🏆 🙌 #VIBAIscienceday

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Great mix of talks from across all @viblifesciences.bsky.social research areas at our first-ever #VIBAIScienceDay. Sharing another mini photo dump while we digest lunch and gear up for more science this afternoon.

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

And we're off for a full day of VIB.AI science! 🤩 What a treat to bring the entire community together from Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels and Leuven, and to do so in this beautiful location. Welcome to the church of AI in Biology. 😇 #VIBAIscienceday @viblifesciences.bsky.social

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Pedro J. Goncalves @ppjgoncalves.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Super excited about this work led by the one and only @deismic.bsky.social!

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

One week left to apply! 🚨 We are hiring for two exciting roles at the intersection of AI and life sciences: 👉 Head of the Machine Learning Expertise Unit 👉 LLM Engineer Don’t miss your chance to apply by October 31! vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-list

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Such a treat to host @gioelelamanno.bsky.social (EPFL) today and be the first to hear more about his lab's latest work, posted just two days ago on bioRxiv. Missed the talk? Here's the preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We're very much looking forward to your talk!

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Join us: Large Language Model Engineer at VIB.AI You'll work closely with top scientists, backed by strong infrastructure and a mission to make a lasting impact on health and society. 📅 Apply before October 31st 🔗 vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-descri…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

We're hiring: Head for Machine Learning Expertise Unit You’ll help deploy cutting-edge ML methods across diverse biomedical domains, from single-cell genomics to protein design. 📍 Based in Leuven, Belgium 📅 Apply before October 31st 🔗 vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-descri…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

In a few weeks, the full VIB.AI community will flock together at Irish College in Leuven. We're already looking forward to talks from all of our core and affiliated labs and a keynote by Matthew Blaschko. 🤩

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

As our center continues to grow, we’re looking for a highly organized and proactive Administrative Assistant to help keep things running smoothly, from financial processing and logistics to travel coordination and event support. vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-descri…

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

One month ago, we wrapped up the 2025 Machine Learning & AI in Life Sciences Summer School: a week of hands-on training, deep collaboration, and serious brainpower, co-organized by VIB and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB). #ThrowbackThursday

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Last week, VIB.AI researchers joined the global community at #SCG2025 in Stockholm, bringing fresh AI perspectives to one of biology’s most data-rich frontiers. Big thanks to the organizers and to the community for the energy, insight, and inspiration.

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We're growing the VIB.AI Machine Learning Unit, and we're hiring! 📌 Head of the Machine Learning Unit 📌 LLM Engineer Both roles are based in Leuven, Belgium, at the heart of a thriving research ecosystem. vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-list Apply by October 31st.

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The 2025 VIB.AI International PhD Call closes June 22nd. We’re offering 4 fully funded PhD positions across labs tackling big questions in biology with AI and machine learning, covering protein design, computational neuroscience, gene regulation, and more. 👉 tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Congratulations to Klaas Vandepoele @vandepoelelab.bsky.social on receiving an @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant! His multiCODE project aims to decode the regulatory code of gene expression in plants using a powerful combination of single-cell genomics, AI, and synthetic biology. Congratulations! 👏

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Two days left to apply before our group leader call closes. Build your own group. Access core funding, top infrastructure, and a collaborative research environment at the intersection of AI and life sciences. tinyurl.com/y35m6khy

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We want to build models that help us understand how biological systems work. And for that, we need scientists who live at the interface of machine learning and biology. We’re recruiting Group Leaders! tinyurl.com/y35m6khy Call closes June 14th

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The @joanampereira.bsky.social lab is hiring a PhD student via the VIB.AI International PhD Call 2025! Work on deep learning & network-based methods for protein bioinformatics, evolution & structure-function prediction. 📍 Leuven 🗓️ Apply by June 22nd → tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

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VIB.AI @vibai.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We want to connect: To link model builders with data generators. To bring together scientists asking why cells behave the way they do, and others figuring out how to model that behavior. If you're working on AI in biology, consider joining! tinyurl.com/y35m6khy

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