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Volker Leen

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Unlocking subcellular imaging of a cnidarian photosymbiont Breviolum minutum , through expansion microscopy

Pranali Deore, Cameron J. Nowell, Volker Leen, Douglas R. Brumley, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Elizabeth Hinde, Johan Hofkens, Linda L. Blackall

This paper develops an expansion microscopy workflow to visualize subcellular features of Breviolum minutum, a cnidarian photosymbiont, overcoming challenges posed by autofluorescence and small size.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

When lysosomes persist: resolving the proton-sponge paradox in nanoparticle-based intracellular delivery

Indra Van Zundert, Steven Huysecom, Thibo Iven, Sandra Krzyzowska, Vince Goyvaerts, Volker Leen, Johan Hofkens, Hiroshi Uji‐i, Beatrice Fortuni, Susana Rocha

This study investigates how proton-sponge polymers like PEI enable cargo release without full nanoparticle escape, resolving a long-standing debate in nanomedicine.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

DynaMAP: Dynamic Microbiome Abundance Profiling through high density optical mapping

Sergey Abakumov, Elizabete Ruppeka‐Rupeika, Xiong Chen, Mattias Engelbrecht, Inge Mestdagh, Thomas D’huys, Agata Młodzińska, Volker Leen, Agata Szymanek, Aditya Badola, Tomáš Lukeš, Thomas Demuyser, Johan Hofkens, Peter Dedecker, Arno Bouwens

DynaMAP provides rapid, strain-level microbiome profiling using optical mapping, achieving results comparable to shotgun sequencing in one day.

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology