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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎤 Science Slam, 🔮 Delphi Oracle, 💍 Conference Planning, 💎 Nanotech & 🔬 a lab tour: A fitting #Masterclass finale of 7.5 years #MICROB-PREDICT💙 Thanks to everyone who made this journey so special. Safe travels back home & see you in the next research project – it’s a small world 😉 @icn2.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 2 of MICROB-PREDICT's Final #GeneralAssembly: 🩺 ALB-TRIAL wrap-up, #biomarkers, #POC biosensors & key decisions on data, #IP + exploitation 👩‍🔬 🫶 A heartfelt thank you to SEAB member Prof. Tilman Sauerbruch for his unwavering support throughout the years! #cirrhosis #ACLF @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

✨ Creativity meets impact at #MICROB-PREDICT's final GA Meeting! Marko Korenjak took us on a lively 7-year-long journey, while Minneke Coenraad & Robert Schierwagen highlighted the Delphi consensus, patient communication & the project's legacy. 🚀 #Hepatology #Horizon2020 @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣 “If the project were a child, it would be in school by now!” 🥳 Jonel Trebicka opened #MICROB-PREDICT's Final GA Meeting today, looking back on 7 years of research, 100+ publications & major achievements. Now it’s time for the final push! 🔬👏 #ACLF #cirrhosis #microbiome @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🧬 MICROB-PREDICT's Final GA Meeting is coming up soon in Bellaterra, Spain, from 28–30 September! 🥳 Partners will reflect on results, the ALB-TRIAL, biomarkers, publications, the project's legacy and exploitation. 🎤 Wednesday's Masterclass will start with a Science Slam! #Microbiome #LiverHealth

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📣 Just out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... We show that oral–gut microbial translocation in advanced cirrhosis drives metabolic convergence and increased ammonia & acetate production, linking the microbiome to systemic metabolic stress. 🧠🔬 #Cirrhosis #Microbiome #Hepatology #LiverDisease

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

👏 Looking back: What a fantastic #EASLCongress 2026! 💪 50+ talks, posters, sessions & symposia, with outstanding work from early-career scientists. ✨ Main highlights: The MICROB-PREDICT Consensus Conference & Networking Session 🎉Congratulations to the whole team! #ACLF #microbiome #cirrhosis

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

🩺 #POSTER SAT-532 by Markus Maagaard et al. evaluated if direct #prothrombin concentration🩸can improve prognostic performance of the #MELD (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) score in patients with decompensated #cirrhosis (compared to INR, the international normalised ratio). @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

😁 Those two had fun at their #Poster: Congratulations to Philipp Althaus & Sabine Klein together with other colleagues from the MedB Lab (Münster, Germany), on this excellent poster presentation at #EASLCongress 2026 this Saturday! @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

👏 Two posters by David Tornai today at #EASLCongress! #POSTER SAT-414-YI explored the prognostic value of serum secretory #IgA in patients with #PSC. #POSTER SAT-415 evaluated circulating #macrophage activation markers as prognostic tools in #PSC. @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🩺 Mortality prediction using non-invasive fibrosis scores independent of chronic liver disease in patients with COVID-19: #POSTER SAT-515 by Maximilian Joseph Brol et al. 📍Presented at #EASLCongress #EASL2026 #COVID19 #LiverDisease #Fibrosis #Hepatology #ClinicalResearch @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

💪 Strong finish of #EASL2026 with ✨ Highlights from the MICROB-PREDICT Consensus Conference ✨ at our #Networking session - Thanks for coming 🤗! #Microbiome-based #mechanisms #biomarkers #PatientStratification #cirrhosis #ACLF @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

💊 Non-selective #betablocker use was associated with improved survival across all stages of chronic #LiverDisease, including pre-ACLF & #ACLF: 👏 #POSTER SAT-458-YI by Josune Cabello Calleja et al. #EASL2026 #Cirrhosis #Hepatology @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Today at #EASLCongress 2026 🎤: Thesession "EASL / EF-CLIF: The Road Ahead – Horizon Scanning in #Cirrhosis & #PortalHypertension" spotlighted the next wave of evidence that could reshape the management of advanced #LiverDisease! @europeliver.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

☺️ What a refreshingly honest #workshop on Friday eve: 💪 How can we turn setbacks into strengths? Former EASL Secretary General Aleksander Krag spoke with a group of #YoungInvestigators about his own career path that also included failures & setbacks. @easlnews.bsky.social #EASL2026 #EASLCongress

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧪 Minneke Coenraad (LUMC) chaired the last #PosterTour today on "Experimental and Pathophysiology" at the Cirrhosis & Complications Track Hub! 💫 Marie Bobowski-Gerard (GENFIT) did a fantastic job presenting this poster, a collaboration with @medblab.bsky.social: 👉 #Poster FRI-383 #EASLCongress

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Congrats to V. Legry et al. on this #ACLF translational advance presented by Cristina López-Vicario at #EASLCongress, #POSTER FRI-412. ASK1 inhibitor SRT-015 reduced IL-6, IL-1β, TNFα & CXCL10 while preserving/enhancing antibacterial #ImmuneFunction, including phagocytosis & macrophage polarisation.

