The Special Interest Group (SIG) Roundtables are designed to exhibit the connection between work within clinics and labs. Clinicians and basic scientists are paired by topic for these sessions, with both presenters having the opportunity to explicate the topic from the perspective of their own work. The goal is to foster translational science, dialogue, and collaboration among members of the Center. To see a full list of all Liver Injury SIG Members, go over to our Center Members page and click Injury-SIG

Liver Injury Special Interest Group

Team Leaders:

Anita K. McElroy, MD, PhD
Anita K. McElroy, MD, PhD
Melanie Scott, MD, PhD
Melanie Scott, MD, PhD

Topics of interest and discussion include:

(NAFLD, ALD, Autoimmune, Hemochromatosis, BA, PFIC, other monogenetic diseases PBC, PSC)

Mechanisms of steatosis

Pathogenesis and immunity of emerging viral pathogens

Inflammation, inflammasome, Hemorrhagic shock, sepsis

toxicant and drug induced liver injury

Mechanisms of cholestasis

Metabolic syndrome & disfunction

Nuclear Receptors, Molecular targets, Cellular & Molecular mechanisms

Cell cell junctions, NPC-epithelial cell interactions

Myofibroblast activation, fibrosis