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Experience tomorrow's medicine live - that was the motto at the HMWK stand at the Hessentag on June 18. Three LOEWE projects from the University Medical Center Frankfurt were invited to present their research to visitors. The LOEWE projects FCI, CARISMa and ACLF-I are researching biological mechanisms of cancer and acute liver failure. The aim is to develop innovative therapies and bring them quickly to the patient's bedside.

From school classes and families to groups of senior citizens, many took the opportunity on this day to meet researchers from the clinic and laboratory and find out more about their exciting projects. The special thing about this was that interested visitors to the stand were given a very practical insight into laboratory research. They were able to take a closer look at tissue sections ranging from healthy organs to liver metastases of intestinal tumors. The experiments in ALCF-I's mobile laboratory were also diligently tried out - when else do you get the opportunity to isolate your own DNA and spread bacteria just like in the lab? - Without real bacteria, of course, but with real laboratory equipment and under expert guidance

Whether big or small, everyone was not only able to look through a high-performance microscope, but also discuss with our researchers and take a look into the future: How can we better understand and specifically influence the tumor environment - the so-called tumor microenvironment? What role can CAR cell therapies play in the future? How can we prevent liver failure? What does translation mean and why is the promotion of young talent in translational research so important?

Both the numerous visitors and the LOEWE project team went home at the end of the day with new perspectives.