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

💬Prof. @aleksanderkrag.bsky.social co-chairs a symposium on #MetALD Key takeaways: • Structured diagnosis & prognosis • Managing AUD in liver patients • Integrating cardiometabolic risk control Focus: Practical application for #clinicalcare #Hepatology #EASL2026

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

👏 Minneke Coenraad's group (LUMC) has a strong presence during today's #PosterSession at #EASLCongress! See below what they investigated by watching our short movie clip 🎬... #Hepatology #LiverTransplantation #MELD #Cirrhosis @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

✨ Poster Tour Highlight ✨ 🩺 Reductions in phosphatidylethanol #PEth are associated with improvements in #BloodPressure & lipid profile in steatotic liver disease #SLD. Shown by Nikolaj Torp et al. in #POSTER THU-204. #EASL2026 #SLD #MASLD #Hepatology @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🦠 Incidence, risk factors & outcomes of #cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation: #POSTER FRI-474 by Maximilian Joseph Brol et al. investigates the incidence & clinical impact of CMV infection following #LiverTransplantation. 📍Presented at #EASLCongress #EASL2026 @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We're back in the #EASLStudio. This time, @debbieshawcross.bsky.social, EASL Secretary General, chairs the session 'From evidence to action: Will the EASL-LANCET commission 2.0 move the needle on liver disease?' @thelancet.com @easlnews.bsky.social #EASL2026 #EASLCongress #liverdisease

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧬 Impaired endothelial FoxO1 signalling may contribute to endothelial dysfunction in ACLF. 👉 #POSTER FRI-428-YI by Fabian Schachteli et al. #EASL2026 #EASLCongress #ACLF #Cirrhosis #Hepatology @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧬 Maladaptive emergency #myelopoiesis may drive progression from acutely decompensated cirrhosis to ACLF. 👉 #POSTER FRI-388-YI by Zhujun Cao et al. #EASLCongress #EASL2026 #ACLF #Cirrhosis #Immunology #DecompensatedCirrhosis @medblab.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

📊 A nationwide German study highlights changing trends in hepatocellular carcinoma severity, treatment strategies & complications 2005-2019: #POSTER FRI-220 by Josune Cabello Calleja et al. #EASL2026 #HCC #LiverCancer #Hepatology @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Prof. @aleksanderkrag.bsky.social (FLASH OUH) co-chairs today's #EASLStudio on the EASL-Lancet Commission on sustainable liver health in 🇪🇺 The session is dedicated to Michael Manns (1951-2025) @thelancet.com @easlnews.bsky.social #EASL2026

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🛜 Conferences like #EASLCongress are the perfect chance to network, exchange ideas & collaborate ☺️: As part of the "German Cirrhosis Study Group", the MedB Lab is excited to be represented so strongly at #EASL2026 in Barcelona! #Hepatology #LiverResearch @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🌎 Regional variation in #Rifaximin use & #GutMicrobiota composition in European patients with decompensated #cirrhosis: ✨ The outstanding international collaboration & poster SAT-467-YI by Susan Fischer et al. was featured during today's afternoon #PosterTour at Track Hub 6! #EASL2026 #Hepatology

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🧬Constitutive #MAS1 activation may reduce #LiverFibrosis and #PortalHypertension in chronic liver disease! 🚨See POSTER FRI-329 by Philipp Althaus et al. (last author + #PosterTour presenter today: Sabine Klein, @medblab.bsky.social at UKM) #EASLCongress #Hepatology #EASL2026 @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🚨 Michael Praktiknjo et al. validated a custom-built 22G #EUS-PPG system with great correlation to the commercial 25G platform. 👉 Lower cost💲+ better availability may expand access to #PortalHypertension assessment worldwide 🌎! @medblab.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📊 More inclusive definitions of non-acute decompensation #NAD to improve #RiskStratification in chronic #LiverDisease. ✨ POSTER WED-485 by Martin S. McCoy et al. was featured in today's #PosterTour! #EASLCongress #Cirrhosis @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🔬 Can a simple urine #dipstick predict acute decompensation in #cirrhosis? #POSTER THU-436 by Susan Fischer (LUMC) investigated this question: Low #UrinaryChloride (≤38 mmol/L) was independently associated with a significantly higher risk of #AcuteDecompensation within 90 days. @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🧬 Reduced #apoptosis in HBV/HDV-expressing #hepatocytes: Poster THU-595 by @Pia Lembeck et al. investigated how HDV modulates apoptotic + #StressResponse pathways in HBV/HDV-expressing hepatocytes. 📍Presented at #EASLCongress 2026 @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

