Structural Biology

Unlocking the power of nanopores

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

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 

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

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

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?

Will llama antibodies help to treat Parkinson's disease?

Nanobodies® to target Parkinson's disease

February 28, 2022

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