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Understanding Viral Persistence to Cure Hep B (Hep B Foundation)
November 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Understanding Viral Persistence to Cure Hep B
Wednesday, November 20 | 4 – 5 PM
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The Hep B Foundation’s 24th Annual Bruce Witte Lecture will take place on November 20 at 4 p.m. EDT. This year, they are honored to host Fabien Zoulim, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at Lyon I University.
Fabien Zoulim is Head of the Hepatology Department at the Hospices Civils de Lyon, and Head of the INSERM laboratory on Pathobiology and Therapy of Liver Diseases. He founded the Lyon Hepatology Institute in 2023. Dr. Zoulim is Associate Editor for GUT, and also served as a Governing Board member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). His research is focusing on the mechanisms of Hep B persistence to find a cure for Hep B. He is also coordinating the ANRS “Hep B cure” Task Force in France since 2014, and co-founded the International Coalition to Eliminate Hep B in 2016. For his research on “Hep B cure”, Dr. Zoulim received the 2004 William Prusoff and the 2023 Gertrude Elion awards of the International Society for Antiviral Research, and the 2022 Distinguished Award in Hep B Research from the International Hep B meeting.
Dr. Zoulim will deliver a lecture on “Understanding Viral Persistence to Cure Hep B.” This promises to be a thought-provoking presentation for scientists, clinicians, public health professionals, community advocates and people living with Hep B.
