Liver Immunobiology
Chronic liver damage affects up to 20 percent of Australians and results in significant ill health and fatality through the development of liver cancer and liver failure. Liver cancer is also one of the fastest growing and deadly diseases in Australia.
Head: Professor Geoff McCaughan
Professor McCaughan is head of the Liver Immunobiology group at the Centenary Institute. Upon completion of his postdoctoral training at the University of Oxford in 1986 as a CJ Martin Fellow, he returned to Sydney where he developed the basic research program for the AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital of which he is now the Director. His current research interests include the immunopathogenesis of human chronic liver disease, liver autoimmunity, liver transplant tolerance and molecular analysis of hepatitis C virus.
The Liver Immunobiology lab covers three key areas:
