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The Hepatitis B Research Network brings together clinical centers with expertise in caring for patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. An estimated 2 billion people worldwide have been infected with HBV and about 400 million persons are living with chronic HBV infection. Of those with childhood-acquired chronic HBV infection, it is estimated that 25% will later die from the liver-related complications of cancer and cirrhosis if left untreated. The prevalence of HBV infection is uneven throughout the world, with significant burdens in Asia and the Pacific Islands, sub-Saharan Africa, the Amazon Basin, and Eastern Europe. National surveys indicate that 0.3% to 0.5% of U.S. residents have chronic HBV infection, and 47% to 70% of these persons were born outside the United States. The goal of the Network is to conduct research on chronic hepatitis B, in order to better understand the physiological effects of the disease and develop effective treatment strategies with the currently available therapies.
This web site is designed to inform the public of the research activities conducted by the Hepatitis B Research Network. It is also a portal to support communications for our researchers and participants in our studies.
Map of sites in the Hepatitis B Research Network
The Hepatitis B Research Network is currently in the development phase, designing clinical trials. Please come back to this website in the fall to look for contact information and details about the center closest to you, as well as studies and how you can get involved.
Ann Arbor, MI
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
City: Baltimore, MD
PI: Kathy Schwarz, MD
Bethesda, MD
NIH Clinical Center
City: Bethesda, MD
PI: Marc Ghany, MD
Boston, MA
Harvard
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
City: Boston, MA
PI: Daryl Lau, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
City: Boston, MA
PI: Ray Chung, MD
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
City: Chapel Hill, NC
PI: Michael Fried, MD
Duke University Medical Center
City: Durham, NC
PI: Keyur Patel, MD
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Dallas, TX
Honolulu, HI
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Hepatitis B Research Consortium
University of California, Los Angeles
City: Los Angeles, CA
PI: Steve Han, MD
Link: http://asianliverprogram.ucla.edu
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
City: Los Angeles, CA
PI: Tram T. Tran, MD
Link: www.csmc.edu
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
HBV CRN Data Coordinating Center
University of Pittsburgh
City: Pittsburgh, PA
PI: Steven H. Belle, Ph.D., M.Sc.Hyg.
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Richmond, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
City: Richmond, VA
PI: Arun Sanyal, MD
Rochester, MN
Minnesota Alliance for Research in Chronic Hepatitis B (MARCH-B)
Mayo Clinic
City: Rochester, MN
PI: W. Ray Kim, MD
Link: www.MayoClinic.org
University of Minnesota
City: Minneapolis MN.
PI: Coleman Smith, M.D.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Hepatitis B Research Group
University of California San Francisco
City: San Francisco, CA
PI: Norah Terrault, MD
PI: Mandana Khalili, MD
California Pacific Medical Center
City: San Francisco, CA
PI: Natalie Bzowej, MD
Seattle, WA
PNW/Alaska Clinical Center
Harborview Medical Center
City: Seattle, WA
PI: Robert Carithers, MD
Virginia Mason Medical Center
City: Seattle, WA
PI: Kris Kowdley, MD
Seattle Children's Hospital
City: Seattle, WA
PI: Karen Murray, MD
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Midwest Hep B Consortium
Saint Louis University
City: St. Louis, MO
PI: Adrian Di Bisceglie, MD
Link: http://livercenter.slu.edu
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
City: St. Louis, MO
Washington University in St. Louis
City: St. Louis, MO
Link: http://gastro.wustl.edu
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Toronto, ON
University of Toronto
Toronto Western Hospital Liver Centre
City: Toronto, Ontario Canada
PI: Jenny Heathcote, MD
Link: www.torontoliver.ca
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