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Dedecker Lab
@dedeckerlab.bsky.social
We work on the development of “smart” fluorescent probes, improving fluorescence imaging, biosensors and image analysis software. Account managed by lab members. More on https://peterdedecker.be/.
We are at Innovative Imaging for 3D Cell Biology Conference in #Utrecht.
Come to talk to us! 😉

conference.imagine-microscopy.nl/programme
June 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We were happy to have Prof. Andriy Chmyrov (Helmholtz Zentrum München & NCT Dresden) as a guest speaker!
Thanks for joining us!
April 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It was 3D Fluorescence Imaging Inauguration Day today! 🥳

Together with the lab of Wim Vandenberg, we organized a launch event of two advanced custom-built 3D fluorescence microscopes! 🔬
🔺Triscan: by @robinvde.bsky.social (tinyurl.com/5t3r6x6k)
🔺Single-Objective Light-Sheet (SOLS) by Sergey Abakumov
April 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are very happy that Solène Lefebvre was awarded #MSCA Postdoc Fellowship to work in our lab! 🥳🎉
Congratz, great to have you!

Results 2024 call: tinyurl.com/5n972ks4
#fellowship #noteasy #postdoc
February 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
For our annual Project Design Contest - postdoc, the winner is Solène Lefebvre with "STaRS = Smart Targeting and Release System" to improve drug delivery and development process.

Congratulations! 🥳🏆
#winner
#projectdesign
January 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Silke Denis is the winner of our annual Project Design Contest - PhD, with her “FPpace” project for fast continuous directed evolution of fluorescent proteins! 🏆
Congrats! 🥳
#winner
#projectdesign
January 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Big congratulations to our postdoc Robin for being awarded the Science and Innovation Award from the KU Leuven Faculty of Science! 🥳

Well-deserved, not only for work on the TriScan and the Circulator;)
@robinvde.bsky.social
#scienceaward

Picture courtesy: The Image Zone, Johan Van Droogenbroeck.
December 10, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Happy fluo Sinterklaas to everyone! 🙂🥳
mOrange, mScarlet and mCitrine in bacteria
... and mOranges to eat.

#fluorescence
#sinterklaas
December 5, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Leuven Advanced Microscopy Symposium 2024 was great ! 🔬💫
Thanks to you !
#LAMS2024 @stiel_lab @VoschLab @vandenberglab @Bodeeen1 @JamesDManton @LazarLab @mueller_physics @wmarkbates @michellefrei13 @SusanSuperRes @Fluo_renzo @LReinkensmeier @huserlab @NielsRadmacher
November 18, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Master Thesis Projects Fair was a success! 🤩🧬
Hope to see some of the students we met yesterday in the 24'-25' year! Thanks @KULeuvenChemie for the support! @kuleuven_fwet @vandenberglab #findyourstudent
#sciencefair
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
The “PhD cup” of the Project Design Contest 2024 goes to @ToonVanThillo, who presented De novo binding proteins for genetically-encoded biosensors. Congratulations Toon !! 🥳🏆👏
#project #contest
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
The “postdoc cup” of the Project Design Contest 2024 goes to Brandán Pedre Pérez (@Brandanium) for his MINOTAUR project. Congratulations Brandán!! 🥳🏆👏
#project #contest
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Bacteria expressing various fluorescent proteins wish you all happy Sinterklaas day! 🧫🎅 #fluorescence #Sinterklaas
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
We’re at #MiFoBio2023 !! 🔬😍 If you too, come to AWS02 to check the TriScan setup or just stop by to say hi! 🙂
@Robin_VdE @vandenberglab @HanaValenta #Fluorescence
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Tsien lab alumni and their 'offspring' were present at the Fluorescent Proteins and Biological Sensors VII Conference at Janelia! @AmyPalmerZinc @jinzhanglab @Campbell_FPs #conference @HHMIJanelia
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Peter Dedecker presenting photochromic biosensors for absolute measurements of cellular activities at #IMOB23 🔬
#microscopy #conference #biosensors
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Peter Dedecker presenting photochromic biosensors for quantitative calcium imaging (and much more) at #IMOB23 🔬
#Microscopy #biosensors #conference
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
is at #IMOB23!
What’s your favorite FP? 🔬
No words needed.
@HanaValenta #Uppsala #biosensors #fluorescence
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Very happy to announce that @DeurenVincent, @Brandanium and @HanaValenta obtained Junior & Senior Postdoc fellowships from @FWOVlaanderen ! Big congratulations !!! 🥳 Looking forward to the science we'll do together ! 🔬
#postdocs #fwo #unlockyourscientificpower
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
#FOM2023 🤩 @Robin_VdE @BourgesAnais @vandenberglab @ToonVanThillo, Nazanin Saburouhvahid and Peter Dedecker #conference #Microscopy
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Peter Dedecker presenting 'the Circulator'🔥🔬at #FOM2023! Find more about it here 👉https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.04.510770v1
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Come to see posters of our PhD students at #FOM2023! 🔬
Today, Nazanin Saburouhvahid (P1-B/7) and @ToonVanThillo (P1-C/10).
#microscopy
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
We are at #FOM2023 in beautiful Porto as well! Wanna know more about our TriScan? @Robin_VdE will present it at the poster session tomorrow! (P2-F/17) 🔬🤩
#Microscopy #conference
November 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Hot on the heels of our Circulator comes... The Resonator!!! PSF-based excitation multiplexing and more! All in a compact and simple optical add-on. Very excited! https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.07.527342
November 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM
E. coli expressing mCherry, EGFP and Citrine wish you happy #FluorescenceFriday and peaceful (but bright) Xmas time!🎄🔬 Credits: Iris Govaerts, @Robin_VdE
November 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM