{"id":3598,"date":"2023-09-08T15:55:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/blog\/research-groups\/molecular-disease-mechanisms\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:41:55","slug":"molecular-disease-mechanisms","status":"publish","type":"research-groups","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/research-groups\/molecular-disease-mechanisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Molecular Disease Mechanisms (MDM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\"><div class=\"section py-0 section wp-block-unilux-blocks-navigation-and-hero py-0\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"4955a71b-6e03-48f9-b4b5-f54835b2c06b\">\n    <nav\n        id=\"secondary-navigation\"\n        role=\"navigation\"\n        aria-label=\"Secondary menu\"\n        class=\"secondary-nav\"\n    >\n        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the different drug resistance mechanisms by focusing on the metabolic changes in tumor cells and in the cells of the microenvironment (stromal cells and microbioma).                           <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full lg:w-7\/12 lg:order-4 lg:px-32\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-col mt-[1.5rem]\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper lg:ml-auto\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"    >\n<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mb-24 -mx-32 wp-block-unilux-blocks-facts-figures-horizontal\">\n    <li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-facts-figures-item\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper figure-stats\">\n<div class=\"figure-stats__value text-theme wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"figure-stats__description wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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