History of Liver Research at KUMC

2003

• Curtis Klaassen becomes Chair of Department of Pharmacology and expands liver-related research
• Liver Club Seminar Series begins

2006

• COBRE grant
• Core Facility established
• New Life Sciences building opens in November 2006

2007

• Liver Center founded
• Membership spans multiple organizations
• Distinguished EAB set up
• Formal relationship with KU Cancer Center
• Risk Factors for Carcinogenesis established
• Focus areas: fatty liver, HCV, alcohol

2008

• 1st Liver Center Symposium
• Liver Center Tissue Bank launched with strong support from KUMC leadership and physicians

2009

• Steven Weinman, MD, PhD, recruited from University of Texas Medical Branch as Director of Translational Research

2009-2010

• Scientific abstracts and manuscripts produced by utilization of the Liver Tissue Bank