Editor-in-Chief HemaSphere, Group Leader VIB, Professor KU Leuven

Joined June 2020
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27 Jan 2024
Finally!! The first 2024 issue of HemaSphere Journal is now available. A lot has changed: Wiley is our new publisher, easier to submit & new website... All good things remained: #openaccess, expert review, low publication fees, excellent research, high impact, dedicated editors
🎉Our first 2024 issue is finally online, with more papers coming next week! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/… We're proud to now publish with Wiley, offering easy submission, transformative agreements (many authors will incur zero APCs!), much more. Lots of good changes, all while we hold close our priorities of excellent science, accessibility, & low fees.
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In this Review Article published in the June issue of HemaSphere,  new pharmacological treatments have the potential to address unmet needs by direct oral anticoagulants in acute and long-term management and prevention of venous thromboembolism. 👉bit.ly/4kkTd0M @QThillo @VerhammePeter
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4 Jul 2025
In addition to my passion for #hematology and @Hemasphere_EHA, I also try to play the #piano and make my own songs… Here is what Pieter Savenberg did with one of my motifs - check out his wonderful music at pietersavenberg.com
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📣HemaSphere's June issue is now complete! Read about new horizons in the management of #VenousThromboembolism, a retrospective study on efficacy of treatment in #VEXAS,  a review on #NK-LGLL, and more  Have a browse📰 bit.ly/4l8BrOD
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At #EHA2025, HemaSphere was honored to award authors of 4 recent highly influential publications that significantly contribute to the hematology field. Congrats to Giancarlo Castaman et al for their clinical practice guideline on antithrombotic treatment in patients with hemophilia 👉bit.ly/4kPo464
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At #EHA2025, HemaSphere was honored to award authors of 4 recent highly influential publications that significantly contribute to the hematology field. Congrats to Thomas Beder & coauthors for their publication about ALLCatchR identifying B-cell precursor ALL subtypes 👉bit.ly/409NrHe
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18 Jun 2025
Exciting to share the new impact factor of @Hemasphere_EHA : 14.6 - ranking as number 5 of 99 hematology journals (Source: Journal Citations Reports, Clarivate). @EHA_Hematology hemaspherejournal.com
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14 Jun 2025
Join us today at #EHA2025 for the @Hemasphere_EHA session
🚨Today! @ 15:45, MiCo room CORAL 6  We warmly invite you to the HemaSphere Scientific Session where we will dive into 3 of our exciting cutting-edge biology publications. Hope to see you there! 🕰️: 15:45 - 16:45 📍: Room CORAL 6, #EHA2025 🎤: bit.ly/4koLwXk
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14 Jun 2025
Thank you @EHA_Hematology, for honoring me with the Education and Mentoring Award. Thank you Peter Marynen and Gary Gilliland for being such inspiring mentors to me. Thank you to all my trainees, all current and past members of my research group. #EHA2025
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9 Jun 2025
Join us on Saturday at #EHA2025 for a scientific session presenting exciting data on 3 recently published articles from @Hemasphere_EHA - journal of @EHA_Hematology
Attention fundamental #hematology researchers: we warmly invite you to the HemaSphere Scientific Session at #EHA2025. Dive into 3 of our exciting cutting-edge biology publications. Mark your cals & see you there! 📆: Saturday, June 14 🕰️: 15:45 - 16:45 📍: MiCo, Room CORAL 6 🎤: bit.ly/4koLwXk
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9 Jun 2025
Join us this Friday at #EHA2025 for an interactive workshop on reviewing for scientific journals! @Hemasphere_EHA @EHA_Hematology
Interested in training for the role of a scientific journal peer reviewer? Curious how you can fine-tune your manuscript to shine its brightest for reviewers?. Mark your #EHA2025 agenda - HemaSphere has you covered! 🎓Peer Review Workshop 📆Friday, June 13 ⏱️13:30 - 15:00 📍Milan MiCo, Room Ocean 2
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2024 has been a successful year for HemaSphere Journal!  800 manuscript submissions  increasing impact in the field  insightful graphical abstracts  another podcast season  ...and of course, excellent research! We extend a warm thank you to all authors, reviewers & readers ❤️
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📖HemaSphere's December issue is now complete 👉bit.ly/HS_Dec2024 and as always, is 100% #OpenAccess. Please enjoy reading and feel free to share with your networks.
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Microbes support normal blood production! Authors in this recently published article report on the microbes and microbial metabolites missing from pediatric patients with antibiotic-associated neutropenia. @TheKingLab 👉bit.ly/4fUXyWe
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This population-based study examined COD in 20K CLL patients in the Netherlands between 1996 and 2020. Findings reveal CLL as the predominant COD, around 40% of relative mortality, with a declining 5-year death probability from 16.8% in 1996–2002 to 7.6% in 2010–2020. This comprehensive analysis underscores a noticeable reduction in CLL-attributed deaths and other competing causes, yet as CLL is registered as the most prevalent cause of mortality among contemporary diagnosed patients, this emphasizes the continued relevance of CLL-centric clinical strategies and research. Read about it 👉bit.ly/4iqC859
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14 Dec 2024
What a great party we had yesterday @vib_ccb 🎉 Thanks to all members of our VIB center for the wonderful evening, and congrats to my team for putting a nice dance act together and winning the second prize 😍
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Podcast Replay 2024! Scientific Editor Dr Charles de Bock hosts Dr Thomas Mercher and Dr Alexandre Fagnan in this episode based on their recent paper, “The ETO2 transcriptional co-factor maintains acute leukemia by driving a MYB/EP300-dependent stemness program”, highlighting ETO2 activated gene transcription and how this affects erythroleukemia. The discussion traces the journey from Dr Fagnan’s PhD project (2022 #EHA Junior Grant awardee), the findings in the paper and what may lie beyond “A transcriptional cofactor‐mediated dependency module”, is on our website and all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, and more) and our YouTube channel youtu.be/hn4MPr7GCRw Listen and enjoy casual, insightful discussions about #hematology research.  You can find the referenced article, in full and open access, here on the HemaSphere website bit.ly/4cz0Tbr
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🥳We are honored to have the heme community's support.
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Start your 2025 with the latest in hematology research at #EHAReCon2025 in Málaga, Spain. With one month left to save on your registration, this is your opportunity to connect with our community of basic scientists, access key scientific and educational sessions, network with colleagues and scientific journal representatives, and more. Learn more: eha.fyi/ReCon25_register
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🎧EHA Unplugged Podcast🎧 HemaSphere Scientific Editor Dr Stephen Hibbs (you know you read his patient focused HemaTopics!) discusses the environmental impacts of hematology in this EHA Unplugged podcast, hosted by Dr. Sarah de Vlieger. . The conversation highlights how climate change alters aspects of hematology practice, practice-changing initiatives, and his work on improving the logistics of blood transfusions to lessen their ecological footprint.   Find it here on Spotify spoti.fi/3NZFFsY youtube.com/watch?v=RrTauygS… @EHA_Hematology

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Explore the latest research lurking in our October issue… if you dare! 🎃👻🧟‍♀️bit.ly/3NiyJHd
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