Structural Biology
![Unlocking the power of nanopores](https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/29c54058-da57-42ff-a255-b04fb286e1d8/-/format/auto/-/stretch/off/-/progressive/yes/-/resize/3000x/-/quality/smart/thumbnail_IPD-designed-sensor-protein-closed.png)
Unlocking the power of nanopores
Poking holes through membranes with atomic accuracy to build pocket-sized ‘molecule detectives’
July 19, 2024
![Belgian researchers find a crack in the wall of WHO’s top priority pathogens](https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/e379efbb-b1c8-4c78-842b-3e3851582302/-/format/jpeg/-/stretch/off/-/progressive/yes/-/resize/3840x/-/quality/smart/gram-positive-negative-bacteria-header-1024x575.jpg)
Belgian researchers find a crack in the wall of WHO’s top priority pathogens
SlyB protein acts as a lifebuoy and protects bacteria from dying
December 14, 2023
VIB research tackles the bottleneck of time-resolved Cryo-EM
New microfluidic device improves the time resolution of trEM almost tenfold.
August 18, 2023
![Decoding the satiety signal](https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/b94d9d8e-171d-4c0d-9aea-77fe7fbcf7d9/-/crop/1202x245/0,339/-/preview/-/format/jpeg/-/stretch/off/-/progressive/yes/-/resize/3840x/-/quality/smart/Leptin%20trimer.jpg)
Decoding the satiety signal
Research reveals how leptin and its receptor work together to regulate hunger signals
March 24, 2023
![Jan Steyaert receives prestigious Gabbay Award for pioneering work on Nanobody® technology](https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1af0de9f-ef8c-4c45-a50d-22ea718a2c1c/-/format/auto/-/stretch/off/-/progressive/yes/-/resize/3000x/-/quality/smart/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(1).png)
Jan Steyaert receives prestigious Gabbay Award for pioneering work on Nanobody® technology
Steyaert is the first Belgian scientist to receive the prestigious American award for outstanding science with a translational character
October 28, 2022
![Will llama antibodies help to treat Parkinson's disease?](https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/2f385b3d-9ae3-43ed-84cb-3103acae1847/-/crop/1528x1047/805,296/-/preview/-/format/jpeg/-/stretch/off/-/progressive/yes/-/resize/3840x/-/quality/smart/Drupal-Llama%20Winter.jpg)
Will llama antibodies help to treat Parkinson's disease?
Nanobodies® to target Parkinson's disease
February 28, 2022