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Stronger Through QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF VIB. VIBTIMES SEPTEMBER 2017 STRONGER THROUGH DIVERSITY STRONGER THROUGH DIVERSITY The different nationalities at VIB today 4 When you speak the language of science, making friends is a breeze 5 Hiring foreign directors and PIs: on track, but challenging 9 PhD season has arrived: a glimpse of the top-shelf selection 10 Alumni in the picture: Diego Forero 11 Damya Laoui’s triumph tour: innovating to inspire 13 VIB alumni return to their roots with an international collaboration 14 Our international schools: welcoming foreign families since 2012 16 A visit from our American counterparts to deepen our plant science collaboration 18 How a panoply of international programs safeguards our research budget 19 Turning the linguistic tables for lunch learning 20 SCIENCE MEETS SCIENCE Philip Van Damme and Sander Beel introduce their prolific research on brain disorders 21 Beginning with the patient: Dirk Elewaut shares his research inspiration 23 Novel perspectives on anti-amyloid treatment for the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease 25 Researchers gain new insights into the formation of non-pathological amyloids 26 Researchers discover mechanism behind rapid smell source localization 27 Navigation and spatial memory: new brain region identified to be involved 28 Quickscan 30 To have world-class creative scientific minds, VIB and achievements! It may evolve naturally as local needs to fish for colleagues from a bigger pool than and international VIB trainees go out into the world the relatively small region of Flanders. International as alumni. I had not met anyone who had trained SCIENCE MEETS TECHNOLOGY recruiting is also key to bringing new expertise to the at VIB to tell me how great this research institute How expanding VIB cores set the wheels of science in motion 34 institute. Thus, over the past 20 years, VIB has been is, but now as VIB matures, this is changing as well. busy attracting talent from across the globe. I am one There are also questions for the institute to further of those international recruits, having worked in the UK consider, including the fact that internationalization SCIENCE MEETS BUSINESS and US before arriving in Leuven. I have experienced is predominantly taking place at the level of trainees From research project to spin-off: Aphea.Bio’s quest for next-generation biologicals 36 both sides of the coin, forming an opinion of VIB before in individual centers, while fewer international voices I arrived, and now being part of VIB. work centrally or at managerial levels. SCIENCE MEETS PEOPLE Six years on, one thing I am absolutely sure of is the With this international issue of VIB news, I hope Evaluating our researchers: it’s all about impact 39 top quality of VIB. Our institute is superb, in many ways everyone will consider the hard work put in by VIB to Awards and grants 40 better than anything I saw in the US and UK. Does the be a place where international coworkers can easily outside scientific community realize this? My answer perform at their top level and feel just as much a part is “not really”. Prior to visiting VIB, I had not heard of VIB as local recruits. I believe it does Flanders proud EVENTS of the institute or considered VIB as somewhere to to have recruited us and brought us together, and it’s VIB showcases the cream of the crop of plant sciences in two-day conference 42 train or work. This lack of awareness continues, and impressive to be working each day alongside