Abstract

This FASEB SRC is the next iteration of a liver-focused meeting that has been held biennially since 1988. It is recognized as the premier small conference covering all aspects of basic research involving the liver. The main goals of the conference are to i) present and integrate research advances in disparate areas of liver biology in order to foster new national and international collaborative projects, ii) encourage junior and early stage investigators, women and minority scientists to pursue liver research to ensure that the study of hepatic disease and biology remains vigorous and iii) accelerate translation of fundamental advances into novel clinical treatments through the interactions of basic and clinical researchers. These goals will be achieved through specific programmatic strategies.