Jidong JIA

Professor & Director of Liver Research Center, Beijing, China

China
City: Beijing
Institution: Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medial University / Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine on Liver Cirrhosis / National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases

He received his doctor's degree from Capital Medical University, Beijing China and finished his postdoctorial training at Klinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany. His clinical interests include the chronic viral hepatitis, autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases. His main research work includes the pathogenesis and treatment of l liver fibrosis.

He is the President-Elect of IAS, Past President of APASL (2009-2010) and Immediate Past President of the Chinese Society of Hepatology. He currently serves China Foundation of Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control as vice president, and CEVHAP as Executive Council Member. He also serves as associate editor for Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Hepatology International.