Hubrecht Institute

Hubrecht Institute Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research The Hubrecht Institute is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

Research at the Hubrecht Institute focuses on developmental biology and stem cells at the organismal, cellular, genetic, genomic and proteomic level. Basic insight into development and into stem cells will provide insight into (human) disease, such as cancer.

04/03/2026

KWF investeert 10 miljoen euro in

Dit internationale programma pakt de grootste uitdagingen binnen het kankeronderzoek aan. Een van die vragen is: hoe begint kanker?

Met steun van KWF start team CAUSE: een samenwerking van onderzoekers uit 3 landen en 6 instituten, waaronder het Hubrecht Instituut uit Nederland. Zij brengen chemische DNA-schade wereldwijd in kaart om te begrijpen waardoor kanker ontstaat.

Zo krijgen we beter inzicht in het allereerste begin van kanker. Die kennis is belangrijk voor preventie en behandeling. ❤️💙

We spoke to Miguel Leung, who today celebrates his first year as a group leader at the Hubrecht Institute! His group use...
01/10/2025

We spoke to Miguel Leung, who today celebrates his first year as a group leader at the Hubrecht Institute! His group uses structural cell biology to study reproduction and microbial diversity at atomic resolution by starting with the deceptively simple question: what does it look like?

Read more about Miguel’s experience setting up his lab at the Hubrecht Institute, and what lies ahead for his group via the link in our bio!

🧬 How do the epigenetic modifications in a cell change over time? Are they maintained during cell divisions? How do they...
10/07/2025

🧬 How do the epigenetic modifications in a cell change over time? Are they maintained during cell divisions? How do they affect the formation of different cell types in embryos?

These types of questions were impossible to answer before. Now, researchers from the Kind and Van Oudenaarden groups have found a way to study epigenetic changes over time in single cells. Their work was published today. Swipe to read more!

Unexpected insights into zebrafish tail developmentZebrafish embryos can develop a second tail when cells from a tempora...
24/06/2025

Unexpected insights into zebrafish tail development

Zebrafish embryos can develop a second tail when cells from a temporary organ, Kupffer’s vesicle, don’t migrate as they should. 🐟

Researchers at the Hubrecht Institute discovered this surprising effect while screening fungal metabolites, and uncovered a new population of tail progenitor cells along the way.

Read more 👉 link in bio

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🌎 Today is World Sickle Cell Day! A good opportunity to share exciting new work from the Hubrecht Institute, , , and Onc...
19/06/2025

🌎 Today is World Sickle Cell Day! A good opportunity to share exciting new work from the Hubrecht Institute, , , and Oncode Institute.

This team of researchers has found a new method for gene therapy! 🧬

👉 Swipe to learn more or read the article on our website (link in bio)!

Image credits: Annelie Martens (blood cells) & Anna-Karina Felder (gene therapy method).

Congratulations to Geert Kops! He received an  Advanced grant to study the structure of the centromere, crucial regions ...
17/06/2025

Congratulations to Geert Kops! He received an Advanced grant to study the structure of the centromere, crucial regions of our chromosomes that are ensure proper cell division. Mistakes in this process can lead to cancer, developmental disorders, or miscarriages.


Researchers from the Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute created mini airway submucosal glands. These airway organo...
17/06/2025

Researchers from the Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute created mini airway submucosal glands. These airway organoids produce region-specific mucus and function just like real glands in our lungs, which makes them a powerful tool to study how our airways repair themselves, react to inflammation, and fight off viruses.

By mimicking the deeper layers of airway tissue—not just the surface—these organoids offer new insights into how our respiratory system functions in both health and disease.

Published in Cell Stem Cell ( )

Researchers from the Organoid group created mini airway submucosal glands. These airway organoids produce region-specifi...
13/06/2025

Researchers from the Organoid group created mini airway submucosal glands. These airway organoids produce region-specific mucus and function just like real glands in our lungs, which makes them a powerful tool to study how our airways repair themselves, react to inflammation, and fight off viruses.

By mimicking the deeper layers of airway tissue—not just the surface—these organoids offer new insights into how our respiratory system functions in both health and disease.

Published in Cell Stem Cell

Congratulations to Matilde Galli, Ina Sonnen, and Francesca Mattiroli, group leaders at the Hubrecht Institute, on recei...
12/06/2025

Congratulations to Matilde Galli, Ina Sonnen, and Francesca Mattiroli, group leaders at the Hubrecht Institute, on receiving M-grants from the Dutch Research Council (NWO)! 🎉

These grants will support their innovative research on:
🔬 Cell division
🥼 Gut cell communication
🧬 DNA packaging

Read more via the link in our bio!

Specific epithelial cells in the gut maintain water balance and expand significantly to combat bacteria that cause diarr...
25/02/2025

Specific epithelial cells in the gut maintain water balance and expand significantly to combat bacteria that cause diarrhea, researchers from the organoid group discovered.

These cells, known as BEST4/CA7+ cells, are the primary targets of bacterial diarrheal toxins.
In the image you can see an intestinal organoid – mini organ in a dish. Left is in ‘normal’ condition.

The right image shows how much these cells expanded in response to an immune signal that is released after a bacterial infection, called IFNγ.

Read more here 👇
https://www.hubrecht.eu/new-insights-into-how-gut-cells-respond-to-bacterial-toxins/

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