Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology (MCBI) performs fundamental and preclinical research in the field of Cancer, Neuro and Mucosal Immunology.

Joined November 2018
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On the 1st day of the @CancerCenterAms annual conference @lotte_dewinde presented her recently published data on the development of lymphoma-on-a-chip model to study the role of fibroblasts in this pathology! You can find the publication here ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2025…
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The next single cell club talk is today!!
Don't miss tomorrow's talk by @AvanKrimpen_ on #spatial anti-tumor immune responses in lymph node & next month's talk by @VincentvUnen on disease-associated network analysis of the intestinal immune system!
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YVETTE @YvK13 IS PRESENTING! See you there?
On #IWD2025, we’re highlighting the incredible women in glycomics who will be speaking at #Glyco27. Don’t miss your chance to hear from them—register now! View all speakers: glyco27.org/en/Speakers P.S. Travel discounts are available! ✈️ #glycotime #WomenInStem #glycomics
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Excited for tomorrow’s Single cell club with @amsterdamumc’s Rosalia Franco Fernandez on CD8 responses in gastric cancer metastasis!
2025 #singlecellclub @ScienceLab_MCBI continues tomorrow with a talk from Rosalia Franco Fernandez | Tytgat Institute on T cells in gastric cancer #scrnaseq #imaging #cytometry. Next month, Judith Wienke | @prinsesmaximac will discuss their multi-omics approach in neuroblastoma🧠
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Mol. Cell Biology and Immunology Lab retweeted
2025 #singlecellclub @ScienceLab_MCBI continues tomorrow with a talk from Rosalia Franco Fernandez | Tytgat Institute on T cells in gastric cancer #scrnaseq #imaging #cytometry. Next month, Judith Wienke | @prinsesmaximac will discuss their multi-omics approach in neuroblastoma🧠
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Mol. Cell Biology and Immunology Lab retweeted
Ready for #singlecellclub @ScienceLab_MCBI? 😀Excited to hear from @EgleKvedaraite (@karolinskainst) on human mononuclear phagocytes in tissue using #scRNAseq, #flowcytometry✨ & #imaging, and @ColliverEmma (@TheCrick) on the PHLEX computational toolkit for #singlecellimaging 🔬
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Today and tomorrow we’re enjoying the 7th edition of the CCA retreat by the @CancerCenterAms! Are you here as well?
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Mol. Cell Biology and Immunology Lab retweeted
Our @ScienceLab_MCBI department is #hiring 3 #PhD students to study the lung cancer tumor microenvironment in the context of a EU Horizon Mission cancer consortium. Immunometabolism, glycobiology (@YvK13), T cell function (@F_vanMaldegem),... pick your favorite and apply ⬇️
We are recruiting for 3 PhD student positions, investigating different aspects of the lung cancer tumour microenvironment, within the context of an exciting EU collaboration! Great facilities & great teams! 🔬 werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/e… Apply before 6th July!
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Thomas van den Brekel @amsterdamumc @ScienceLab_MCBI discovers additional immune players enhancing the anti-tumor response of bacterial-derived #nanoparticles called protein bodies (PBs). ▶️Check out his #ImmunoOnco24 Poster video & find out more : #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy
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A special message from our head of department @YvK13: 💐Happy (belated) #International_Womens_Day!
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Congratulations to Amelie Bos (from Group van Egmond @LabvanEgmond and Group Mebius @Mebius_Lab) for obtaining your #PhD! Chapeau🥳🎉🎓📃 #thesisdefense #graduate
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The group of Yvette van Kooyk is looking for a new post-doc! Check the position out here: werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org/e…

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Mol. Cell Biology and Immunology Lab retweeted
Shifted glycolytic flux towards glycerol synthesis in Acod1−/− macrophages enables increased de novo synthesis of triglycerides. 🙏@amsterdamumc @AIIresearch @ScienceLab_MCBI @Hartstichting for the continuous support and funding
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Mol. Cell Biology and Immunology Lab retweeted
Replying to @YvK13
@YvK13 highlighting the work on siglecs in the TME from @Ernestorcp and other @ScienceLab_MCBI colleagues at #IUIS2023
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Brigitte-Carole from group @YvK13 has a new paper out! Read about the modulators role of #glycans in #allergy here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

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CONGRATULATIONS to @Ernestorcp for winning the Van Bekkum thesis award. We are incredibly proud, it’s well deserved 🎉
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Mol. Cell Biology and Immunology Lab retweeted
Replying to @Ernestorcp
This year we also have patient resarch group where @F_vanMaldegem @ScienceLab_MCBI presented their spatial immune analysis in patients with lung cancer from the INCREASE cohort, intriguing! 👏🏼#cancercenteramsterdam
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