VIB Center for the Biology of Disease
VIB is a life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium. With more than 1,200 scientists from over 60 countries, we perform basic research into the molecular foundations of life.
VIB is an excellence-based entrepreneurial institute that focuses on translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. VIB works in close partnership with four universities − U. Gent, K.U. Leuven, University of Antwerp and Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is funded by the Flemish government. VIB develops and disseminates a wide range of science-based information about all aspects of biotechnology
IRC, VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research
http://www.vib.be/en/research/departments/Pages/VIB-UGent-Center-for-Inflammation-Research.aspx
VIB Bioimaging Core
Immuno - Electron Microscopy of High Pressure Frozen and Freeze Substituted Mouse Heart
Application Note for Leica EM AFS2 - Mouse heart tissue from wild-type (WT) and αT -catenin KO (KO) mice was excised, immersed in 20% (w/v) BSA and frozen immediately in a high-pressure freezer Leica…Read article
Electron Microscopy of High Pressure Frozen and Freeze Substituted Arabidopsis Thaliana Root Tips Cells
Application Note for Leica EM AFS2 - Arabidopsis thaliana roots (mutant PIN1pro:PIN1-GFP;bex5-1) were excised, immersed in 20% (w/v) BSA and frozen immediately in a high-pressure freezer. Freeze…Read article
Brief Introduction to Freeze Substitution
Freeze-substitution is a process of dehydration, performed at temperatures low enough to avoid the formation of ice crystals and to circumvent the damaging effects observed after ambient-temperature…Read article
Scientific Illustration and Animation for Research Scientists
One of the crucial tasks of a research scientist is reporting and communicating about his work. This is vital for cutting edge research; it is crucial to gain insights from other experts, to get a…Read article