💡Co-chaired by Maria Papp (Debrecen, Hungary), this was a key session at #EASLCongress today on acute #encephalopathy in #cirrhosis and the challenges of recognising hepatic encephalopathy (HE) versus other causes of altered mental status in the ICU. @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

👏 Special honours go to Josune Cabello Calleja for being featured in this afternoon’s #PosterTour on #Cirrhosis & its complications - #ACLF & Critical illness. 👉 SAT-458-YI Beneficial impact of consequent non-selective #BetaBlocker intake on patient outcomes in all stages of chronic #LiverDisease

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

MICROB-PREDICT member @debbieshawcross.bsky.social, EASL Secretary General co-chaired the Global Liver Forum on Alcohol. #EASL2026 #EASLCongress @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🩺 TIPS placement was associated with a lower risk of AKI than contrast-enhanced CT imaging in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. #POSTER2 THU-461 by Markus Kimmann et al. 💪 #EASL2026 #AKI #TIPS #Cirrhosis

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📈 ReMELD-Na and MELD 3.0 may support risk stratification after TIPS for variceal bleeding, though FIPS showed stronger short-term predictive performance: #POSTER1 THU-460-YI by Markus Kimmann et al. #EASL2026 #TIPS #Cirrhosis

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🥙 While others had their lunch break, Mads Israelsen (OUH) chaired the lively #EASLStudio Session "YI case-based discussions: #Ascites, #alcohol-related #hepatitis 🍺, and #ACLF" on Thursday, 28 May - lots of people joined to listen in the EASL Studio area while the session was broadcasted online 📺!

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

👏 Excellent attendance at #EASLCongress in the early afternoon session “Rethinking #MASH: Time to explore a multisystem treatment approach” - a Novo Nordisk Symposium. Aleksander Krag served as chair & speaker: 1️⃣ Navigating a multifactorial disease... 2️⃣ Integrating #PatientCare... #MetabolicHealth

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This morning, with the talk 'From biomarkers to bedside: Stratified risk assessment in ALD/MetALD and mobile health to close care gaps', @israelsenm.bsky.social (Odense University Hospital) contributed to the session The Road Ahead [...] at #EASLCongress #EASL2026 #MetALD

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📢 This morning at #EASLCongress in Barcelona, EASL Secretary General Debbie Shawcross (King's College London) co-chaired the "General Session I and #AwardCeremony" 🏆! @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @debbieshawcross.bsky.social #GeneralHepatology

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

✨ Poster-Tour Highlight ✨: ACLF #MetabolicMarkers can identify or exclude #BacterialInfections in acutely decompensated #cirrhosis. #POSTER SAT-329-YI (Frederik Holz et al.) was featured & presented during a morning #PosterTour on Thursday already by Sania Arif - congrats! 🥳 @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Moritz Marciniak (Münster, Germany) at his #poster yesterday! 🤩 Young stars in the making 👉 POSTER ID WED-307 RNA - based #CRISPR/Cas9 - mediated genetic modification of the copper transporter ATP7B in #WilsonDisease @medblab.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🧬 Hypoleptinemia in #cirrhosis associated with increased one-year mortality in #women undergoing #TIPS! #POSTER WED-475 by Frederike Krus et al. highlighted #leptin as a potential sex-specific prognostic factor in advanced liver cirrhosis. #EASL2026 #Hepatology #SexDifference @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🤩 What a comprehensive, interactive and fun afternoon session 🧬 at #EASLCogress today: More than 100 attendees, compelling evidence & a majority of agreement on 26 of 31 Delphi statements from a recently completed consensus survey! @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🚀 After a group picture at the start of the MICROB-PREDICT Consensus Conference, Jonel Trebicka & Minneke Coenraad introduced the topics of the completed consensus #survey & showed the worldwide demographics data of the participants. Welcome everyone! 🥳 @easlnews.bsky.social @medblab.bsky.social

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

✨ In the spotlight & broadcasted during this afternoon's #EASLStudio" Session📺: Aleksander Krag (OUH) was chairing + speaking about "Tackling MASH Cirrhosis"! Also, don't miss his poster on the global #DelphiConsensus to better define chronic #LiverDisease severity: 👉 LBP-020 (today, Wed, 27 May)

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MICROB-PREDICT @microb-predict.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📢 More Posters Alert 🤩 Don't miss these posters ☺️: Moritz (today, WED, #WilsonDisease), Florian (FRI, #LiverTransplantation) + Philipp (SAT, #PortalHypertension) 👉 Have a chat with them at their poster! #EASL2026 #Hepatology #LiverDisease #EASLCongress @easlnews.bsky.social @medblab.bsky.social

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