Jasper Verwilt
@verwilt.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researchers at the Sleegers Lab at VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology
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Jasper Verwilt
@verwilt.bsky.social
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Current Understandings and Open Hypotheses on Extracellular Circular RNAs
Circular RNAs are present in the extracellular space and could function as biomarkers. However, it remains mostly unknown in which fraction(s) of them are present: in lipoprotein particles, in comple...
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⭕️🧬 Very happy to share that our review on extracellular circRNAs is now out in WIREs RNA! We summarize the little that is known, navigate their daunting literature, and dive into hypotheses on their extracellular existence! wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
⭕️🧬 Very happy to share that our review on extracellular circRNAs is now out in WIREs RNA! We summarize the little that is known, navigate their daunting literature, and dive into hypotheses on their extracellular existence! wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Last Friday, we shared our research with 1st year Master's students at @uantwerpen.be during the Research Day! We loved their genuine interest and look forward to welcoming several of them to our lab next year.
Great to see Ph.D. students Kato and Ella share their love for science! 🧪
Great to see Ph.D. students Kato and Ella share their love for science! 🧪
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Last Friday, we shared our research with 1st year Master's students at @uantwerpen.be during the Research Day! We loved their genuine interest and look forward to welcoming several of them to our lab next year.
Great to see Ph.D. students Kato and Ella share their love for science! 🧪
Great to see Ph.D. students Kato and Ella share their love for science! 🧪
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The European Alzheimer & Dementia Biobank (EADB) unites cohorts across 18 countries to decode the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease. https://eadb.eu/
At CMN, the @sleegerslab.bsky.social plays a leading role, with postdoc Fahri Küçükali as our in-house EADB specialist.
#CMNcohorts #CMNconsortia
At CMN, the @sleegerslab.bsky.social plays a leading role, with postdoc Fahri Küçükali as our in-house EADB specialist.
#CMNcohorts #CMNconsortia
October 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The European Alzheimer & Dementia Biobank (EADB) unites cohorts across 18 countries to decode the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease. https://eadb.eu/
At CMN, the @sleegerslab.bsky.social plays a leading role, with postdoc Fahri Küçükali as our in-house EADB specialist.
#CMNcohorts #CMNconsortia
At CMN, the @sleegerslab.bsky.social plays a leading role, with postdoc Fahri Küçükali as our in-house EADB specialist.
#CMNcohorts #CMNconsortia
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Happy anniversary to the 1,000 Healthy Elderly Study! 🎂
On this day last year, we included our very first participant (again). Today we’re at 196 re-inclusions, and on track to hit 200 by the end of the week. 💪
A special thank you today to our study nurse, Sofie Van de kerckhoven! 🥳
#CMNcohorts
On this day last year, we included our very first participant (again). Today we’re at 196 re-inclusions, and on track to hit 200 by the end of the week. 💪
A special thank you today to our study nurse, Sofie Van de kerckhoven! 🥳
#CMNcohorts
October 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Happy anniversary to the 1,000 Healthy Elderly Study! 🎂
On this day last year, we included our very first participant (again). Today we’re at 196 re-inclusions, and on track to hit 200 by the end of the week. 💪
A special thank you today to our study nurse, Sofie Van de kerckhoven! 🥳
#CMNcohorts
On this day last year, we included our very first participant (again). Today we’re at 196 re-inclusions, and on track to hit 200 by the end of the week. 💪
A special thank you today to our study nurse, Sofie Van de kerckhoven! 🥳
#CMNcohorts
1 year of 1000 Healthy Elderly Study! As we are closing in on 200 re-inclusions, we took some time to celebrate this amazing milestone. Find more about our study here: bit.ly/4gV9TLk
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
1 year of 1000 Healthy Elderly Study! As we are closing in on 200 re-inclusions, we took some time to celebrate this amazing milestone. Find more about our study here: bit.ly/4gV9TLk
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One year in, nearly 200 re-inclusions and a clearer picture of healthy brain aging!
