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📣📣Any #PhDs or #Postdocs with expertise in #brain #vascular ex vivo and/or in vivo #imaging looking for a #position in #London? If interested or know anyone to recommend please reach out! This will be part of a big and exciting multidisciplinary project funded by UKRI FLF!

Preparations are in full swing today as we host the EASL Basic Science School 2024 this week on "Precision Cut Liver Slices & Organoids - Versatile Ex-Vivo Models of Liver Disease" 🧫🔬 We look forward to welcoming our delegates tomorrow who will spend 3 days receiving hands-on

And we're off! A warm welcome to our delegates from around the world; to London, to the Institute and to the EASL Basic Science School 2024! EASL Education EASLnews Foundation for Liver Research School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Chokshi Lab London ElePalma Urbani Lab Maria Martínez Gómez Tania

Our first keynote lecture "Precision Cut Liver Slices - Application, Advantages & Limitions" from Professor Peter Olinga University of Groningen EASL Education EASLnews Foundation for Liver Research School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Chokshi Lab London ElePalma Urbani Lab Maria Martínez Gómez Tania

And "Liver Organoids - from Basic Research to Therapeutic Applications" from Fotios Sampaziotis Cambridge University EASL Education EASLnews Foundation for Liver Research School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Chokshi Lab London ElePalma Urbani Lab Maria Martínez Gómez Tania Natalia Herman Sánchez Nilofer Naomi Sayed

Some highlights from day 1 of #EASLschool24 at the RW-ILS which saw fantastic lecture sessions to get our delegates started on the methods and applications of precision-cut liver slices and liver organoids! More to come today as we kick-start the practical sessions 🥼🧫🔬

Module 2 - Tissue Dissociation & Organoid Derivation 👏👏 EASL Education EASLnews Foundation for Liver Research School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Chokshi Lab London ElePalma Urbani Lab Maria Martínez Gómez Tania Natalia Herman Sánchez Nilofer Naomi Sayed IamRitaBraghini Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca IBIOMED IMIBIC #EASLschool24

Module 3 - Slice Handling, Culture & Processing 👏👏 EASL Education EASLnews Foundation for Liver Research School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Chokshi Lab London ElePalma Urbani Lab Maria Martínez Gómez Tania Natalia Herman Sánchez Nilofer Naomi Sayed IamRitaBraghini Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca IBIOMED IMIBIC #EASLschool24 #EASLSchools

🧫 The recent advancements in the field of tumor #organoids was comprehensively reviewed, specifically highlighting the #tumor organoid co-culture-related developments with various #immune cell models and their implications for clinical research. 🔗 bit.ly/3zxgCdn

🎗️💚 October is #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth! Did you know the number of people diagnosed with liver cancer has doubled in just one generation across Europe? Now, 50,000 people are diagnosed each year. Early detection through screening can make a lifesaving difference! 📢 EASL

October is #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth! What can we do to reduce the risks of #LiverCancer? Vaccinating against #hepatitisB, treating #hepatitisC, limiting alcohol & tobacco consumption, and maintaining a healthy weight are all important! bit.ly/3vTyJFt Digestive Cancers Europe

Your liver is amazing-it just keeps going and going! It is responsible for over 500 vital functions, including regulating blood levels, removing toxins, and balancing and creating nutrients for the rest of the body. #get2knowyourliver Fatty Liver Foundation VCU Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease BARE American Liver Foundation National

The end of such an exciting and formative experience. I am so grateful to The Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies ElePalma Urbani Lab for the high quality of the course and to EASL Education for allowing me to be there. Hope to see you soon!

In case you are looking for an interesting/easy reading this weekend, how about some thoughts on in vitro human cell-based models cell.com/cell/abstract/… Cell Press Matthias Lutolf TAKEBE Takanori Laboratory

I want to say thanks to all the crew of the institute, sorry I do not already have a picture, were around 50 very kind and happy people (but I have a picture with Dr. Elea and Luca) thank you Mathias Girod, the green sticker now is very important jeje. REALLY CHANGE MY FUTURE

Ana Margarida Carvalho The Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies EASL Education Thank you Margarida! It was a pleasure meeting you and I cannot wait to see your cultures!☺️☺️

NEWS 📰 Beyond exhaustion: the unique characteristics of CD8+ T cell dysfunction in chronic HBV 🔊CD8+ T cells are crucial in controlling infection with #hepatitisB but are functionally impaired during chronic HBV. Recent findings challenge this concept.📲ow.ly/z4Qu50TFQEk

2025 is going to be an amazing year for Caribbean literature. Here are some books to keep on your radar. I am so excited to continue Reading Caribbean! bookofcinz.com/2025-read-cari…

Researchers seeking to banish workaholic behaviours, boost their pay, have more influence at work or quit academia will find plenty of advice in these books. Check out this list from Nature Careers of books to help your science career in 2025. go.nature.com/3VExlmV

The beginning of our Environmental Hepatology research lab ✨ Head of the lab: Shilpa Chokshi First post doc: Paula Boeira Watch this space 👀 Chokshi Lab London Paula Boeira, PhD