Sarah Lebeer
@sarahlebeer.bsky.social
Molecular Microbiologist, Bioscience engineer, Isala coordinator, microbiome, probiotics, https://isala.be
Proud to announce a new preprint of our lb - deep dive into #immune #metabolomic mode of action of the #vaginalmicrobiome - thanks to Isala! Great collab with @zimmermannlab.bsky.social & almost entire PhD of @carolinedricot.bsky.social combined in one manuscript www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Vitamin B2 Production by Vaginal Lactobacilli Promotes Symbiosis
The human vaginal microbiome, particularly with lactobacilli as the main inhabitants, plays a key role in maintaining women’s health. While lactic acid-mediated pathogen exclusion is well known, broad...
www.biorxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Proud to announce a new preprint of our lb - deep dive into #immune #metabolomic mode of action of the #vaginalmicrobiome - thanks to Isala! Great collab with @zimmermannlab.bsky.social & almost entire PhD of @carolinedricot.bsky.social combined in one manuscript www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We are very happy to share a new preprint 🎉
Congratulations to everyone involved!
@carolinedricot.bsky.social, @denisemselegato.bsky.social, @sarahlebeer.bsky.social and co.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congratulations to everyone involved!
@carolinedricot.bsky.social, @denisemselegato.bsky.social, @sarahlebeer.bsky.social and co.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Vitamin B2 Production by Vaginal Lactobacilli Promotes Symbiosis
The human vaginal microbiome, particularly with lactobacilli as the main inhabitants, plays a key role in maintaining women's health. While lactic acid-mediated pathogen exclusion is well known, broad...
www.biorxiv.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We are very happy to share a new preprint 🎉
Congratulations to everyone involved!
@carolinedricot.bsky.social, @denisemselegato.bsky.social, @sarahlebeer.bsky.social and co.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congratulations to everyone involved!
@carolinedricot.bsky.social, @denisemselegato.bsky.social, @sarahlebeer.bsky.social and co.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The Global Grants for Gut Health are now open. If your research explores how nutrition affects the gut #microbiome or barrier function, you may be eligible to apply for one of three grants each offering up to USD$100K. Apply here: go.nature.com/4kb9cO1 #Academicsky 🍎📃
July 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Global Grants for Gut Health are now open. If your research explores how nutrition affects the gut #microbiome or barrier function, you may be eligible to apply for one of three grants each offering up to USD$100K. Apply here: go.nature.com/4kb9cO1 #Academicsky 🍎📃
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Reposted by Sarah Lebeer
📢 2nd Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sarah Lebeer!!
@sarahlebeer.bsky.social is a research professor at the @Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology of the University of Antwerp working on the ecology and role of lactobacilli in women's health.
@sarahlebeer.bsky.social is a research professor at the @Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology of the University of Antwerp working on the ecology and role of lactobacilli in women's health.
March 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
📢 2nd Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sarah Lebeer!!
@sarahlebeer.bsky.social is a research professor at the @Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology of the University of Antwerp working on the ecology and role of lactobacilli in women's health.
@sarahlebeer.bsky.social is a research professor at the @Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology of the University of Antwerp working on the ecology and role of lactobacilli in women's health.
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Uit onderzoek blijkt dat het ISS-ruimtestation té proper is. Prof. en moleculair bioloog @sarahlebeer.bsky.social #UAntwerpen legt uit hoe dat kan en waarom het een probleem vormt. @radio1vrt.bsky.social
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VRT MAX
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March 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Uit onderzoek blijkt dat het ISS-ruimtestation té proper is. Prof. en moleculair bioloog @sarahlebeer.bsky.social #UAntwerpen legt uit hoe dat kan en waarom het een probleem vormt. @radio1vrt.bsky.social
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Great meeting in Hongkong on the #microbiome!
February 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Great meeting in Hongkong on the #microbiome!
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📢Sarah Lebeer (@sarahlebeer.bsky.social) and colleagues at the Isala team call for a more comprehensive, global, and inclusive understanding of the #vaginal #microbiome, critically reflecting on the use of 'race' and 'ethnicity' in studies.
