Treatment with Livmarli (maralixibat) leads to significant clinical benefits for people with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) across…
Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Global rates for evaluating chronic hepatitis B and starting appropriate treatment are lower than they should be, especially among…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsBylvay eases itch, signs of liver damage in Alagille, trial data show
Daily treatment with Bylvay (odevixibat) safely and effectively eases itching and lowers blood bile acid levels, a sign of liver…
HEPATITIS
NewsHepatitis Awareness Month promotes screening, vaccination
Throughout May, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will work with public health partners to raise…
Gilead Sciences has awarded $4 million in funding via its ALL4LIVER grant program to organizations worldwide whose community-based efforts…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsFXR314 well tolerated, lowers liver fat, Phase 2 MASH trial shows
FXR314, an investigational oral therapy, safely and effectively reduced liver fat content in adults with a severe form of…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsMadrigal CEO: Rezdiffra OK for NASH a ‘watershed moment’
The approval of Rezdiffra (resmetirom) last month in the U.S. as the first ever treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH),…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsGirl with biliary atresia spotlighted in 2024 ALF Liver Life Walk
Five-year-old Sadie Sellers, who was born with biliary atresia, is the focus of a fundraising event designed to raise…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsElafibranor for PBC may become Genfit’s first approved molecule
Elafibranor, an oral molecule under regulatory review as a new second-line treatment for adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC),…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsChiglitazar lowers MASH patients’ liver fat accumulation: Phase 2 trial
Chiglitazar (carfloglitazar), an oral medication approved to treat type 2 diabetes in China, led to significant reductions in liver fat…