Curious to see our labs from the inside? On September 28th, during the Utrecht Science Week, we open our doors to the public! Register for our lab tour here: https://usw26-open-dag-hubrecht-instituut.events.utrechtsciencepark.nl/. More details below 👇

You can apply for the Hubrecht International PhD program (HIPP) until September 15th! In the comments, PhD students Zeynep and Charlotte share about their projects within the theme ‘Biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology and protein design’. www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/.

Gene expression. Stem cells. Organoids. Epigenetics. Genome architecture. HIPP at Hubrecht Institute: 20+ research groups, world-class core facilities, research at the frontier of how life develops. Check out their PhD Program Symposium Sept 10 → doctoralinsights.at #DocInsights #Utrecht

The Netherlands: pioneering organoid research, developmental biology, and stem cell science. The Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht — one of Europe's leading centres. Compact country, global impact. Symposium Sept 10 → doctoralinsights.at #DocInsights

Great opportunity to learn more about the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht) and our PhD Program during this year's Doctoral Insights Symposium. The online symposium takes place on September 10.

Doctoral Insights Symposium@docinsightssymp.bsky.social · 2w ago

Gene expression. Stem cells. Organoids. Epigenetics. Genome architecture. HIPP at Hubrecht Institute: 20+ research groups, world-class core facilities, research at the frontier of how life develops. Check out their PhD Program Symposium Sept 10 → doctoralinsights.at #DocInsights #Utrecht

Only one month left to apply for the Hubrecht International PhD program (HIPP)! All information about the program and application process can be found here: www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/.

Hubrecht Institute@hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social · last mo.

Are you excited to redefine our understanding of molecules, cells, tissues and organisms? Then we are looking for you! Applications for the Hubrecht International PhD program (HIPP) are now open and will be accepted until September 15th. Read more here 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/

Don’t forget: Applications for the Hubrecht International PhD program are open until September 15! Curious about the theme ‘Molecular and cellular biology’? PhD students Eri and Janina share what they work on in the comments. www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/.

Applications for the Hubrecht International PhD program are open until September 15! PhD students at the Hubrecht work on various themes, including ‘Developmental biology and regeneration’. Curious what kind of questions PhD students Rahul and Andy work on? Read the comments! www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/.

Veni for Axel Rosendahl Huber! Axel, who is postdoc in the Clevers group, receives a Veni grant from the NWO Talent Programme. With this personal grant, Axel will study whether toxins from gut bacteria can cause permantent DNA-mutations in colon cells. Read more: www.hubrecht.eu/veni-for-axe...

Are you excited to redefine our understanding of molecules, cells, tissues and organisms? Then we are looking for you! Applications for the Hubrecht International PhD program (HIPP) are now open and will be accepted until September 15th. Read more here 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/

Today is Be Open about Animal Research Day #BOARD26. Geert Kops and Hans Clevers share their perspectives on research with and without animals, and on how these complementary approaches contribute to biomedical breakthroughs. Read more: www.stichtinginformatiedierproeven.nl/researchers-....

Today, Su Ji Han successfully defended her PhD thesis 🎓 Congratulations! She identified disease mechanisms and promising new therapeutic strategies for arrhythmogenic and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Read more: www.hubrecht.eu/phd-han/

Last week, Daniëlle Woutersen successfully defended her PhD thesis! 🎓 She discovered that lymphatic vessel formation is disrupted in a Noonan syndrome zebrafish model, and found that an existing cancer drug could reduce this problem. Congratulations Daniëlle! 🎉 www.hubrecht.eu/phd-woutersen/

Today, Bruna Eckhardt successfully defended her PhD thesis! 🎓 She investigated how cells copy not only their DNA, but also the way this DNA is packaged into chromatin, using a ‘cell-in-a-tube’ system. Congratulations Bruna! 🎉 Read more here 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/phd-eckhardt/

Today, Pim Rullens successfully defended his PhD thesis ‘Genome form and function in single cells’. In the Kind group, he investigated how the three-dimensional form of DNA in a cell nucleus influences how the cell uses it. Congratulations, Pim! 🎉 Read more here: www.hubrecht.eu/phd-rullens

🚀 Doctoral Insights 2026 is HERE. Spotlighting Europe's best fully funded PhD programs in life sciences all summer. Free online Symposium: Sept 10 → doctoralinsights.at Follow along 👇 #DocInsights #LifeSciences #PhD

Group leader Miguel Leung has been awarded the Young Scientists Award 2026 from @heinekenprizes.bsky.social . With his group, he investigates the 3D structure of protein complexes, tiny machines at work inside each of our cells. Congratulations, Miguel! Read more: www.hubrecht.eu/heineken-you...

