BLOGS

We are happy to inform that, despite the challenges with three of our Research Assistants (RAs) and the consequential downscaling of the longitudinal nutrition/microbiome part, the sample and data collection in the nutrition/microbiome and anthropological parts have been in full swing again, even superseding our downscaled expectations!We are happy to inform that, despite the challenges with three of our Research Assistants (RAs) and the consequential downscaling of the longi

On 15 October 2025, Dr Raul Yhossef Tito Tadeo from the Raes Lab at the VIB-KULeuven Centre for Microbiology in Belgium, arrived at the Paro airport in Bhutan after a 2-day journey. Normally he was to be joined by the Lab Lead Prof. Dr. Jeroen Raes who unfortunately had to cancel his journey at the last minute. Despite this, we were still able to complete most of the objectives of their visit centered around capacity building at the Royal Centres for Disease Control (RCDC) in

With a standstill of more than two and a half months due to paperwork, the longitudinal nutrition/microbiome and the anthropological...