Charlotte vd Velde

Research associate @ KU Leuven, working on gut bacteria 🧫🦠 | SciComm enthusiast, co-founder of @_Microbites | PhD

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MicroBites is moving! 🦋

We'll stay around a few more weeks but be ready to follow us 👇

[Charlotte vd Velde @ccvdvelde]

🚀 Join Our Team: PhD in Gut Microbial Ecology! 🦠

The Laboratory of Microbial Systems Biology at KU Leuven (Belgium) seeks a motivated PhD candidate to study how social networks shape host microbiota. Part of the HoloGen Marie Curie Network. Apply now

🔗https://t.co/WfyXebz1FB

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This past Saturday was an absolute blast as we joined @Ekoli_BE 's science festival "Questival"! We had a fantastic time introducing microbiology to the kids, sparking their curiosity and imagination! What a fun day of experimenting, discovering, learning and creating memories!

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🔬 Seeking #Scicomm enthusiasts!

MicroBites needs volunteer translators! If you're passionate about spreading knowledge and simplifying complex science, help us make microbiology accessible in different languages. 📚

More info: DM or email us at [email protected]!

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📣 New MicroBites!

Self-healing ‘leather’ ⚕️

What are ELMs and how can fungi be used to create self-repairing living materials? 🍄

https://t.co/R6AzgzDKcr

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This week, we celebrate the third (!) anniversary of our website! I'm very proud of everything we accomplished so far, and happy to be part of the ever-growing MicroBites community.

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🎉MicroBites is 3!

🥳🔬 Three years of exploring the fascinating world of microbes! 🦠✨

Thanks to our amazing contributors for making this possible 🎈🔍! We are close to 600 articles incl. 200 in English🤩

Read more 👉 https://t.co/uFOn6lLYaB

[Charlotte vd Velde @ccvdvelde]

Excited to be at BE SciComm today! #BESciComm

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🎉 Reflecting on an incredible year with #YBSM! 🚀 Our closing year meeting was a blast—celebrating milestones, teamwork, and the unstoppable spirit that defines us. Here's to the memories made and the exciting journey ahead! 🌟 #TeamYBSM

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We're pretty sure you have already talked to them to claim your treasure hunter price 😉 But if you haven't quickly go and meet @CGTimermans and @ccvdvelde at our info both.

@IntMicroDay
@RBINSmuseum

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On September 17th it's #InternationalMicroorganismDay 🥳

Learn more on why we celebrate microbes that day in our new post 👇

Also check out @IntMicroDay events near you.

https://t.co/w2vfDem0Pw

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📣 New MicroBites!

It's World Microbiome Day today!

So the team put together an article about microbiomes 🥳

Read some MicroBites stories 👇

#Microbiomes4Life #WMD2023

https://t.co/mSarpu6tzH

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Tomorrow is World Microbiome day!!! 🦠

Excited to learn more about microbiomes?

We have a special article just for you 🥳

Stay tuned!

#Microbiomes4Life #WMD2023

https://t.co/mEWHviIIM6

[Charlotte vd Velde @ccvdvelde]

Ready for the Bageco2023 conference! Looking forward to all the exciting lectures and conversations 🦠

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@LiselotDW @deDuveInstitute @UCLouvain_be Congratulations! 🥳 🥂

[Young Belgian Society for Microbiology (YBSM) @YBSMicrobiology]

We're here @nerdlandbe!
Let's prepare for our show at 10:30! 🤓🦠

[Charlotte vd Velde @ccvdvelde]

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After three great previous editions, we are proud to host the bi-annual summer school again!
This year, the theme is 'design and control of microbial communities' 🦠

🗓️ 11 - 13 Sep 2023
📍Leuven, Belgium

For more info, visit https://t.co/morR2dvBdm

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📣 New MicroBites!

Futuristic fungi 🤖 🍄

Uncovering the electrical activity of fungi: A promising opportunity for unconventional computing systems. 🔌

https://t.co/Cet0CqOlmE

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@mitchell_sysbio 120 💪🏻

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@vrrenske @NL_Wetenschap Leuk! Ben benieuwd wat je er allemaal op gaat zetten 😊

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📢 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸!

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