people most often I find myself explaining the “institute” even from so many different backgrounds, with so many Better together: getting the most out of your collaborations 43 though colleagues know many of our world-renowned different perspectives. Events 44 groups. I think everyone at VIB will agree that we deserve prestige and recognition for our hard work Rose Goodchild, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research WHEN YOU SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF THE DIFFERENT SCIENCE, MAKING FRIENDS IS A BREEZE With around 1,500 scientists from over 60 countries, VIB honors its reputation as an international life sciences hotspot. NATIONALITIES AT VIB TODAY It makes us wonder what it is exactly that attracts researchers to come here, and how they feel about our institute. And THE TOP who better to ask than our foreign colleagues themselves? 10 ITALIAN 51 SPANISH 41 THOMAS JACOBS CHINESE 50 INDIAN 30 US, EXPERT SCIENTIST AT THE VIB-UGENT CENTER FOR PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: On June 30, 2017 DUTCH 46 PORTUGUESE 27 I HAD TO SAY GOODBYE VIB has 64 different nationalities, in TO ALL MY PETS, BUT THE addition to the FRENCH 44 POLISH 23 majority of Belgian BELGIAN BEER PARTLY VIB collaborators GERMAN 43 AMERICAN 15 MAKES UP FOR THAT. (991 out of 1558). DISCOVERING THAT VIB IS FULL OF FOREIGNERS AND EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONALIZATION AT VIB THAT MOST BELGIANS ARE FLUENT IN ENGLISH REALLY WILSON ARDILES-DIAZ CONVINCED ME TO COME TO BELGIUM. CHILE, TECHNICIAN AT THE VIB-UGENT PERCENTAGE FOREIGN EMPLOYEES BARTOSZ WIERNICKI CENTER FOR PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY POLAND, PHD STUDENT AT THE VIB-UGENT 60% WORKING WITH PEOPLE PI’s CENTER FOR INFLAMMATION RESEARCH 50% FROM DIFFERENT Postdocs and Staff scientists 40% CULTURES IS VERY PhD students WORKING IN A MULTINATIONAL ENVIRONMENT CAN ENRICHING. AFTER 20 30% BE CHALLENGING, BUT IT ALSO INCREASES YOUR YEARS AT VIB, I’M PROUD 20% UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSE WORLD WE LIVE IN. TO HAVE FRIENDS FROM 10% FARZANEH FAYAZPOUR ALL OVER THE WORLD. IRAN, STAFF MEMBER AT THE VIB-UGENT 1996 2000 2005 2010 2015 2017 CENTER FOR INFLAMMATION RESEARCH Stronger through diversity 5 BEFORE COMING TO VIB, I WAS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE PLANET COME A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE TOGETHER, DESPITE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL LANGUAGE BARRIER, BUT I SOON DIFFERENCES, BOUND BY A COMMON GOAL: REALIZED THAT WE ALL SPEAK THE ADVANCING SCIENCE. LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE, SO I EASILY MADE FRIENDS. ZEINAB HEFNY RANJAN KUMAR SINGH EGYPT, PHD STUDENT AT THE VIB-KU INDIA, POST-DOCTORAL ASHLEY LU LEUVEN CENTER FOR MICROBIOLOGY SCIENTIST AT THE VIB-VUB NEW ZEALAND, PHD STUDENT AT THE VIB-KU LEUVEN CENTER FOR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER FOR BRAIN & DISEASE RESEARCH THE VIB COMMUNITY IS BUILT ON PROFESSIONALISM, REGARDLESS OF SEX, RACE OR BELIEFS, MAKING IT AN GETTING A FOREIGN VIEW IDEAL REPRESENTATION OF OF YOUR WORK STIMULATES FRESH VIB HAS MANAGED TO BECOME A CENTER OF THE MULTIFACETED SOCIETY IDEAS AND PUSHES YOU TO BROADEN WE LIVE IN. THIS ALLOWS US YOUR PERSPECTIVE. EXCELLENCE IN EUROPE BY ROB VAN HAM EMBRACING DIVERSITY AS TO CREATE EQUALLY THE NETHERLANDS, SCIENCE EVENTS AN ESSENTIAL ASSET FOR DIVERSE SOLUTIONS. ASSISTANT AT VIB HEADQUARTERS: SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. ALEJANDRO ESTRADA PERU, POST-DOCTORAL SCIENTIST