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Liver Diseases Virology Section

of the Liver Diseases Branch

Jake Liang.
Clinical and basic researchers applying cutting-edge technologies to study the pathogenesis and therapeutic innovations of viral-related liver diseases.
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Hepatitis C virus infection dynamics, treatment, and lipid nanoparticle-mediated infection in humanized liver chimeric mouse models.
Park SB, Sánchez-Meza J, Umarova R, Shields J, Collignon L, Sula X, Holmbeck K, Oh JH, Farci P, Tyrrell DL, Feld JJ, Bukh J, Rice CM, Liang TJ.
Sci Adv (2026 May 29) 12:eaef1160. Abstract/Full Text
A genome-wide siRNA screen identifies previously unknown proviral and antiviral host factors in HBV infection.
Cheng X, Xia Y, Li C, Zhang M, Inuzuka T, Chakka S, Chen Q, Teng Y, Mao J, Li X, Dong W, Mouzannar K, Chih-Chien Cheng K, Liang TJ.
J Hepatol (2026 May) 84:874-886. Abstract/Full Text
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Last Reviewed October 2024