Mission Lucidity

Our first tweet! Follow us for updates on #neurodegenerative disease research & care, and join our mission to decode #dementia! The solution is within reach. Proudly powered by @imec_int (@imecVlaanderen), @LeuvenU (@KU_Leuven), @UZLeuven and @VIBLifeSciences

One more week to submit your abstract for this exciting symposium in Edinburgh, hosted by @UKDRI in collaboration with #CURE-ND! All info here: scmnd.com

Welcome to the LBI head quarters and looking forward working more closer together

💾 Introducing Brain-on-Chip, technology addressing one of the main barriers to studying Parkinson's: the lack of access to brain tissue 🧠 Carles from the @Verstreken_Lab explains in this short film that premiered at #Breinfestijn @leuvenbrainins1 ➡ youtube.com/watch?v=43RI43…

✨We are excited to announce that Prof @slinnarsson will give the opening keynote at #BrainMosaic24, focussing on the spatial organization of human brain cancer. Curious who else is coming? Check the stacked line-up here: vibbio.tech/3WRAsaO 🗓️Early bird deadline: 29 August

Heb jij je tickets al voor Breinfestijn?🎟️ Door tickets te kopen, steun je belangrijk onderzoek & initiatieven die bijdragen aan een betere kwaliteit van leven voor mensen met een hersenaandoening 🧠 Koop dus snel je tickets & mis dit unieke event niet! kuleuven.be/brain-institut…

💙For #WorldAlzheimerDay, our researchers will take part in the Leuven Night Run on September 21st to raise awareness about Alzheimer's Disease. Any donations raised will go to Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek (SAO). Support, donate, and share ↘️ action.stopalzheimer.be/nl_NL/team/res…

👏 Congratulations to Prof. Patrik Verstreken (@Verstreken_Lab, @CBD_VIB) for winning the Tauopathy Challenge Workshop™️ grant from the @RCFNeuro, @CurePSP, and the @aging_mind to advance his neurodegenerative research! Read more: vibbio.tech/3zyHPvQ

So grateful that we’ve been invited to participate in the Big Brain Theory Program! Here’s to great collaborative, inspiring & innovative projects ahead 🙌 @InstitutCerveau

🎉 Great news, #LeuvenBrainInstitute is organizing for the 2x time #Breinfestijn - a fundraiser for brain research 🧠 📚A selection of our top scientists will present their research & our house band, the Big Brain Band, consisting of musician-researchers, provides the music 🎶

#CURE-ND ECR workshop 2024 and the winners are…. best poster Arabella Bouziges @ParisBrainInst and best talk Helena Balanin @MissionLucidity. Congratulations

🏆 Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek - Fondation Recherche Alzheimer selected 15 research projects from VIB this year to invest a record amount of 3️⃣ million euros! Congratulations to all 👏 @CBD_VIB @CMN_VIB @InflamResCen vibbio.tech/3TMq2aK

New research is crucial to understand & treat Alzheimer's, which is predicted to triple by 2050. A recent study led by @DeStrooperLab (@CBD_VIB) and @MancusoRenzo (@CMN_VIB) sheds light on the role of microglia, immune cells in the brain, in Alzheimer's.👉 vibbio.tech/49c6pyL

✨ We had the pleasure of welcoming @ERC_Research to @CBD_VIB last week, and took them on a tour of our Center! Find out more about their visit ⬇️ or take your own virtual tour at 360.cbd.vib.be 🔬

Congratulations to the prize winners! 👏

What a start! Dr. Sarah Jewell (@DZNE_en) welcomed us warmly, then Dr. Monique Breteler (@DZNE_en) delivered fascinating insights on healthy aging from the Rheinland Study she's leading. Packed room! Stay tuned 😎 #CUREND @DZNE_de @UKDRI @MissionLucidity @InstitutCerveau

Great career advice from an outstanding panel of speakers at the CURE-ND ECR workshop: ‘science gives you an unparalleled skillset, ‘build on the skills you already have’, ‘enhance your skills’, ‘stay positive’.

Join us at MINDSEED 2024 to learn more about what #neurotech is already capable of today. Talks and debates will focus on the great potential of neurotech in medical applications and beyond. 🗓️ March 18, 2024 at 19:00 👉Group T campus Leuven More info: ntxl.org/mindseed

👏 Congratulations Augustine Therapeutics and Ludo Van Den Bosch (@LuVaDeBo) from @CBD_VIB for receiving a 'The ALS Association' (@alsassociation) Grant to accelerate a novel potential therapeutic option for ALS patients! Read more here: vibbio.tech/3uGd4mK

🚨 Register now for @AlzResearchUK's 2024 conference, taking place on 19-21 March in Liverpool! A fantastic opportunity to connect with other dementia researchers & learn about exciting research taking place in the UK & beyond. Register before 3 March⬇️ buff.ly/4b64AW8

"This is a milestone for Neuralink, not for science." @sebhaesler puts news of chip implantation in human subjects into perspective in this nice piece by Arthur De Meyer in @Nieuwsblad_be today 👇 (article in Dutch) nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2024013…