Messens Lab

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Scientists at VIB, Daria Ezeriņa and Joris Messens, with global partners, developed HyPerFLEX🌈 HyPerFLEX tracks cellular stress in real time, glows in multiple colours, works in low-oxygen environments, and could revolutionise research on aging, inflammation & disease!

4/ With @MessensLab and @juliamalopueyo, we used negative stain EM to visualise heterooligomers and show that heterooligomerisation strongly affects dimer-decamer equilbrium.

1/ We are excited to share our latest work, showing that heterooligomerisation drives structural plasticity of Prx1-type peroxiredoxins. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… This was another fantastic collaboration with; the Deponte Lab and @MessensLab.

#MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear2025 #RedoxLab #ScienceFamily #OxidationReduction

🎄🔬 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Messens Lab! 🔬🎄 For a 2025 full of ideal oxidation and reduction reactions—where everything is perfectly structured and balanced! Thank you for being part of our journey—let’s make next year reactively amazing!

Our new paper is online! We have a nice tool to assess glycolysis in cells. Fantastic work of @Israelhabanero and collaboration with @MessensLab! Tracking fructose 1,6-bisphosphate dynamics in liver cancer cells using a fluorescent biosensor: iScience cell.com/iscience/fullt…

#biosensors #metabolism #cancer

Check out our latest research from the VIB-VUB Messens Lab🥳 In collaboration with the ULB Gurzov lab, we've applied a fluorescent biosensor to assess glycolysis and specifically quantify fructose-1,6-bisphosphate in liver cells🧪🔬 Amazing work @Israelhabanero 👏

#RedoxBiology #Biosensors #ScienceSymposium #Brussels

The Messens lab proudly hosted: "From Lab to Life: A symphony of redox sensations"; the 15th BCRB Fall Symposium, paired for the first time with the 3rd Biosensor Brussels Symposium🎉It was a day filled with groundbreaking science, inspiring talks, and exciting collaborations🔬✨

#RedoxRegulation #ScienceExcellence #ProudMoment

The Messens lab shined at the Thiol-Based Redox Regulation and Signaling GRS/GRC, Spain. Julia and Shen wowed the audience with their contributions. Julia won the best talk award (GRS)🎤 Shen took the best poster prize (GRC) and an award for the best scientific question (GRS)🌟

Looking forward to start a PhD program in biological sciences? There is a PhD position open at the Messens Lab, VUB-VIB🎓In this project, you will work on the design and application of a fluorescent protein-based biosensor in neurodegenerative diseases🧪🔬 jobs.vib.be/j/73328/phd-st…

Congratulations Dr. Caccamo🎓We are happy to announce that our colleague Anna Caccamo successfully defended her PhD thesis bringing us one step closer to fully understand APX2 function in photosynthesis🌱🔬Thank you Anna for your amazing work and best of luck in your next steps✨

🔬💡 Unveiling Hyper's hidden powers! Beyond just tracking H2O2 levels, our collaboration with Olga Lyublinskaya's lab reveals its knack for determining the reductive power of cellular compartments. Science never ceases to amaze! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🎓 Julia embraced the challenge and artfully condensed her doctoral research on the Prx2:STAT3 interaction into a captivating 2-minute presentation! This triumph not only showcases her expertise but also earns her a coveted spot at the SFFR-Europe webinar🧪

Last Friday, the Brussels Center for Redox Biology celebrated its 14th Fall Symposium! Our team members Daria and Israel presented their biosensor breakthroughs👩‍🔬👨‍🔬in snowy Brussels❄️❄️ Thanks to the organizers for crafting such an exciting day! #redox #biosensors #communication