Huyen Nguyen
Doctoral fellow – Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research (LECR) – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University
Principal Investigator: prof. An Hendrix (PhD)
Research focus
Bacteria secrete bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs), nanoscale membrane-bound particles that carry nucleic acids, metabolites, proteins, and endotoxins. My host laboratory recently discovered gut-derived BEVs in the bloodstream of patients with a disrupted intestinal barrier, including those with cancer (Tulkens et al., Gut, 2020).
During my PhD, I am investigating the characteristics of BEVs in human body fluids—specifically stool and blood samples from breast cancer patients—to elucidate the connection between BEV-associated microbial profiles and patient responses to cancer therapy.
Biography
- 2015 – 2019: Bachelor in Biotechnology (VNU University of Science, Vietnam)
- 2019 – 2021: Master in Molecular Biology of the Cell (University of Milan, Italy)
- 2024 – present: PhD student, Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research (Ghent University, Belgium)
Contact & links
- Lab address:
Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research,
Department of Human Structure and Repair,
Campus UZ Gent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, The Core, entrance 37, 9000 Gent, Belgium - Huyen (Hester) Nguyen is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks