Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Zac1 and the Imprinted Gene Network program juvenile NAFLD in response to maternal metabolic syndrome.
Journal Article Hepatology · October 2022 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Within the next decade, NAFLD is predicted to become the most prevalent cause of childhood liver failure in developed countries. Predisposition to juvenile NAFLD can be programmed during early life in response to maternal metabolic syn ... Full text Link to item CiteDysregulated activation of fetal liver programme in acute liver failure.
Journal Article Gut · June 2019 OBJECTIVE: Uncertainty about acute liver failure (ALF) pathogenesis limits therapy. We postulate that ALF results from excessive reactivation of a fetal liver programme that is induced in hepatocytes when acutely injured livers regenerate. To evaluate this ... Full text Link to item CiteSenescence-Associated Reprogramming Promotes Hepatocarcinogenesis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Conference HEPATOLOGY · October 1, 2018 Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Heterochronic hepatocyte transplantation to rejuvenate the aged liver
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026Phase 1: Development of a Dual Chemokine CCL2/CCL5 Neutralizing Single-domain Antibody for Treating Non-alcoholic Steatoheptitis
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by Oncotrap, Inc. · 2023 - 2025Hepatic Lipotoxicity, Metabolic Homeostasis and NAFLD Pathogenesis
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Okayama University (Japan) ·
1999
Ph.D.