« Deeper knowledge for better cures » Christian de Duve, Nobel laureate and founder of the de Duve Institute in 1974
Our mission statement Ø priority to basic biomedical research and to the freedom of the investigators Ø special attention to the medical benefits resulting from our discoveries Ø multidisciplinary collaboration
Who we are sharing ideas, expertise supported by national and 25 research groups, and access to cutting- international funding bodies ~ 300 people from edge technology (EU, ERC, Ludwig Cancer close to 40 nationalities platforms Research), and private donations
Our research & recent highlights Cancer biology and immunotherapy Ø Fighting resistance to cancer immunotherapy. Science 2018; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2017; Nat Commun 2017; Sci Transl Med 2017 Genetics, stem cells and development Ø Rapamycin to treat genetic venous malformation. J Clin Invest 2015 Metabolism Ø Discovery of metabolic repair enzymes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2017 Infectious disease Ø Discovery of bacterial Cnox, a shield against the immune system. Mol Cell 2018 Communication across the bacterial cell envelope. PLoS Biol 2017; Nature 2015
Our organization de Duve Institute aisbl Université catholique Scientific de Louvain Council Board of administrators Directorate Administration Fellowship Research groups Logistics committee Technology Post-doctoral platforms programme
More at http://www.deduveinstitute.be/ https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/deduve
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