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Keyvisual of TRR 417

Cellular Communication in the Stroma of Colorectal Cancer

From Pathophysiology to Clinical Translation

News

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Perspectives on Animal Experiments and Alternative Models

New "Laborjournal" article with our spokesperson Prof. Florian Greten on the recent progress in reducing animal experiments.

Annual Retreat: Three Days of Scientific Exchange

The consortium gathered from October 19 to 21, 2026, to discuss latest developments and future directions of the consortium.

Publication Alert: GPR15L counteracts colitis by reshaping the intestinal microbiome

GPR15L functions as an antimicrobial peptide counteracting colitis by shifting the microbiome towards homeostasis.

Events

02
Oct

1st International Conference on Cell Plasticity in Colorectal Cancer

02.10.2027 – 07.10.2027 | Event Internal Event

Launch of a new conference series with Aegean Conferences: October 2 - 7, 2027, in Chania, Crete (Greece)

11
Nov

CRC Crosstalk Seminar with David Church

11.11.2026, 15:00 – 16:00 | Event Guest Speaker Seminars

Tumour-immune interaction in CRC: ​suppression, evasion and prevention

 

28
Oct

CRC Crosstalk Seminar with Anna Poetsch

28.10.2026, 14:00 – 15:00 | Event Guest Speaker Seminars

DNA language models to understand the biology of genomes

30
Sep

CRC Crosstalk Seminar with Elisabeth Letellier

30.09.2026, 12:00 – 13:00 | Event Internal Event Guest Speaker Seminars

Host-microbiome interactions at the tumor interface

08
Sep

CRC Crosstalk Seminar with Michael Zimmermann

08.09.2026, 11:00 – 12:00 | Event Internal Event Guest Speaker Seminars

Gut microbiota drug biotransformation as a tool to unravel the mechanisms of metabolic microbiota-host interactions

20
May

CRC Crosstalk Seminar with Rene-Filip Jackstadt

20.05.2026, 12:00 – 13:00 | Event Guest Speaker Seminars

Decoding and targeting cellular dynamics in colorectal cancer metastasis

24
Mar

CRC Crosstalk Seminar with Helmuth Gehart

24.03.2026, 12:00 – 13:00 | Event Guest Speaker Seminars

Colorectal cancer heterogeneity – the dark side of plasticity

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