VIB-UANTWERP WAS MY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING FOREIGN PROGRAMS OPEN THE GATE TO AT THE VUB-UANTWERP CENTER FOR FIRST CHOICE, AND IT HASN’T LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. SHARING ACADEMIC SPACE WITH MOLECULAR NEUROLOGY DISAPPOINTED ME. THE JOB ETHNIC GROUPS IS BOTH CHALLENGING AND A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. AND ENVIRONMENT FIT ME SHAWEZ KHAN LIKE A GLOVE. INDIA, PHD STUDENT AT THE VIB-KU LEUVEN ONE CAN LEARN A LOT CENTER FOR CANCER BIOLOGY ABOUT SCIENCE AND LIFE ITSELF THROUGH WORKING IN A MELTING POT OF LEAVING MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS BEHIND WAS DIVERSE NATIONALITIES, HARD, BUT MY COLLEAGUES AT VIB IMMEDIATELY BACKGROUNDS AND MADE ME FEEL WELCOME. UNIQUE LIFE EXPERIENCES. LIGIA MONICA MATEIU CARMEN BECERRA RODRIGUEZ EMMA JOB ROMANIA/CANADA, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE SPAIN, PHD STUDENT AT THE VIB- AUSTRALIA, POST-DOCTORAL SCIENTIST AT THE AT THE VUB-UANTWERP CENTER VUB CENTER FOR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY VIB-UGENT CENTER FOR MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MOLECULAR NEUROLOGY Stronger through diversity 7 MELVIN FINCON MORE THAN JUST PUTTING PEOPLE THE LEVEL OF COLOMBIA, POST-DOCTORAL SCIENTIST AT VIB-KU LEUVEN FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES UNDER INTERNATIONALIZATION AT VIB CENTER FOR BRAIN & DISEASE RESEARCH ONE ROOF, VIB EXCELS IN ACTUALLY EXCEEDS MY EXPECTATIONS. BEING WORKING AT VIB IS KNOWN AROUND CREATING A POTPOURRI OF CULTURES. HERE IS TRULY EYE-OPENING: NEW THE WORLD AS A CHALLENGE AND DAVIDE CILIBERTI ITALY, LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST AT NERF - WAYS OF LIVING AND CULTURES A HUGE OPPORTUNITY. TOUGH IMEC, KU LEUVEN AND VIB AMAZE ME EVERY DAY. RESEARCH, BIG IMPACTS – AND ALSO GENET ABAY SHIFERAW AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW ETHIOPIA, PHD STUDENT AT THE VIB-UGENT AND DEVELOP PERSONALLY AND CENTER FOR MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALLY. IT IS PRECISELY THE MIXTURE OF SCIENTISTS FROM DISTANT COUNTRIES LIKE MEXICO, JAPAN AND LEBANON THAT MAKES VIB SO INTERESTING. JUN WANG THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF LEUVEN ONLY CHINA, POST-DOCTORAL SCIENTIST AT THE ADDS TO THE ATTRACTION. VIB-KU LEUVEN CENTER FOR MICROBIOLOGY AYTAC KADIR MUTLU THE POSTDOC AND PHD COMMUNITY HIRING FOREIGN DIRECTORS AND TURKEY, PHD STUDENT AT NERF – IMEC, AT VIB HOLDS PEOPLE FROM EUROPE, PIs: ON TRACK, BUT CHALLENGING KU LEUVEN AND VIB SOUTH AMERICA AND ASIA. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS TREND CONTINUING Although numbers clearly indicate that the internationalization level of our UP TO THE GROUP LEADER LEVEL. postdoc population is stabilizing around 60%, and about 45% of our PhD stu- dents are from foreign descent, the share of directors, team leaders and experts from other countries is ‘only’ 38%. However, we’ve come a long way: when VIB first saw the light of day, barely 6% of this group were non-Belgians. ALL NATIONALITIES HAVE THEIR OWN CULTURE, For all director and PI positions, we keep doing our very best to attract EACH WITH UNIQUE QUALITIES AND THEREFORE foreign talent. Through international job postings, for instance, but pri- marily through networking and active scouting of potential candidates. In THE MORE INTERNATIONAL, THE BETTER! VIB LABS the (recent) past, we’ve sent proposals to multiple foreign directors and ARE VERY INTERNATIONAL, THIS IS CRUCIAL TO team leaders.
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