Heidelberg, January 30th:
The first BioRN Lounge in the year 2024: A Captivating presentation by Jens Puschhoff,
Principal Investigator of the Epithelium Microenvironment Interaction Laboratory (EMIL) at DKFZ with following key-statements:
1 in 8 colorectal cancer patients harbours a mutation that is most likely caused by metabolite a specific intestinal bacterium
organoids are excellent models to mimic the complexity of gut bacteria interaction
Jens opened his impulse with a nice anecdote : At the Lounge he met somebody from the Heikenwälder Lab and the result from a collaboration was just sent to Nature Magazine
Jens emphazised
"....so I can confirm that it is very valuable to come to this kind of event, from a scientific point of view"