All interested participants are cordially invited and I am very much looking forward to a stimulating discussion.
Univ. Prof. Dr. Michael Trauner
Program
09.00-09.05
Welcome & Introduction
Prof.Dr.Michael Trauner, Professor and Chair of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
09.05-09.45
Recycling discarded human livers for regenerative medicine and disease modelling
Prof.Dr.Massimo Pinzani, Director of the UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health,
Sheila Sherlock Chair of Hepatology at UCL
09.45-10:15
Modulation of the bile acid pool by NorUDCA protects against obesity and fatty liver via lipid absorption interference in mice
Dr. Daniel Steinacher, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
10:15-10:45
The genetic PNPLA3 variant I148M promotes liver fibrosis development by enhancing inflammatory and fibrogenic properties of human hepatic stellate cells
Dr. Francesca Bruschi, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-11:45
Targeting bile acid transport and signalling as therapeutic strategy for cholestatic liver diseases
Dr.Claudia Fuchs, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
11:45-12:15
C718T polymorphism in 3´- untranslated region of glutathione
peroxidase 4 and its impact on liver disease in humans
PD Dr. N. Rohr-Udilova, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology