First CRIG Inspire & Interact Seminar @ Campus Heymans

The CRIG Inspire & Interact Series: a new initiative aimed at strengthening connections and sparking collaboration among CRIG research groups!

Each seminar in this series will be co-hosted with one of the CRIG faculties, providing a platform to highlight their specific strengths in oncology research, and to share inspiring examples of multidisciplinary collaboration. To foster informal networking, each event will also include a social component.

The very first seminar in this series will be co-hosted with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and will take place on May 20 at Campus Heymans. We’ll kick off the event with a delicious world cuisine lunch from 11:30, followed by the seminar from 12:30 to 14:00.

Together with the CRIG members of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, we’ve put together a diverse program that showcases their unique expertise in oncology research, along with inspiring examples of multidisciplinary collaborations. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with colleagues across disciplines and discover how the expertise within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences could inspire new ideas and strengthen your own research. 

PROGRAM:

11:30 – Lunch 

12:30 – Prof. Koen Raemdonck
• Welcome
• Drug repurposing in RNA delivery

12:40 – Prof. Kevin Braeckmans team/TRINCE: Photoporation as a safe and efficient delivery method

12:50 – Dr. Herlinde De Keersmaecker: introduction to the Ghent Light Microscopy (GLiM) CORE

12:55 – Dr. Maarten Dhaenens: ProGenTomics: unique multi-omics technology to analyze histone epigenetics, the metabolome, and the proteome from the same cell pellet

13:05 – Dr. Rein Verbeke: Nanomedicine centre for nanoparticle packaging of biotherapeutics case study: clinical translation of the Galsome mRNA vaccine platform to a phase I cancer vaccine clinical study

13:20 – Prof. Bruno De Geest team:
 • pH-sensitive fusion proteins for acidosis-targeted immunotherapy
 • In vivo click chemistry for cell-specific targeting of mRNA-LNP

13:30 – Prof. Serge Van Calenbergh team – Anouk Van Hauwermeiren: Proteolysis Targetting Chimeras (PROTACs) as an emerging class of small-molecule drugs to target specific (onco)proteins

13:40 – Prof. Marthe De Boevre team:
 • Looking for endocrine-disrupting substances in drinking water
 • GLORIA - HEALTH MONITOR as an example of a sustainable data infrastructure across disciplines
 • Research on mycotoxins and their influence on cancer development in close collaboration with WHO-IARC

13:50 – Prof. Filip De Vos team on radionuclides (tbc)

 

  • When: May 20, 2025 - 11:30 - 14:00
  • Where: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Campus Heymans, Building A, Room 0.3 Alexander Fleming
  • Registration is open until May 9: via this link
  • More info via dr. Eva De Smedt (eva.desmedt@ugent.be)