Late Night Conference with Wilhelm Huck – Hans Clevers

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The Late Night Conference is back in 2022! As always, you will also be able to get involved at home with our trademark, Wilhelm Huck-hosted, live streaming action. Now, we’re exploring ‘Artificial Life’. We’ve got this covered from every angle. Synthetic cells, artificial intelligence and responsive robots.

We are excited to introduce the first guest – Hans Clevers.

Hans Clevers
Professor of Molecular Genetics, Utrecht University

  • Spinoza prize, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), 2001
  • Heineken prize for Medicine, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW), 2012
  • Breakthrough prize in Life Sciences, 2013

Hans Clevers’ research origins began in studying the stem-cells of the intestines. These cells are especially relevant for the development of diseases, such as cancer. Clevers’ and his team identified the intestinal stem-cells involved in the renewal of the outermost layer of the organ, called epithelium, and with this, managed to grow these cells into artificial mini-intestines, so called organoids. These organoids are useful research tools for studying a variety of phenomena – from basic developmental and cell biology to toxicology, as well as hereditary diseases, and cancer.

Watch the episode live on YouTube Thursday 6 January 2022, 20.00-21.00 CET.