Diether Lambrechts (born 1976)Curriculum Vitae is a Belgian geneticist and professor at the KU Leuven and VIB. He is the director of the Vesalius Research Center. Lambrechts is known for his multidisciplinary approach to dissecting tumor biology."Multidisciplinary approach for groundbreaking study on tumor epigenetics" Major scientific contributions include identifying oxygen supply regulation as an anti-cancer treatment strategy."Normalizing tumor oxygen supply could be key factor in the fight against cancer"
In 2013, Lambrechts was awarded an ERC Consolidator award. "ERC-grants for three VIB scientists" In 2026 he received the Francqui Prize jointly with Patrice Cani.Francqui Prize 2026
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