We're proud to support a new class of grantees working to advance liver disease research, expand access to care, and strengthen the global hepatology community. bit.ly/4ocBlaL #LiverResearch #Hepatology #AASLD

👏 Congratulations to Lin Jia of The University of Texas at Dallas, recipient of the 2025 Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases! Her innovative study explores how #vagusnerve stimulation may protect against alcohol-associated steatohepatitis in rats. #AASLD #LiverResearch

👏 Congratulations to Adam Buckholz, MD, MS of Weill Cornell Medicine, recipient of the 2025 Frank J. Tusa Pilot Award for Research in #HepaticEncephalopathy! His pilot study explores how melatonin may improve sleep and cognition in HE. #LiverResearch #AASLD

🎉 Congrats to Burcin Özdirik, MD of the University of California San Diego, recipient of the 2025 Gupta Family Pilot Award in PSC Research! Her work explores how specific bacterial virulence factors may influence the development of primary sclerosing cholangitis. #LiverResearch #PSC

🎉 Congrats to Michael D. Thompson of Washington University in St. Louis, 2025 Pilot Research Award in Liver Diseases awardee! His research explores how maternal diet may influence the risk of #biliaryatresia in offspring. #AASLD #LiverResearch #PediatricLiverDisease

🎉 Congrats to Jaspreet S. Sandhu of Massachusetts General Hospital, 2025 Pinnacle Research Awardee! His innovative work using in vivo #CRISPR screens to explore #steatosis across metabolic contexts is advancing the future of #liverdisease research. #AASLD #LiverResearch

👏 Congratulations to 2025 Pinnacle Research Award recipient Haiguang Wang of University of Minnesota! His groundbreaking research explores how microbial exposure and insulin receptors in Tfh cells strengthen intestinal immunity against #MASH. #LiverResearch #AASLD