News
June 5- June 19
Maria Claudia was selected to attend CSHL course
Maria Claudia attended the CSHL course on Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data - super relevant for her work in our ERC project! The intensive course covered topics such as ATACSeq and integrative analyses of data from parallel assays.
June 2026
Viola awarded EPFL WISH Foundation's Fellowship for master thesis in Julien's lab
The EPFL-WISH Foundation Fellowship for Master’s Projects Abroad recognizes academic excellence and supports female students during this pivotal stage of their careers. This highly competitive fellowship provides financial assistance to some of EPFL’s most outstanding female students, helping to empower the next generation of leaders in science, technology, and innovation. Congrats Viola!
April-May 2026
Eva and Michael in Stockholm for research stay in Vicente's lab
February 13 2026
Eva presents poster at ABSM
Eva presented her work on post-transcriptional regulation at the Annual Symposium of the Belgian Society for Microbiology.
June 23-26 2025
EPIC retreat in Munich
The EPIC team met up in Munich for their second workshop, full of scientific discussions and collaborative brainstorms - and of course lots of schnitzels!
February 13th 2025
Julien presents work at Microbes and Breakfast seminar
Julien delivered a captivating talk on his work on DNA language models at the Microbes and Breakfast seminar, hosted by the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology.
November 20th 2024
Julien presents work at first VIB.AI symposium
Julien gave a great talk on his work on DNA language models at the very first VIB.AI symposium, organized in Mechelen (Belgium).
September 9-12 2024
First EPIC workshop in Sweden
The entire EPIC team met up in Sweden in September for their first workshop. We had many fruitful discussions and brainstorms, and of course some Swedish fika. Stay up to date on our progress and output via this website!
July 1st 2024
Project launch
We're excited to get going with EPIC and have started recruiting students and postdocs to build our team. With the first hires and the launch of our website, the EPIC project is officially underway. Stay up to date on our progress and output via this online platform.
Oct 26th 2023
Synergy grant awarded
Today, the European Research Council (ERC) announced that our EPIC project (Eukaryotic Post-Transcriptional Code) is selected for a Synergy Grant. With nearly ten million euros over a period of six years, ERC Synergy grants fund ambitious research that cannot be carried out by a single PI working alone. Read VIB's interview with the 3 PIs involved, Kevin Verstrepen, Julien Gagneur and Vicente Pelechano to get a flavor of what this collaborative project is all about.