The 1000 Healthy Elderly Study has become a real engine for discovery.
Thanks to all of our volunteers and a special shout-out to Sofie Van de kerckhoven for the excellence at intake and sampling! bit.ly/4gV9TLk
The 1000 Healthy Elderly Study has become a real engine for discovery.
Thanks to all of our volunteers and a special shout-out to Sofie Van de kerckhoven for the excellence at intake and sampling! bit.ly/4gV9TLk
October 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
One year in, nearly 200 re-inclusions and a clearer picture of healthy brain aging!
The 1000 Healthy Elderly Study has become a real engine for discovery.
Thanks to all of our volunteers and a special shout-out to Sofie Van de kerckhoven for the excellence at intake and sampling! bit.ly/4gV9TLk
The 1000 Healthy Elderly Study has become a real engine for discovery.
Thanks to all of our volunteers and a special shout-out to Sofie Van de kerckhoven for the excellence at intake and sampling! bit.ly/4gV9TLk
Awesome opportunity for any motivated scientist to-be! 🔬🧑🔬
🚨 #PhD opportunity! Sleegers & Rademakers Labs are looking for a PhD candidate to develop biomarkers for neurological disorders by integrating genomics & transcriptomics data🧠🔬
@cmn-vib.bsky.social 📍 Antwerp, Belgium | 💡 Genetics • Bioinformatics • Neuroscience
Apply 👉 jobs.vib.be/j/124544/joi...
@cmn-vib.bsky.social 📍 Antwerp, Belgium | 💡 Genetics • Bioinformatics • Neuroscience
Apply 👉 jobs.vib.be/j/124544/joi...
Joint PhD position on developing genetic risk scores as biomarkers for neurological disorders - VIB
The Rademakers team and the Sleegers team at the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, Belgium a
jobs.vib.be
October 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Awesome opportunity for any motivated scientist to-be! 🔬🧑🔬
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PhD position at UAntwerp with Prof. De Schepper & Prof. Crosiers to map immune cell signatures predicting early Parkinson’s disease using cutting edge single cell profiling.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-clin...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-clin...
PhD: Clinical-translational neuroimmunology of Parkinson’s
PhD at UAntwerp with Prof. De Schepper to map immune cell signatures predicting early Parkinson’s disease using cutting edge single cell profiling.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
PhD position at UAntwerp with Prof. De Schepper & Prof. Crosiers to map immune cell signatures predicting early Parkinson’s disease using cutting edge single cell profiling.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-clin...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-clin...
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Maar liefst 3 (❗) alumni van onze faculteit zijn geselecteerd voor de Vlaamse PhD Cup: Ewoud Jacobs, Joy Van de Cauter en Jasper Verwilt @verwilt.bsky.social. Proficiat!
Wij duimen alvast mee voor een plaatsje in de finale! 🍀🍀🍀
👉Meer via www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm... @scimingo.bsky.social
Wij duimen alvast mee voor een plaatsje in de finale! 🍀🍀🍀
👉Meer via www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm... @scimingo.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Maar liefst 3 (❗) alumni van onze faculteit zijn geselecteerd voor de Vlaamse PhD Cup: Ewoud Jacobs, Joy Van de Cauter en Jasper Verwilt @verwilt.bsky.social. Proficiat!
Wij duimen alvast mee voor een plaatsje in de finale! 🍀🍀🍀
👉Meer via www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm... @scimingo.bsky.social
Wij duimen alvast mee voor een plaatsje in de finale! 🍀🍀🍀
👉Meer via www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm... @scimingo.bsky.social
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Our postdoc @verwilt.bsky.social is selected for the @scimingo.bsky.social PhD Cup for his research during his PhD! 💥 Let's see how his findings can impact Alzheimer's Disease 🧠🧬🩸
@fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @ugent-fge.bsky.social @cmn-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be
@fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @ugent-fge.bsky.social @cmn-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be
Over the moon to be selected for the Flemish #PhDCup 2025 for my research at @ugent-fge.bsky.social at the OncoRNALab with @jvdesomp.bsky.social and Pieter Mestdagh! @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
🌪️ Storm aan talent op komst: ontdek de selectie van de Vlaamse #PhDCup 2025 🏆
Lees meer en ontdek alle kandidaten 👉 www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm...
