Asher Shafrir, Johnny Amer, David Hakimian, Yael Milgrom, Muhammad Massarwa, Wadi Hazou, Ashraf Imam, Abed Khalaileh, Rifaat Safadi – 10 February 2022 – The Pfizer‐BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccine has been offered to nonallergic ≥16‐year‐old Israeli adults since December 19, 2020. Data regarding factors associated with vaccine ineffectiveness are limited. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of hepatic fibrosis on the efficacy of the BioNTech vaccine.

Grazia Pennisi, Rosaria Maria Pipitone, Marco Enea, Antonio De Vincentis, Salvatore Battaglia, Vito Di Marco, Vincenzo Di Martino, Federica Spatola, Federica Tavaglione, Umberto Vespasiani‐Gentilucci, Rossella Zito, Stefano Romeo, Calogero Cammà, Antonio Craxì, Stefania Grimaudo, Salvatore Petta – 10 February 2022 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging cause of liver‐related events (LREs). Here, we have assessed the ability of a composite score based on clinical features, metabolic comorbidities, and genetic variants to predict LREs.

Alexander Bondoc, Mitzi Barker, Bhargava Mullapudi, Alexander Miethke, Gregory Tiao – 9 February 2022

Robert S. Brown – 9 February 2022

James R. Burton – 9 February 2022

Jinsoo Rhu, Gyu‐Seong Choi, Jong Man Kim, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, Jae‐Won Joh – 8 February 2022 – This study was designed to review laparoscopic living donor liver transplantations (LDLTs) at a single center that achieved complete transition from open surgery to laparoscopy. LDLTs performed from January 2013 to July 2021 were reviewed. Comparisons between open and laparoscopic surgeries were performed according to periods divided into initial, transition, and complete transition periods. A total of 775 LDLTs, 506 laparoscopic and 269 open cases, were performed.

Zhen Wang, Jie Yu, Ping Liang – 8 February 2022

Ankur Jindal, Amar Mukund – 8 February 2022

This webinar, sponsored by the AASLD Membership and Mentorship Committee, will consist of three lectures from three mid-career faculty who have directly benefited from mentoring to achieve career success. As part of this educational webinar, the attendee will learn how the proper mentor can help a mentee attain their career goals while maintaining work-life balance. The attendee will also learn the art of menteering, to gain the most out of their relationship with their mentor.

Seyyed‐Hadi Ghamari, Moein Yoosefi, Mohsen Abbasi‐Kangevari, Mohammad‐Reza Malekpour, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Sarvenaz Shahin, Zahra Esfahani, Sogol Koolaji, Parnian Shobeiri, Aydin Ghaffari, Hanye Sohrabi, Ameneh Kazemi, Negar Rezaei, Bagher Larijani, Farshad Farzadfar – 7 February 2022 – Despite the tremendous burden of liver cancer and its underlying causes on humankind, there appear to be heterogeneities in coping approaches.