15-18 June 2026, Ghent, Belgium Supported by VIB Training & Conferences

The VIB Center for Inflammation Research (IRC) is seeking 2–3 outstanding Principal Investigators to establish ambitious and independent research groups in the broad field of inflammation biology. We ...

15-16 May 2025, Ghent, Belgium Host-microbiota interactions in health and disease

15-16 May 2025, Ghent, Belgium Host-microbiota interactions in health and disease

15-16 May 2025, Ghent, Belgium Host-microbiota interactions in health and disease

Gut bacteria could promote colorectal cancer by generating genotoxins. In a recent issue of Nature, Jans et al. identified bacterial adhesion as an additional determinant for the genotoxic activity of colibactin-producing E. coli on the colon epithelium, which could be targeted to mitigate bacteria-associated DNA damage.