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Jo Vandesompele

@jvdesomp.bsky.social

RNA aficionado, cancer researcher, nucleic acid quantification expert, professor at Ghent University and co-founder of pxlence and InActiv Blue

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03.08.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Originally at least 3, we (and #MIQE) now recommend at least 2 stably expressed reference genes, and more if needed. geNorm can help determine how many are needed.

09.07.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

9 (vanop klein schermpje)

05.07.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you also a desperate cell-free RNA researcher? Itโ€™s not always a grim story. Philippe Decruyenaere is defending his excellent PhD thesis on extracellular RNA in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. @crighent.bsky.social

01.07.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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... perfect uit welk beloftevol onderzoek ze aan het doen is.
www.eoswetenschap.eu/gezondheid/e...

Of zoals Hetty Helsmoortel (een voormalige onderzoeker uit ons lab waar we trots op blijven) het verwoordt: "Het moet niet precies zijn, maar wel juist."

Veel leesplezier!

12.06.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Eindelijk beeld bij het verhaal van onze genen"

Dit artikeltje wou ik toch even delen. Wetenschappelijk onderzoek helder uitleggen is niet makkelijk, en toch is het belangrijk. Hier legt Hanne, een doctoraal onderzoeker in ons OncoRNALab (@crighent.bsky.social @ds-ugent.bsky.social) ...

12.06.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm incredibly proud of this unique study, not only because of its scope, size, and outcome, but also because of the way so many have contributed over a large period and for the way we circumvented classic linear authorships.

#CRediT #blood #plasma #RNA

15.05.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Enjoy the 'Behind the paper' story written by two talented postdoctoral researchers in our OncoRNALab, Anneleen Decock and @amorlion.bsky.social . The paper itself is cited at the top of the blog.

15.05.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The road to discovery - a collaborative effort towards new insights in blood plasma RNA profiling After more than seven years of research, our extracellular RNA quality control (exRNAQC) study has culminated in a scientific publication. This milestone is not just about sharing new findings โ€“ it re...

7 years in the making... 1.6 liters of blood and 11 billion sequencing reads to compare 456 extracellular transcriptomes.

Our best practices for blood plasma extracellular RNA profiling have been published as a peer-reviewed article.

communities.springernature.com/posts/the-ro...

15.05.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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MIQE 2.0: Revision of the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments Guidelines AbstractBackground. In 2009, the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments (MIQE) guidelines established standards for

After 16 years, an update of the qPCR #MIQE guidelines is out on how to design, execute, analyze, and report on #qPCR experiments doi.org/10.1093/clin.... The original paper from 2009 accumulated 17,000 citations (scholar.google.be/citations?vi...). @genequan.bsky.social @jimhuggett.bsky.social

27.04.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ik ben dankbaar voor het vertrouwen dat aan ZAP is gegeven en voor de start van basisfinanciering, waar wel (beloofde) correcties nodig zijn, zoals een domein multiplicator.

26.04.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‘‰ Finally the update of the MIQE Guidelines is out in Clinical Chemistry ๐Ÿ‘
๐— ๐—œ๐—ค๐—˜ ๐Ÿฎ.๐Ÿฌ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—–๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€
lnkd.in/dhWhtZqC

25.04.2025 09:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clonal Hematopoiesis as a Driver of Solid Tumors | NEJM Clonal hematopoiesis is the expansion of a genetically related population of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells that disproportionately contribute to blood-cell production.1 Clonal hematopoies...

New evidence @nejm.org today that age-related clonal hematopoiesis (CHIP) has a driver role in evolution of solid cancers
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

23.04.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ik heb zopas de resulaten doorgestuurd van de waterkwaliteit in de Tichelbeek t.h.v. de Brandstraat in Zulte, als deel van het grootste burgeronderzoek ooit. Ben je ook benieuwd naar de resultaten? Neem dan een kijkje op www.watermonsters.be. Vanaf 7 juni zijn alle resultaten gekend. #watermonsters

20.04.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sequential orthogonal assays for longitudinal and endpoint characterization of three-dimensional spheroids - Nature Protocols The authors present a protocol for the self-assembly of single-cell suspensions into spheroids by the liquid overlay method, followed by a modular framework of orthogonal assays to phenotype spheroids...

Proud OncoRNALab contribution to #CRIG LECR labโ€™s latest protocol paper on spheroids www.nature.com/articles/s41...

10.04.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research โ€œIf we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,โ€ writes Carole LaBonne of Northwestern.

The case for curiosity-driven research www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/b... h/t former OncoRNALab PhD fellow @verwilt.bsky.social

03.04.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wat onze lichaamssappen ons vertellen Rond 400 voor Christus ontwikkelde Hippocrates, de grondlegger van de moderne geneeskunde, zijn leer der humores. Hij stelde dat de gezondheid van de mens af...

Ever wondered what RNA in your body fluids can reveal about your health? ๐Ÿค” Eva Hulstaert took on the challenge, collecting and analyzing various biofluids to uncover hidden insights. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ Anneleen Decock & I share the story of this fascinating quest in EOS Wetenschap (in Dutch): tinyurl.com/4ev7vk83

19.03.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My colleague Jan Gettemans at Ghent University will reach out to 1st author. He received email yesterday.

14.03.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Did you know that our body contains dozens of different biofluids (like blood, sweat, urine, saliva, ...) and that these give insights into our health? OncoRNALab members @amorlion.bsky.social and Anneleen Decock wrote a fascinating story (in Dutch) in the science magazine Eos - lnkd.in/ern_2kDW

27.02.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RNA xkcd.com/3056

26.02.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18010    ๐Ÿ” 2588    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 156    ๐Ÿ“Œ 170

I love it when authors read their own book. Thank you!

18.02.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Digital PCR-Based Gene Expression Analysis Using a Highly Multiplexed Assay with Universal Detection Probes to Study Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation into Cranial Neural Crest Cells Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have the potential to differentiate into any cell type, offering a valuable tool for research in developmental biology, regenerative medicine, and disease modeli...

For those eager to learn more, read the book chapter link.springer.com/protocol/10.... or visit the pxlence Rainbow page pxlence.com/products_rai...

16.02.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our book chapter covers dPCR-based monitoring of induced pluripotent stem cell differentiation, providing valuable insights into advanced digital PCR applications. We have successfully demonstrated four 5-plex assays on QIAGEN's QIAcuity dPCR instrument.

16.02.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Transitioning from SYBR Green I qPCR assays to cost-efficient multiplex digital PCR is a breeze with universal Rainbow detection probes.

16.02.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great Bluetorial, @thibauxvanderstede.bsky.social! Congratulations on you and @wimderave.bsky.socialโ€™s prolific adventure of muscle RNA!

07.02.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#OncoRNALab current and past members list is growing on @bsky.app bsky.app/profile/jvde...

09.01.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wat is het geworden? #kerstoometen

07.01.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Version 2 of our tail biomarker gene preprint is available. Novel way of exploiting cell-free RNA in blood plasma from cancer patients. doi.org/10.1101/2023... #liquidbiopsy

29.12.2024 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nice list. I love The Catalyst. I like to listen to books as wel. You too? My list on www.linkedin.com/posts/jvdeso...

28.12.2024 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Vanaf 13 december werd het al later donker โ€˜s avonds bsky.app/profile/pfsm... #blijmetkleinedingen

20.12.2024 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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