@uantwerpen.be @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #uhasselt #ugent #vub @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
Lees meer en ontdek alle kandidaten 👉 www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm...
@uantwerpen.be @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #uhasselt #ugent #vub @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our postdoc @verwilt.bsky.social is selected for the @scimingo.bsky.social PhD Cup for his research during his PhD! 💥 Let's see how his findings can impact Alzheimer's Disease 🧠🧬🩸
@fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @ugent-fge.bsky.social @cmn-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be
@fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @ugent-fge.bsky.social @cmn-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be
Over the moon to be selected for the Flemish #PhDCup 2025 for my research at @ugent-fge.bsky.social at the OncoRNALab with @jvdesomp.bsky.social and Pieter Mestdagh! @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
🌪️ Storm aan talent op komst: ontdek de selectie van de Vlaamse #PhDCup 2025 🏆
Lees meer en ontdek alle kandidaten 👉 www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm...
@uantwerpen.be @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #uhasselt #ugent #vub @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
Lees meer en ontdek alle kandidaten 👉 www.phdcup.be/nieuws/storm...
@uantwerpen.be @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social #uhasselt #ugent #vub @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
Storm aan talent: ontdek de 16 kandidaten van de Vlaamse PhD Cup 2025
De barometer stijgt: de selectie voor de tiende Vlaamse PhD Cup is rond. Zestien jonge wetenschappers staan klaar om hun doctoraatsonderzoek te delen in een glasheldere presentatie van drie minuten.
www.phdcup.be
September 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Over the moon to be selected for the Flemish #PhDCup 2025 for my research at @ugent-fge.bsky.social at the OncoRNALab with @jvdesomp.bsky.social and Pieter Mestdagh! @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
Let's gooooo! Really looking forward to getting this adventure started!
Big congrats to @verwilt.bsky.social from the @sleegerslab.bsky.social on his FWO fellowship! He’ll be mapping RNA and DNA in blood, CSF, even tear fluid, to develop non-invasive biomarkers for Alzheimer’s using long-read sequencing. https://tinyurl.com/ym6c8csr
June 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Let's gooooo! Really looking forward to getting this adventure started!
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Ciao Milano! We are happy and excited to be here for #eshg2025 @eshg.bsky.social
Come find us during the oral and poster presentations by our team members Fahri Küçükali (@maegsul.bsky.social) & Celeste Laureyssen (@celestelaureyssen.bsky.social) today and tomorrow 🧬 🧠
Come find us during the oral and poster presentations by our team members Fahri Küçükali (@maegsul.bsky.social) & Celeste Laureyssen (@celestelaureyssen.bsky.social) today and tomorrow 🧬 🧠
May 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Ciao Milano! We are happy and excited to be here for #eshg2025 @eshg.bsky.social
Come find us during the oral and poster presentations by our team members Fahri Küçükali (@maegsul.bsky.social) & Celeste Laureyssen (@celestelaureyssen.bsky.social) today and tomorrow 🧬 🧠
Come find us during the oral and poster presentations by our team members Fahri Küçükali (@maegsul.bsky.social) & Celeste Laureyssen (@celestelaureyssen.bsky.social) today and tomorrow 🧬 🧠
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In case you missed it: the FDA cleared the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s this week.
For too long, Americans have struggled to get a simple and accurate diagnosis. This action is a step toward earlier, less invasive detection, which can lead to better access to care and treatment.
