{"id":1513,"date":"2026-10-26T02:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T02:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2026-10-26T21:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T21:35:03","slug":"new-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/new-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Could an artificial gut revolutionize how we treat inflammatory bowel disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\"><strong>Could an artificial gut revolutionize how we treat inflammatory bowel disease?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are excited to share a new article from <strong>UBC\u2019s <em>The Next Big Question<\/em> series<\/strong>, featuring the Lunken Lab\u2019s pioneering research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using Canada\u2019s first artificial gut simulator, the <strong>MiniBioReactor Array (MBRA)<\/strong>, our lab studies patient-derived gut microbial communities in a controlled laboratory environment to investigate how they respond to different treatments. This innovative approach could help deepen our understanding of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and support the development of more personalized treatment strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><em>Discover how artificial gut technology could help shape the future of IBD care.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4927ffd3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.ubc.ca\/news\/could-an-artificial-gut-revolutionize-how-we-treat-inflammatory-bowel-disease\/?utm_source=www.med.ubc.ca&amp;utm_medium=display\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>READ THE FULL UBC ARTICLE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lunken-lab-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lunken-lab-1-edited.jpg 864w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lunken-lab-1-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lunken-lab-1-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lunken-lab-1-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-color-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">The Lunken Lab<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could an artificial gut revolutionize how we treat inflammatory bowel disease? 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