Symposium: Mechanisms of Hepatic Tumorigenesis

SDCC, Room 3

Sponsored by the ASIP Liver Pathobiology Scientific Interest Group

Chairs: Satdarshan Paul Singh Monga, MD • University of Pittsburgh
Co-Chair: Heather Francis, PhD, FAASLD • Indiana University

Chair - Welcome and Introductions
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Targeting Beta-Catenin in HCC: Efforts Towards Precision Medicine
Satdarshan Paul Singh Monga, MD • University of Pittsburgh
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Role of Methionine Adenosyltransferases in Liver Cancers: It's Not All About SAMe
Shelly Lu, MD • Cedars Sinai Medical Center
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Mechanism of Liver Metastasis Enhanced by Fatty Liver
Ekihiro Seki, MD, PhD • Cedars Sinai Medical Center
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
mTORC2/Akt Signaling Cascade During Hepatic Carcinogenesis
Xin Chen, PhD • University of California, San Diego
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
From PSC to Cholangiocarcinoma: The Role of Mast Cells and Inflammation
Heather Francis, PhD, FAASLD • Indiana University
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Deciphering the Anti-Oncogenic Effects of Pro-Oncogenic Molecules in the Liver
Gen-Sheng Feng, PhD • University of California, San Diego
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