Maximize Your AASLD Membership

Submit abstracts for The Liver Meeting^® (TLM), Digestive Disease Week^® (DDW), Emerging Topic Conferences (ETC), and global society meetings. 

Events and Webinars

Submit manuscripts to HEPATOLOGY, Liver Transplantation, or Hepatology Communications.

Submit a Manuscript     AASLD Journals

Philanthropic support of the AASLD Foundation helps fund the research awards, travel grants, and career development programs that benefit the entire hepatology community. Members can give directly to support endowed awards or general research funds. 100% of every donation goes to support awards and grants. 

Give to the Foundation

Be a part of AASLD’s leadership through committee positions, or Special Interest Groups (SIG) leadership. Nominations open in summer each year, and you are invited to self-nominate. Watch your email for details.

Browse SIGs     Browse Committees

Volunteer as a social media ambassador at TLM. Join a group of dedicated members and share the latest science and your experience! 

Contact Michael Farnham

Propose content for LiverLearning. 

Submit a LiverLearning proposal

Contribute to Expert Practice Opinion documents and AASLD clinical practice guidelines.

Practice Guidelines and EXPO

A call for abstract reviewers will go out in late summer for the 2027 cycles of DDW and TLM. 

Check Your Email for the Call for Reviewers Late Summer

A call for award reviewers to support the Research Awards Committee will go out in late summer for the 2027 cycles. 

Check your Email for the Call for Reviewers Later Summer

Help shape AASLD education before it launches. Beta testers review courses for accuracy, clarity, and usability, and provide feedback to the Online Learning Committee. This is a flexible, lower-commitment way to contribute your expertise to member education. 

Email Interest to education@aasld.org

Editors select reviewers from ScholarOne. Make sure your account is active with current keywords and areas of expertise.

ScholarOne Manuscripts

Participate in Hill Day (virtual, in the spring). Use the AASLD Policy Action Center to contact legislators directly. 

Policy Action Center

Formal recognition of your commitment and contributions to hepatology with Fellow (FAASLD) or Associate Fellow (AF-AASLD) designation. 

Fellow Program      Associate Fellow Program

Impact Awards  
For-mid-career members driving innovation, mentorship, or education, with a clear trajectory toward AASLD leadership. Nominations open in spring. 

Distinguished Awards 
Nominate a colleague or yourself each spring for AASLD’s highest honors. Watch your email for the invitation to nominate. 

Project Innovation Award 
Apply for the Project Innovation Award (every other year). 

Awards Information     Past Awardees & Nominations

Includes the new Stravitz Visionary Award ($500K), research and career development grants, and Abstract Travel Awards for DDW and The Liver Meeting. 

Stravitz Visionary Award     All research awards     Travel awards

Post or find hepatology positions through the AASLD Career Center.

Career Center     Job Seeker Manual

AASLD-EASL Masterclass 
Designed to give promising early-stage investigators (junior faculty members) the opportunity to advance their careers in hepatology through a mix of scientific and professional workshops. 
2026 Masterclass

AGA-AASLD Academic Skills Workshop
Join early-career peers in their academic medicine journey as they participate in lectures, networking and mentor-mentee pairings with leading faculty experts.  

Applications Open in Summer. Check Your Email for Details.

APASL and ALEH Young Investigator Workshops 
AASLD hosts a joint Young Investigators’ Workshop with the Latin American Association for the Study of Liver (ALEH) and the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) at their respective annual conferences to promote scientific exchange between the regions.  
ALEH and APASL

Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Providers (ELAPP) and Emerging Liver Scholars offer structured mentorship and travel support to attend The Liver Meeting^® (TLM).  

 The Women’s Initiative Committee supports women at all career stages through the Women’s Leadership Development Program (WLDP) 

ELAPP     ELS     WLDP

A one-year fellowship with HEPATOLOGY and/or Liver Transplantation. Applications open in winter, the Fellowship runs July 1–June 30. 

Journal information

Community and career resources for trainees interested in hepatology.

Liver Fellow Network

Use AASLD’s match program to connect you with an invaluable fellowship in transplant hepatology and take the first step in pursuing eligibility for an ABIM and/or ABP certification; accepting applications January 2027.

Hepatology Match Program

Meetings are more than science; they’re where the community gathers. The Liver Meeting^®  features a member reception, Fellows and Associates receptions, Inclusion & Diversity reception, Pride reception, Women’s Leadership reception, Awards & Honors Gala, Science in the Park, and the LFN meetup.  Digestive Disease Week^®  includes an LFN reception and Members’ reception. 

TLM and DDW are held in person and virtually in November and May. Emerging Topic Conferences are in-person only. 

The Liver Meeting      DDW      ETCs

Free for members to join. Connect with subspecialty peers year-round. Each SIG has its own leadership and education track. Join a SIG through your member profile at my.aasld.org. 

Browse all SIGs

AASLD’s exclusive SIG member discussion forum. Connect with experts on clinical and scientific topics.  

Open SIGnal

OnDemand CME content including Transplant Hepatology Board Review Course, Fundamentals of Liver Disease, and more, available anytime. 

LiverLearning catalog

AASLD Practice Guidelines and EXPO (Expert Practice Opinion) documents.

Practice Guidelines and EXPO

Attend live webinars or watch onDemand recordings through LiverLearning . 

Upcoming Webinars

AASLD proudly partners with leading liver societies around the world to advance education, research, and clinical collaboration. Through its regional sister society partnerships with ALEH, APASL, EASL, and SOLDA — representing Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and Africa — AASLD fosters global engagement across the hepatology community. In addition, AASLD collaborates with more than 10 national liver societies, including AMH, HKASLD, INASL, JSH, KASL, SASLT, TASL (Taiwan), TASL (Türkiye), and many others, to strengthen international partnerships and promote knowledge exchange. 

Global Initiatives

Search AASLD’s Member Database to look up colleagues for collaboration. Keep your profile updated for speaking opportunities and leadership positions.

Log in to my.aasld.org and Scroll to the Membership Section 

Stay connected with AASLD on social media for the latest news, research, events, advocacy updates, and opportunities to engage with the liver disease community.  

NEW! AASLD Publications Showcase on LinkedIn 

New this year, the AASLD Publications Showcase on LinkedIn brings you the latest research, clinical insights, and practice-changing discoveries from HEPATOLOGY, Liver Transplantation, and Hepatology Communications. Explore curated highlights from the journals defining the future of liver disease research and patient care. 

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