Human Liver Organoids
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Project Lead
Professor Kumar Visvanathan
Project Details
We derive liver organoids from primary liver tissue of donors with hepatocellular carcinoma, to study the innate immune response and cytotoxicity towards tumour cells and hepatitis infected cells.
Researchers
Dr Julie Nigro
Ms Kerry Breheney
Ms Kaylene Cheng
Previous Researchers: Dr Rosemary Millen, Ms Jackie Yu, Ms Rachel Morris
Collaborators
Dr Robert Ramsay
Professor Peter Revill
Previous Collaborators: Professor Nicholas Shackel
Funding
Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis
St Vincent’s Hospital Research Endowment Fund
The CASS Foundation.
Research Opportunities
This research project is available to PhD students, Honours students to join as part of their thesis.
Please contact the Research Group Leader to discuss your options.