Overview
The interdisciplinary, NIDDK-supported Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, established in 1974, conducts scientific investigation to understand fundamental mechanisms of normal liver functions, alterations in these functions in pathophysiologic states in animal model systems and in human liver disease and development of methods (therapies) to overcome these abnormalities.
Investigators
Faculty, consultants, and collaborators are drawn from a wide range of departments, including Medicine, Anatomy and Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Developmental and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Genetics, Molecular Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Pathology, Pediatrics, and Radiation Oncology.
Specific Areas of Research
- Liver Growth Control and Cell Transplantation
- Gene Regulation, Molecular Genetics, Somatic Gene Transfer and Gene Therapy, Hepatitis B and C Viruses, and Mechanisms of Hepatic Carcinogenesis
- Membrane Biogenesis, Receptor Biology, Molecular Motors, and Macromolecular Transport
- Biochemistry, Enzymology, Hepatocellular Toxicity, Cytokines, and Hepatic Fibrosis
Core Facilities
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
The Pilot and Feasibility Program provides initial funding support for new and established investigators.
Investigative Studies
Clinical studies and investigator-initiated liver research studies.
Conferences, Seminars, & Workshops
Executive and Scientific Advisory Committees
Program Projects