Name: Gut Microbes and Human: a Longlasting Mutual Relation
Start: 2026-05-19T19:00:00
End: 2026-05-19T21:00:00
Location: Old Oak

Trillions of microbes shape how we feel, think, and heal. Discover how our gut bacteria influence cancer risk and treatment, control hunger through our body clock, and even affect pain and social behaviour. We’ll also explore how ageing changes the gut and what this means for digestion and health.

From microbes to metabolism, this is a journey inside the hidden world that runs your life—one gut feeling at a time.

Friends, Foes, and Frenemies: Bacteria and Cancer

Ciarán Devoy (Post Doctoral Researcher)

Trillions of bacteria live in and on our bodies. Some protect us, others may help cancer grow, and some might even help treat it. Discover how our hidden microbes influence cancer risk and therapy.

When Cancer Breaks the Body Clock: Can Microbes Restore Appetite?

Parul Sharma (PhD Student)

Ever wonder why breakfast energizes you but late-night snack drags you down? It’s your body’s 24-hour clock ruling hunger and metabolism – broken in cancer cachexia. Can gut microbes help reset it?

Hidden Conversations: How Microbes Affect Your Gut, And Your Life

Friederike Uhlig (Lecturer Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Group Leader )

Did you know, feeling good starts in your gut? Learn how gut function and secret microbe messages shape pain perception, social behaviour and everyday life.

Inside the Ageing Gut: Building an In Vitro Model

Yueyue Chen (PhD Student)

How does ageing affect the gut? This talk explores a lab model of the older gut barrier to better understand digestion, nutrient uptake, and healthy ageing.

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