For too long, Americans have struggled to get a simple and accurate diagnosis. This action is a step toward earlier, less invasive detection, which can lead to better access to care and treatment.
First FDA-cleared Alzheimer's blood test could make diagnoses faster, more accurate
The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In case you missed it: the FDA cleared the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s this week.
For too long, Americans have struggled to get a simple and accurate diagnosis. This action is a step toward earlier, less invasive detection, which can lead to better access to care and treatment.
For too long, Americans have struggled to get a simple and accurate diagnosis. This action is a step toward earlier, less invasive detection, which can lead to better access to care and treatment.
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👏 🎉Congratulations to all awardees and canditates for making this year's selection an affirmation that Flanders's research culture is from the highest quality.
Good luck!
Results FWO postdoc positions, SBO projects and ERC runner-up projects: www.fwo.be/en/results-o...
Good luck!
Results FWO postdoc positions, SBO projects and ERC runner-up projects: www.fwo.be/en/results-o...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
👏 🎉Congratulations to all awardees and canditates for making this year's selection an affirmation that Flanders's research culture is from the highest quality.
Good luck!
Results FWO postdoc positions, SBO projects and ERC runner-up projects: www.fwo.be/en/results-o...
Good luck!
Results FWO postdoc positions, SBO projects and ERC runner-up projects: www.fwo.be/en/results-o...
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Look at us! 🤩 We presented the excuting research going on in our lab at the @uantwerpen.be NeuroDay 2025. So great to with fellow neuroscientist! 🧠
May 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Look at us! 🤩 We presented the excuting research going on in our lab at the @uantwerpen.be NeuroDay 2025. So great to with fellow neuroscientist! 🧠
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A new chapter in our lab has begun! Our postdoc @verwilt.bsky.social has received an FWO Junior Fellowship to look for non-invasive extracellular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. Stay tuned for some cool research! @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME! 🥳 Extremely happy to be selected as a Junior FWO Postdoctoral fellowship! Stay tuned for novel extracellular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease! Can’t wait to jump in these three years! 🧠🩸🧬 #fwo #RNA #cfDNA #alzheimers @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @sleegerslab.bsky.social
Fwo
There were 1038 applications for the junior fellowships and 439 for the senior fellowships. As a result, the success rate this year fell to 16.1% (-1.3%) for junior postdocs and 25.9% (-7.8%) for senior postdocs.
www.fwo.be
May 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
A new chapter in our lab has begun! Our postdoc @verwilt.bsky.social has received an FWO Junior Fellowship to look for non-invasive extracellular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. Stay tuned for some cool research! @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME! 🥳 Extremely happy to be selected as a Junior FWO Postdoctoral fellowship! Stay tuned for novel extracellular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease! Can’t wait to jump in these three years! 🧠🩸🧬 #fwo #RNA #cfDNA #alzheimers @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @sleegerslab.bsky.social
Fwo
There were 1038 applications for the junior fellowships and 439 for the senior fellowships. As a result, the success rate this year fell to 16.1% (-1.3%) for junior postdocs and 25.9% (-7.8%) for senior postdocs.
www.fwo.be
May 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
YOU MUST BE KIDDING ME! 🥳 Extremely happy to be selected as a Junior FWO Postdoctoral fellowship! Stay tuned for novel extracellular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease! Can’t wait to jump in these three years! 🧠🩸🧬 #fwo #RNA #cfDNA #alzheimers @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @sleegerslab.bsky.social
Finally out! The exRNAQC Consortium is very happy to present this milestone benchmark on blood tubes and RNA extraction kits for extracellular RNA research out in @natcomms.nature.com! The associated blog post tells a story of a lengthy effort and multi-facetted collaboration🩸🧬
7 years in the making... 1.6 liters of blood and 11 billion sequencing reads to compare 456 extracellular transcriptomes.
Our best practices for blood plasma extracellular RNA profiling have been published as a peer-reviewed article.
communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ro...
