David Illig

"I pursued my research exchange in the laboratory of Dr. Scott Snapper, Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and Basic & Translational Research at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA. During my Master’s thesis, we assessed novel, innovative therapeutic options for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dr. Snapper’s group introduced me to cutting-edge technologies such as isolation, culturing, and genetic modification of human colonic epithelial organoids. My research exchange in Dr. Snapper’s laboratory was thus the perfect preparation for my PhD studies and my further scientific career."