Sarah Ahannach
@S_Ahannach
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Postdoctoral researcher @SarahLebeer lab @UAntwerpen, project manager @Isala_UAntwerp, #scicom, #womenshealth, vaginal #microbiome & microbial #forensics
Antwerp, Belgium
Joined January 2019
I got my PhD degree! On the same day we organized our 1st Isala symposium!✨ An amazing day with epic vibes & great people🥰 Major shoutout to @SarahLebeer & Gil Donders, my expert jury, @Isala_UAntwerp team, friends & family, @BirUantwerpen @UAntwerpen #LetsSwab #WomenInSTEM
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🚀 Exciting news! / ¡Gran noticia! 🎉The first @Isala_UAntwerp Sisterhood paper is published, and the MANUELA team is included! 🔗 https://t.co/oJuHqdPdRD
#ISALASisterhood #CitizenScience #VaginalMicrobiome #WomensHealth
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⚠️Last chance to apply! Abstract submissions for the ISAPP-SFA annual meeting meeting close TODAY! 👏 Don't miss this amazing opportunity. Sign up for ISAPP-SFA membership and send in your abstract now! 👇 🔗 https://t.co/8kkWnlZaKh 🔗 https://t.co/xa8WNZxOs5
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This month's ISAPP-SFA blog post by Breanna Metras presents FoodSeq, a method for assessing diet diversity by analysing plant DNA in stool samples.🪴Read the full blog to learn more! 📖 🔗 https://t.co/DIN7YkgRpT 📥Register for the ISAPP-SFA at https://t.co/CgiczX3D0B
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Are you interested in becoming a member of the ISAPP Students and Fellows Association? 🦠🔬Register with the link below to become a member. https://t.co/7QfmWyytk5
isapp-sfa.com
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📢 We are excited to announce that we are now accepting abstract submissions for our annual ISAPP-SFA meeting in Banff, Canada! 🇨🇦 The meeting will run from July 15-17th, 2025. Submit your abstracts before the 24th January! 📝 https://t.co/WTRvUutURw
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Exciting news from the ISAPP-SFA 🎉 We are delighted to announce our executive committee for 2024-2025! 🥳 Stay tuned to hear more about each of our team members 👏🏼 🔗 SFA website/membership info: https://t.co/tEmgmHt1ba
#ISAPPSFA2025
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Proud! New paper out of our @Isala_UAntwerp team, led by @S_Ahannach. Hopefully we can inspire others to implement #citizenscience to advance #womenshealth published in @NatureMedicine.
nature.com
Nature Medicine - Citizen-science approaches can help challenge taboos around intimate health topics, amplify underrepresented voices and prioritize women’s involvement in health research;...
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Curious how citizen science can transform women's health research? Check out our Isala Perspective in @Nature Medicine! @S_Ahannach @SarahLebeer @hoyweghen_i Veronique Verhoeven. @ERC_Research @FWOVlaanderen
https://t.co/xnVKct5Vfk
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In @NatureMedicine, @SarahLebeer @hoyweghen_i @S_Ahannach & Veronique Verhoeven argue that "citizen science has the potential to generate new data & insights that advance Women's health," based on their experience in a female #microbiome project by @Isala_UAntwerp
#Microbiota👇
Big milestone for our @Isala_UAntwerp citizen-science-enabled catalogue of the #vaginal #microbiome and associated factors published today in @NatureMicrobiol after thorough peer review. Great public resource to advance #womenshealth!
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Great annual meeting of @ISAPPscience! Some highlights: our discussion group on next-generation & GMO probiotics @colinhillucc, PhD students & postdocs presenting @ISAPPSFA , meeting old & new friends, interactive session on NEC in preterm infants …! Super busy but inspiring!
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Saying bye to my amazing @ISAPPSFA co-executives, old & new faces! Really had a blast co-organising our activities - attending @ISAPPscience talks - interacting with attendees - etc. #ISAPP2024 in Cork 🇮🇪 was an absolute & inspiring success. Hope to see you next year 👋
That’s a wrap! #ISAPP2024 was absolutely amazing 💯 As SFA board we are so grateful for @ISAPPscience - proud of our international members 🌍- learnt so much & got inspired ✨- had the best time 🙌 CU in 2025👋 Cathy @bdaisley @Patricia_Nutr Breanna @MrDavidHourigan @S_Ahannach
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Close to wrapping up this amazing edition of #ISAPP2024 - our SFA president Cathy Lordan introduced SFA & talked about our activities over the past year and the past few days in Cork Ireland 🇮🇪 we are @ISAPPscience very grateful for all these opportunities - thank you so much 🙏
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Super interesting & funny talk at #ISAPP2024 by John Crayn about gut-brain-axis! We really appreciate the historical overview, framework, ecological perspective, critical take, cool studies … and of course the in-between jokes! @ISAPPscience @Pharmabiotic
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Strong last-day crowd for a lecture by @jfcryan at #ISAPP2024! Making a case for why gut microbes are crucial for understanding neurobiology.
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We learned so much more about the skin #microbiome and #probiotics from Catherine O’Neill - thank you for this expert talk. All about applications, administration routes, regulations, immune responses, allergies, … #ISAPP2024 @ISAPPscience
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Another excellent SFA selected talk by Choshani Dalukdenya at #ISAPP2024 👏 she talked about the impact probiotic yoghurt on gut microbiome - very interesting in vitro results & metabolite profiling 😊 @ISAPPscience
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Major congrats to Saurabh, Natalia and Gary for winning the poster awards 🥇 ! We are so proud of these #ISAPP2024 SFA members 👏👏👏 @ISAPPscience
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Isala researcher, Caroline, presented our mechanistic work on vitamin production by lactobacilli in the vagina and the multifaceted exploration of the microbiome, metabolome & the immune system - thank you to @ISAPPSFA @ISAPPscience 🙏
Excellent #ISAPP2024 talk by Caroline Dricot - she was selected by our SFA board to present! Caroline talked about vitamin-B2 production by lactic acid bacteria and its impact on vaginal health & overall women’s well being @ISAPPscience @Isala_UAntwerp @SarahLebeer #LetsSwab
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Very proud of my colleague Caroline! Representing our lab & the @Isala_UAntwerp project in an excellent manner 👏 #LetsSwab @ISAPPSFA @ISAPPscience
Excellent #ISAPP2024 talk by Caroline Dricot - she was selected by our SFA board to present! Caroline talked about vitamin-B2 production by lactic acid bacteria and its impact on vaginal health & overall women’s well being @ISAPPscience @Isala_UAntwerp @SarahLebeer #LetsSwab
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