Our best practices for blood plasma extracellular RNA profiling have been published as a peer-reviewed article.
communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ro...
The road to discovery - a collaborative effort towards new insights in blood plasma RNA profiling
After more than seven years of research, our extracellular RNA quality control (exRNAQC) study has culminated in a scientific publication. This milestone is not just about sharing new findings – it re...
communities.springernature.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Finally out! The exRNAQC Consortium is very happy to present this milestone benchmark on blood tubes and RNA extraction kits for extracellular RNA research out in @natcomms.nature.com! The associated blog post tells a story of a lengthy effort and multi-facetted collaboration🩸🧬
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7 years in the making... 1.6 liters of blood and 11 billion sequencing reads to compare 456 extracellular transcriptomes.
Our best practices for blood plasma extracellular RNA profiling have been published as a peer-reviewed article.
communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ro...
Our best practices for blood plasma extracellular RNA profiling have been published as a peer-reviewed article.
communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ro...
The road to discovery - a collaborative effort towards new insights in blood plasma RNA profiling
After more than seven years of research, our extracellular RNA quality control (exRNAQC) study has culminated in a scientific publication. This milestone is not just about sharing new findings – it re...
communities.springernature.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
7 years in the making... 1.6 liters of blood and 11 billion sequencing reads to compare 456 extracellular transcriptomes.
Our best practices for blood plasma extracellular RNA profiling have been published as a peer-reviewed article.
communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ro...
Our best practices for blood plasma extracellular RNA profiling have been published as a peer-reviewed article.
communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ro...
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Our lab’s recent hackathon ☕🧠💻 was a success: three packed days, one awesome crew, endless ideas. We built fresh neurogenomics tools and leveled-up team vibes 🚀🧬
April 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our lab’s recent hackathon ☕🧠💻 was a success: three packed days, one awesome crew, endless ideas. We built fresh neurogenomics tools and leveled-up team vibes 🚀🧬
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📢 More info & application details: www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...
#PhDPosition #MolecularBiology #CancerGenomics
#PhDPosition #MolecularBiology #CancerGenomics
Doctoral scholarship holder colorectal cancer biology, mucin splicing and omics | University of Antwerp
YUFE vacancies
www.uantwerpen.be
April 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📢 More info & application details: www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vaca...
#PhDPosition #MolecularBiology #CancerGenomics
#PhDPosition #MolecularBiology #CancerGenomics
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The case for curiosity-driven research www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/b... h/t former OncoRNALab PhD fellow @verwilt.bsky.social
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research
“If we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,” writes Carole LaBonne of Northwestern.
www.statnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The case for curiosity-driven research www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/b... h/t former OncoRNALab PhD fellow @verwilt.bsky.social
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🚨 PhD Position Alert! 🚨
We're excited to announce a collaborative PhD opportunity with @uantwerpen.be LEMP, investigating the role of mucin splicing in colorectal cancer. If you're passionate about RNA biology, omics, and translational research, this could be the perfect fit!
We're excited to announce a collaborative PhD opportunity with @uantwerpen.be LEMP, investigating the role of mucin splicing in colorectal cancer. If you're passionate about RNA biology, omics, and translational research, this could be the perfect fit!
April 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨 PhD Position Alert! 🚨
We're excited to announce a collaborative PhD opportunity with @uantwerpen.be LEMP, investigating the role of mucin splicing in colorectal cancer. If you're passionate about RNA biology, omics, and translational research, this could be the perfect fit!
We're excited to announce a collaborative PhD opportunity with @uantwerpen.be LEMP, investigating the role of mucin splicing in colorectal cancer. If you're passionate about RNA biology, omics, and translational research, this could be the perfect fit!
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New online! The impact of rare genetic variants on Alzheimer disease https://bit.ly/4hntQtT
February 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
New online! The impact of rare genetic variants on Alzheimer disease https://bit.ly/4hntQtT