MICROB-PREDICT

🧬 Rocking the presentation of two posters at #EASLCongress 2026 - wow 🤩! 👏 Sania Arif did a great job at these posters today. #ACLF #Cirrhosis #Metabolomics #BacterialInfection #Hepatology #SystemicInflammation #Microbiome @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

💪 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

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

☺️ 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

🧪 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

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.

💬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

👏 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

✨ 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

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

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

🛜 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

🌎 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

🧬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

🚨 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

📊 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

🔬 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

💡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

👏 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

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

👏 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

🤩 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

🚀 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

✨ 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)

📢 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

Excited about a strong MICROB-PREDICT presence at #EASL2026! 🌍🦠 4 days of in-depth sessions, posters & networking on #cirrhosis, #ACLF, #microbiome, #biomarkers & precision #hepatology - capped by the Networking Session on Sat! @medblab.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social

📣 Join the MICROB-PREDICT Consensus Conference at #EASLCongress next week! 📅 Wed, 27 May | 15:30 – 18:30 h 📍 Jansen Room, Hall 8.0, Fira Gran Via (North Access) 👥 Open to registered EASL attendees 📌 On-site event #Microbiome #Hepatology #Cirrhosis #ACLF @easlnews.bsky.social @medblab.bsky.social

19 April is #WorldLiverDay! What do you do to strengthen your own liver every day? #SolidHabitsStrongLiver Establish these 4 habits 🥳: 👉 Eat healthy 🥦 👉 Move your body 🥎🎾🏃‍➡️ 👉 Reduce alcohol🍷 ➡️ 🥛 (there's no "safe" amount of alcohol) 👉 Get your liver checked regularly 🩺🥼⚕️ @easlnews.bsky.social

📣 Join the MICROB-PREDICT Consensus Conference in Barcelona (for #EASLCongress attendees only) 📅 27 May 2026 ⏰ 15:30 – 18:30 h Experts will discuss #microbiome mechanisms and biomarkers to improve patient stratification and therapeutic response in #cirrhosis and #ACLF. @easlnews.bsky.social

🥳 Congratulations, David Tornai et al. from Maria Papp's team at the University of Debrecen! The paper has been viewed more than 625 times since its publication in Dec 2025 & is currently amongst the top-downloaded articles! #SerumVillin #GutBarrier #ACLF 📰 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🫖 Snuggle in with a cup of tea and a blanket over the holidays to read this year's MICROB-PREDICT publications - Wishing everyone relaxing winter holidays and a wonderful start into the New Year! ❄️ 📖 microb-predict.eu/for-scientis... @medblab.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

On Wednesday, 26 Nov, at 6 pm CET, EASL Studio hosts a new episode titled “Rifaximin for Hepatic Encephalopathy: Balancing Benefits and Risks in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance” The episode will be broadcast live on EASL.eu and can be accessed here: 📹 easl.eu/easl-studio-... Don't miss it ☺️

One last time #LIVE from the #EASLStudio: Tot Ziens Amsterdam, Hola Barcelona! 👋 As #EASL2025 draws to a close, Debbie Shawcross and Aleksander Krag reflect on the highlights from Amsterdam and set the stage for #EASL2026 in Barcelona. Thank you for an inspiring #EASLCongress - see you next year!

🧪 Mads Israelsen (Odense Universitetshospital – Svendborg Sygehus) leads together with Alberto Zanetto the YI #Workshop on How to prepare a #Clinical #Practice #Guideline in Hepatology, offering valuable insights for young investigators. 📅 Presented at the #EASLCongress | #EASL2025

Live from the #EASLCongress: Debbie Shawcross (KCL) presents on Rebooting immunity: Harnessing FMT to revive innate defences in #cirrhosis as part of the Symposium “Microbiome and liver health: Unveiling new therapeutic pathways” 🦠🧫 #EASL2025 @easlnews.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

👏 What an accomplishment 🥳 Frederike Krus selected for this afternoon's #PosterTour at #EASLCongress 👉 POSTER ID FRI-175 Loss of hepatic #leptin clearance is associated with the development of #ACLF, acute-on-chronic #LiverFailure 📍 #Cirrhosis & Complications 📅 Fri, 9 May @medblab.bsky.social

Breaking Barriers 🩺: Novel insights in today's evening Abstract Session on #Alcohol 🍷 at #EASLCongress (Alcohol-related #LiverDisease), co-chaired by Elisa Pose from MICROB-PREDICT partner Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, FCRB, in Barcelona. @easlnews.bsky.social @europeliver.bsky.social

🌟 Rising star - first big conference for him, so give him an applause 👏! Hendrik Rogge presents a great #poster today at #EASLCongress about the 📊 prediction of circulatory failure in intensive-care #patients with liver #cirrhosis & #ACLF. 👉 #POSTER FRI-182, up until 17h @medblab.bsky.social

🎥 LIVE from the #EASLStudio at #EASL2025! @debbieshawcross.bsky.social (KCL) leads today’s deep dive into “Moving towards recompensation: Putting out the fire that fuels decompensation and ACLF” - tackling the key drivers of decompensation and ACLF, from systemic inflammation to portal hypertension.

Debbie Shawcross chairs Abstract Session 2 #GeneralHepatology about the hottest #hepatology research. Highlights: #CALIBRE trial, #fibrosis therapies & #PSC diagnostics. Congrats to Ajay Kumar Duseja & Annalisa Berzigotti on their awards! 🌟 The future of #hepatology looks bright 🌍💡 #EASLCongress

🔬 MICROB-PREDICT's Maja Thiele from Odense University Hospital chaired the well-attended early-morning session on the Future of #Hepatology today at #EASLCongress in sunny ☀️ Amsterdam 🌷 👉 Novel therapeutics & challenges in managing #MASLD (Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease)

🧪 Live from #EASLCongress In the Meet-the-Experts session, Maja Thiele (OUH 🇩🇰) shares insights on 🧫🔬👩‍🔬 Cutting-edge strategies for #biomarker discovery in #hepatology - from innovation to clinical application to help liver patients 📅 Presented at #EASL2025 🕑 14:00 – 15:00 h @easlnews.bsky.social

🤩 Full house at General Session 1 today 🥳 Abstract Session “General #Hepatology”, chaired by Aleksander Krag from Odense University Hospital in Denmark 🇩🇰, featuring a broad range of cutting-edge #LiverResearch 🔬. 📅 Presented at #EASLCongress | #EASL2025 🕥 10:30 – 12:30 h @easlnews.bsky.social

🔬 Live from #EASLCongress 👉 Jonel Trebicka @medblab.bsky.social presents as panelist in the session “From Covered #TIPS to TIPS using Controlled Expansion" in Ring-Larsen Room. 💡 An insightful discussion on the latest advancements in TIPS technology for managing #cirrhosis complications 👏

We were diving even deeper into today’s #MICROBPREDICT Networking Session at #EASL2025! 🦠🧬💉 From virome insights to gut-barrier mechanisms and the ALB-Trial - Brol, Tornai & Torp present key MICROB-PREDICT findings driving innovation in cirrhosis research. @medblab.bsky.social