SLIDE 1
Ø priority to basic biomedical research and to the freedom of the investigators Ø special attention to the medical benefits resulting from
- ur discoveries
Deeper knowledge for better cures Christian de Duve, Nobel - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Deeper knowledge for better cures Christian de Duve, Nobel - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Deeper knowledge for better cures Christian de Duve, Nobel laureate and founder of the de Duve Institute in 1974 Our mission statement priority to basic biomedical research and to the freedom of the investigators special attention to
SLIDE 2
SLIDE 3
Who we are
25 research groups, ~ 300 people from close to 40 nationalities sharing ideas, expertise and access to cutting- edge technology platforms supported by national and international funding bodies (EU, ERC, Ludwig Cancer Research), and private donations
SLIDE 4
Our research & recent highlights
Ø
Cancer biology and immunotherapy
Fighting resistance to cancer immunotherapy. Science 2018; Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2017; Nat Commun 2017; Sci Transl Med 2017
Ø
Genetics, stem cells and development
Rapamycin to treat genetic venous malformation. J Clin Invest 2015
Ø
Metabolism
Discovery of metabolic repair enzymes. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2017
Ø
Infectious disease
Discovery of bacterial Cnox, a shield against the immune system. Mol Cell 2018 Communication across the bacterial cell envelope. PLoS Biol 2017; Nature 2015
SLIDE 5
de Duve Institute aisbl Board of administrators Directorate
Our organization
Université catholique de Louvain Research groups Technology platforms Scientific Council Fellowship committee Post-doctoral programme Administration Logistics
SLIDE 6