Professor Jacob George
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Professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatic Medicine
C24 - Westmead Hospital |
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Themes
Chronic and Preventable Conditions; Cancer
Research interests
Professor George undertakes basic research on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatic fibrosis. He is also researching the molecular and cellular basis for disease progression in chronic hepatitis C. He has published seminal papers on the central role of transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) in fibrogenesis.
Current national competitive grants*
2010
The role of adiponectin receptors in liver fibrosis formation
George J, Hebbard L
NHMRC Project Grant ($379,125 over 3 years)
2009
Functional Genomics to Predict and Enhance Response to Interferon
George J, Yang J, McKay F, Suppiah V, Booth D, Stewart G, Bahlo M
ARC Linkage Project ($370,000 over 3 years)
2005
Molecular and cellular pathogenesis of liver disease
George J, McCaughan G
NHMRC Program Grants ($4,634,965 over 5 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney