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

✨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…

👏 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

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…

❗️ Deadline extended to January 31st! What to expect from this workshop? ✔ Lots of group interactions ✔ Insightful career sessions ✔ Keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Monique Breteler on people’s health across their life span ✔ Guided tour of DZNE campus missionlucidity.com/cure-nd

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Shout-out to all early-stage neurodegeneration researchers: join our next #CURE-ND workshop in Bonn, Germany 🧠🙌 🗓️ 18-20 March 2024 💡 Info & registration: lnkd.in/eqihNnvA