
Paracoccus kondratievae produces poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) under elevated temperature conditions
R. Moanis, H. Geeraert, N. Van den Brande, U. Hennecke, E, Peeters, Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 2024, 16, e13260.
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Internship in CSIRO - Jolien Bertouille
In the context of my PhD research focusing on hydrogels made from self-assembling peptides, I had the chance to undertake a three-month research stay at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO.
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Peptide Sequence Variations Govern Hydrogel Stiffness: Insights from a Multi-Scale Structural Analysis of H-FQFQFK-NH2 Peptide Derivatives
T. De Maeseneer, T. Cauwenbergh, J. Gardiner, J. F. White, W. Thielemans, C. Martin, P. Moldenaers, S. Ballet, R. Cardinaels, Macromol Biosci. 2024 Mar 29:e2300579. Volume24, Issue8 August 2024 2300579 doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202300579
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Novel Cocrystal Structures of Peptide Antagonists Bound to the Human Melanocortin Receptor 4 Unveil Unexplored Grounds for Structure-Based Drug Design
Luis E. Gimenez, C. Martin, J. Yu, C. Hollanders, Ciria C. Hernandez, Y. Wu, D. Yao,G. Won Han, Naima S. Dahir, L. Wu, O. Van der Poorten, A. Lamouroux, M. Mannes, S. Zhao, D. Tourwé, RC. Stevens, RD. Cone, S. Ballet, J. Med. Chem. 2024, 67, 4, 2690–2711 doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01822
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Sustained release of a human PD-L1 single-domain antibody using peptide-based hydrogels
Heremans, J., Maximilian Awad, R., Bridoux, J., Ertveldt, T., Caveliers V., Madder A., Hoogenboom R., Devoogdt N., Ballet S., Hernot S., Breckpot K., Martin C., Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2024 Mar:196:114183. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114183 .
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ORGC is Recipient of Innoviris Proof-of-Concept Funding to screen a small-molecule library for application in pancreatic cancer
At the start of November, ORGC became the recipient of Innoviris (Brussels Capital Region) proof-of-concept funding to undertake a high-throughput screening of a commercial small molecule library to discovery lead compounds for further medicinal chemistry work.
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ORGC Receives FWO Project funding to develop G protein Peptidomimetics
On December 13th, the FWO announced the results of this year’s applications for Junior and Senior Research Projects.
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ORGC Receives FWO Project funding to develop inhibitors of a viral protein-protein interaction
On December 13th, the FWO announced the results of this year’s applications for WEAVE Research Projects with various partner countries and regions. ORGC – alongside our partner Dr.
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Another award for ORGC!
At the 15th Australian Peptide Conference 🇦🇺 and 13th International Peptide Symposium! 🌏 in Brisbane, our phenomenal student Debora was honoured with first place in the 13th IPS Poster Award supported by Mimotopes, recognising her outstanding PhD research.
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Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of Stapled 10Panx1 Analogues for Use in Cardiovascular Inflammatory Diseases
Lamouroux, A.; Tournier, M.; Iaculli, D.; Caufriez, A.; Rusiecka, O.M.; Martin, C.; Bes, V.; Carpio, L.E.; Girardin, Y.; Loris, R.; Tabernilla, A.; Molica, F.; Gozalbes, R.; Mayán, M.D.; Vinken, M.; Kwak, B.R.; Ballet, S.; J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 18, 13086–13102
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Smart hydrogels delivered by high pressure aerosolization can prevent peritoneal adhesions
Braet, H.; Fransen, P.-P.; Chen, Y.; Van Herck, S.; Mariën, R.; Vanhoorne, V.; Ceelen, W.; Madder, A.; Ballet, S.; Hoogenboom, R.; De Geest, B.; Hoorens, A.; Dankers, P.Y.W.; De Smedt, S.C.; Remaut, K.; J. Control Release, 2023, 362, 138-150
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