Manohar Prasad Bhandari, a leading researcher at the Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine of the University of Latvia, gave a remote stand presentation at the postdoctoral research project ‘Study of the relation between gastric microbiota and VOCs for the early detection of gastric cancer’ no. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/3/19/495. In his study, Bhandari analyzed volatile organic compounds derived from gastric cancer tissue and healthy gastric tissue identifying compounds that differ from cancerous and healthy tissue. It is planned to further analyze these compounds and use them in human exhalation analysis to determine the risk of gastric cancer, as well as in the development of non-invasive gastric cancer detection devices.
Manohar Prasad Bhandari’s postdoctoral project goal is to investigate the effects of volatile compounds, microbial changes, and exhaled markers on gastric microbiome for an early diagnosis of gastric cancer.
Program "Growth and Jobs" 1.1.1. Specific support objective “Increase the research and innovation capacity of Latvian scientific institutions and the ability to attract external funding by investing in human resources and infrastructure” 1.1.1.2. ERDF project No. of the measure “Support for postdoctoral research” 1.1.1.2/VIAA/3/19/495 "Study of the relation between gastric microbiota and VOCs for the early detection of gastric cancer"