Today, Eirini Kyriakopoulou successfully defended her PhD thesis! 🎓 She explored whether gene therapy can tackle the genetic heart disease ACM. Her work has led to clinical trials, currently testing gene therapy in patients. Congratulations Eirini! Read more here 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/phd-kyriakopoulou

Today, Mara Bouwman successfully defended her PhD thesis on heart regeneration. She discovered that two genes are required for heart regeneration in zebrafish and investigated one of them in mammals, finding promising results. Congratulations Mara! 🎉 Read more: www.hubrecht.eu/phd-bouwman/

Danny Sahtoe has been awarded the NVBMB prize. The jury was impressed with Sahtoe's consistently strong work on protein structure, function and design during his PhD and postdoc. The prize includes funding to organize a symposium on a topic of choice. Read more: www.hubrecht.eu/nvbmb-price-...

New work by the van Oudenaarden group shows how gene expression and chromatin state become progressively more aligned as differentiation proceeds over the first day of zebrafish embryo development. Learn more in the thread below by first author @vivekbhr.bsky.social.

Vivek Bhardwaj@vivekbhr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our research work on using #singlecell co-mapping to study early embryonic development is now published: doi.org/10.7554/eLif....

For 110 years, the Hubrecht Institute has been studying the development of cells, tissues and organisms to discover how life works on the smallest scale. To celebrate this, we are opening our doors on Saturday, 6 June 2026. Read more here: www.hubrecht.eu/zooming-in-o...

Oocytes store large amounts of proteins to support the earliest developmental stages. In @nature.com, the Leung group describes the structure of the cytoplasmic lattice in unprecedented detail. At least 13 different proteins assemble into a stable storage complex. hubrecht.eu/oocyte-storage-complex/

Chronic lung disease and inflammation often go hand-in-hand, but how does inflammation impact lung repair? Antonella Dost, former Postdoc in the Clevers group, developed a human organoid model that mimics lung air sacs. Surprisingly, specific immune signals both help and hinder lung regeneration.

The EMBO Journal@embojournal.org · 5mo ago

Interferon‑γ selectively promotes survival of alveolar progenitor cells in a human lung organoid model – @antonelladost.bsky.social et al @thecleverslab.bsky.social describe a reductionist platform for discovering strategies to enhance alveolar regeneration link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Using live microscopy in zebrafish, researchers from the Robin group discovered a new type of macrophage that permanently resides within blood vessels. This discovery explains how the immune system protects the vascular system. Read more: www.hubrecht.eu/patrol-offic...

Congratulations! Jeroen den Hertog, @bakkerslab.bsky.social , @fmattiroli.bsky.social and Eva van Rooij received ZonMw Open competition grants to study RASopathies and heart regeneration. Read more here: www.hubrecht.eu/zonmw-grants...

How is epigenetic information propagated during development? How do chromosomes reorganize DNA through the cell cycle? And how can cutting-edge imaging capture developmental machines and processes? These were just some of the questions explored at #HubrechtSymposium2026. Thanks for joining today!

Life’s first kiss – what do we miss? The second annual #HubrechtSymposium2026 is off to a great start with keynote speaker Andrea Pauli on the molecular mechanisms of the egg-to-embryo transition. We're excited for this year's edition on the theme “Molecular Machines in Development”.

How can we create a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported? The IDEAS committee at the Hubrecht Institute promotes inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and social safety. Find out about their achievements of last year and their plans for 2026 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/ideas-commit...

@amandaanderssonr.bsky.social, @antonelladost.bsky.social, @robinhweide.bsky.social and @sorayang.bsky.social started their own labs in early 2026. Read about their time at the Hubrecht Institute, their new research groups and their transition into independence here: www.hubrecht.eu/postdocs-sta...