Session 5: Liver Disease Drug Discovery & Development and Innovative Therapeutics

Session Chair: Dr. David H Vanthiel, Professor of Medicine/Surgery, Director of Hepatology and Medical Director Liver Transplantation in Rush University Chicago, IL Medical Center and St.Luke's Medical Center, USA
Co-Chair: Dr. Bangyan Stiles, Assistant Professor, USC School of Pharmacy, USA

Title: Protective Effect of Fructose 1, 6-Bisphosphate on Hepatic Injury
Dr. Jarbas Rodrigues de Oliveira, Director of laboratory Biophysics cellular and inflammation ¨CPontif¨ªcia Universidade Cat¨®lica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Title: Inhibition of Activation of the Liver and Pancreas Stellate Cells as A Novel Strategy for Fibrosis Treatment, Effect of Halofuginone
Dr. Mark Pines, Director, Institute of Animal Sciences, The Volcani Center, Israel

Title: Advances in the Treatment of Hepatitis C and B Virus Infections with Novel Molecules.
Dr. David H Vanthiel, Professor of Medicine/Surgery, Director of Hepatology and Medical Director Liver Transplantation in Rush University Chicago, IL Medical Center and St.Luke's Medical Center, USA

Title: B-L-2¡ä, 3¡ä-Didehydro-2¡ä, 3¡ä-dideoxy-N4-hydroxycytidine: A New Strong and Selective Inhibitor of Hepatitis B Virus Replication
Dr. Eckart Matthes, Max-Delbr¨¹ck-Centrum f¨¹r Molekulare Medizin, Berlin, Germany

Title: Treatment of Hepatitis C after Liver Transplantation-Is There Hope?
Dr. Sandeep Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

Title: Discovery of New Therapeutic Targets Using Liver Pten Deletion Animal Model
Dr. Bangyan Stiles, Assistant Professor,USC School of Pharmacy, USA

Title: New Approaches to the Management of ThrombocytopEnia and the Syndrome of Heparin- Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Dr. Magdalene M George, Director of Hepatology clinic research, Liver Transplantation in Rush University Chicago, IL Medical Center and St.Luke's Medical Center, USA

Title: Advances in Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Molecular Approach and Possibly Drugs Targets
Dr. Claudia PMS de Oliveira, Departament of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo - School of Medicine, Brazil
©2004-2007 All right reserved for IDDST
IDDST-2007 is sponsored by BIT, Tel: 86-411-84799609, Fax: 86-411-84799629