by Christina | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Cystinosis Awareness Day is held annually on May 7th to highlight the rare genetic disease of cystinosis. This day was chosen in honor of the most common cystinosis mutation: the 57-kb deletion in the CTNS gene. As part of ORGESTRA outreach values, Roger Mora de la...
by Christina | May 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
During a recent visit to VIVES University of Applied Sciences in Kortrijk, Belgium, kindly hosted by Tim Bekaert, two of our doctoral candidates (DCs) had the opportunity to present their research to second-year Bachelor students in biotechnology. Mark (DC7)...
by Christina | Apr 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
This week, three of our DCs – Roger Mora de la Serna, Ananya Singh, and Mark Leahy – share their experience of attending the ESGCT Spring School in Coimbra, Portugal. The ESGCT (European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy) Spring School is an intensive...
by Christina | Mar 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of our DCs, Ananya Singh, was recently invited for a short interview by a KU Leuven Master’s student Sabrina Fiore as part of her Master’s thesis research, “Navigating Dual Worlds: Identity Formation and Integration Process among Indians in Leuven between...
by Christina | Feb 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
From 2–6 February 2026, ORGESTRA fellows, partners and associate partners gathered at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon for School 2: Filling the Drug Development Pipeline. The programme combined molecular disease mechanisms, high-throughput screening, RNA...
by Christina | Feb 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
The project mid-term review meeting took place in Lisbon, Portugal on 6th February 2026, hosted by the Faculty of Scinces, University of Lisbon. The meeting was well attended by network members and included presentations and posters from our...