Bart Vanhaesebroeck, PhD profile page

Prof. Bart Vanhaesebroeck is a professor of cell signaling at the University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute and leader of team REWIRE-CAN. At UCL, he leads a program integrating fundamental biochemistry with translational research in oncology, immunology, and tissue regeneration. Vanhaesebroeck is known for his research on phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) and their role in cell signaling, immunology, and cancer. He received his PhD in biology from the University of Ghent in 1990, then completed postdoctoral research at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. In 1998, he established his own research group at the institute and joined UCL, where he became a professor in 2005. He moved to Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London in 2007, before taking up the position of professor of cell signaling at the UCL Cancer Institute in 2014. Among his honors are election as a Fellow of the Royal Society, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization.