Kevin Verstrepen
@KevinVerstrepen
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Interested in genetics, yeast, beer, the meaning of life, and a few other things.
Leuven, Belgium
Joined April 2013
RT @VIB_microbes: There is a fly in my beer! How studying beer preference of fruit flies can help improve biological pest control. Work b…
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Another one leaves the nest. Lloyd Cool defended his thesis in the coolest auditorium of @KU_Leuven and officially became Dr. Cool 😎 🎓(and yes, that’s his real name). Thanks @liti_nice for being a jury member (and explaining the steam engine). @VIB_microbes
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The annual @SibylleVonesch - Verstrepen lab retreat in Rochefort was a blast, yet again. A day of science and a day of fun, including a (rather adventurous) hike, casino and bar games, trivia and a party with various yeast fermentation products 🍻😁 We even had 🌞 ! @VIB_microbes
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RT @VIBLifeSciences: ♻️ Right now, we make plastics flexible with petroleum-derived plasticizers. But what if we could make sustainable pla…
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RT @VIB_microbes: Looking for a comprehensive overview of different mutagenesis techniques? Check out this review by the lab of @KevinVerst…
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Kickoff meeting of our EPIC @ERC_Research synergy project -2 days in Stockholm of discussing science, data exchange and techniques with our teams from @karolinskainst @TU_Muenchen and @KU_Leuven @VIBLifeSciences Excited to unravel the code for post-transcriptional regulation!
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Perfect post for a Friday nearing beer-o'-clock...
The authors of a @NatureComms paper are suggesting that a new machine learning method could help food manufacturers to meet specific consumer demands in a more efficient and cost-effective way, improving the flavour of Belgian beer. Read the article here:
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Looking for a comprehensive overview of different mutagenesis techniques for evolutionary engineering of microbes, including CRISPR-Cas, oligonucleotides, recombinases, and polymerases? Anna and Julian's new paper in Trends in Microbiology is here for ya:
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Scientists brew the future with AI that 'tastes' Belgian beer to make it better via @zmescience
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Our new paper “Predicting and improving complex #beer flavor through #MachineLearning learning” is out in @NatureComms ! Read how we used #AI to make #belgian 🍺 even better: Comments in @guardian @KU_Leuven @VIBLifeSciences
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Congrats Dr.Cautereels! What a PhD! Magnificent work resulting in 2 papers in Nature Com & a patent describing development & application of 16 novel orthogon. LoxP sites for genome engineering #proud! & @KU_Leuven @VIBLifeSciences
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RT @rosscloney: .@KevinVerstrepen & co develop orthogonal LoxPsym sites that allow multiplexed site-specific recombination in prokaryotic a…
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RT @rosscloney: Combinatorial optimization of gene expression through recombinase-mediated promoter and terminator shuffling in yeast @Kevi…
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@akaya_lab @NatureComms All is in the paper - you can just use any of the 16 new LoxP sites with the normal Cre recombinase and start recombining! (Without cross-reaction between the different sites). Constructs for the promoter shuffling are described in the (2nd) paper. Have fun!
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RT @VIBLifeSciences: ⚠️ A new toolbox that allows for genome engineering without CRISPR is now available. Read more here:
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RT @VIBLifeSciences: 🔬 From baby roots to cancer diagnostics and imaging ‘phantoms’, come explore microfluidics at VIB! 👉
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RT @VIB_microbes: Turning the tide from #BlueMonday at work! 🚀 Celebrating the "start" of the year with a Potluck, bringing good vibes and…
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