Read the Opinion piece here: www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Read the Opinion piece here: www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Diversity in women and their vaginal microbiota
Women’s health is essential to global societal and economic wellbeing, yet health
disparities remain prevalent. The vaginal microbiota plays a critical role in health,
with research indicating that re...
www.cell.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
📢Sarah Lebeer (@sarahlebeer.bsky.social) and colleagues at the Isala team call for a more comprehensive, global, and inclusive understanding of the #vaginal #microbiome, critically reflecting on the use of 'race' and 'ethnicity' in studies.
Read the Opinion piece here: www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Read the Opinion piece here: www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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Agricultural practices and pollinators modulate the anthosphere microbiome
#ISMEComms from @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
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#ISMEComms from @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
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Agricultural practices and pollinators modulate the anthosphere microbiome
Abstract. The flower microbiome is pivotal in plant health, influencing reproductive success, fruit quality, and pathogen vulnerability. However, the impac
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February 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Agricultural practices and pollinators modulate the anthosphere microbiome
#ISMEComms from @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
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#ISMEComms from @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
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Global “sisterhood” of citizen scientists collaborate to understand what makes a healthy vaginal microbiome. www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
University of Antwerp @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
University of Antwerp @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Global “sisterhood” of citizen scientists collaborate to understand what makes a healthy vaginal microbiome. www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
University of Antwerp @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
University of Antwerp @sarahlebeer.bsky.social
Super proud of our Isala sisterhood!
📢Sarah Lebeer (@sarahlebeer.bsky.social) and colleagues at the Isala team call for a more comprehensive, global, and inclusive understanding of the #vaginal #microbiome, critically reflecting on the use of 'race' and 'ethnicity' in studies.
Read the Opinion piece here: www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Read the Opinion piece here: www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Diversity in women and their vaginal microbiota
Women’s health is essential to global societal and economic wellbeing, yet health
disparities remain prevalent. The vaginal microbiota plays a critical role in health,
with research indicating that re...
www.cell.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Super proud of our Isala sisterhood!
Our ERC POC grant covered in the national newspaper: www.hln.be/antwerpen/di...
“Dit is het antwoord op de resistentiecrisis”: Antwerpse bio-ingenieurs ontvangen Europese beurs voor onderzoek naar 'levende antibiotica’
Bio-ingenieurs van de Universiteit Antwerpen hebben een prestigieuze ERC Proof of Concept-beurs ontvangen voor hun baanbrekende VALERIE-project. Dit onderzoek richt zich op de ontwikkeling van ‘levend...
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January 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our ERC POC grant covered in the national newspaper: www.hln.be/antwerpen/di...
Here is the link to the GitHub: github.com/swittouck/sc...
December 19, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Here is the link to the GitHub: github.com/swittouck/sc...
New tool of the lab is out for scalable led by Stijn Wittouck #comparative #genomics in #bacteria across species and large datasets without super computer 💪💪 : academic.oup.com/bioinformati....
SCARAP: scalable cross-species comparative genomics of prokaryotes
AbstractMotivation. Much of prokaryotic comparative genomics currently relies on two critical computational tasks: pangenome inference and core genome infe
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December 19, 2024 at 5:22 AM
New tool of the lab is out for scalable led by Stijn Wittouck #comparative #genomics in #bacteria across species and large datasets without super computer 💪💪 : academic.oup.com/bioinformati....
Proud to present our most recent paper on #citizenscience #womenshealth #microbiome on this new platform - from our Isala project www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Citizen science as an instrument for women’s health research - Nature Medicine
Citizen-science approaches can help challenge taboos around intimate health topics, amplify underrepresented voices and prioritize women’s involvement in health research; this Perspective considers th...
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November 24, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Proud to present our most recent paper on #citizenscience #womenshealth #microbiome on this new platform - from our Isala project www.nature.com/articles/s41...