This August, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin once again invites you to the Digital Science Communication Cafe. Get ready to get exciting insights from our scientist into their work while drinking coffee in front of the screens in a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone is invited to ask questions and contribute to the conversation.
In the digital August issue of Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft, Lisa Budzinski will present her work at the German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin.
"Go with your gut." Surely everyone has heard this saying before and it is true, our intestinal health has a great influence on our well-being. In fact, the bacteria in the intestine, known as intestinal microbiomes or intestinal microbiota, have a significant influence on our immune system and can therefore be the crucial factor between health and illness.
Around 10% of the population of Germany suffer from chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatism, psoriasis or intestinal inflammation. In those affected, the composition of the intestinal flora (intestinal microbiota) is altered compared to healthy people (dysbiosis). However, the intestinal flora is not only a mirror of our health, but can also influence the clinical course, cancer risk and response to therapy.
Lisa would like to clarify this connection in more detail in the context of her doctoral thesis at the German Rheumatism Research Centre. To do so, she is looking at the individual bacteria at breakneck speed with laser light to detect signal molecules between the immune system and the intestinal microbiota. Let's see what they have to tell each other.
Event information
- Topic: It's all a matter of gut feeling
- with Lisa Budzinski, PhD Candidate, German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin
- Moderation: Franziska Sattler
- Participation via Zoom or YouTube
- Event in German
Related links
- Information about the Experimentierfeld
- An overview of other digital offers can be found here: For Nature digital.