Aly Strauss is a hepatologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Strauss completed her Masters in Industrial Engineering at the University of South Florida and her PhD in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Currently, she is the Co-Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Unit for the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr.

Elliot Tapper, FAASLD is Associate Professor at the University of Michigan

I am a transplant hepatologist at Washington DC VA medical center, I serve as chief of transplant service and director of hepatology. My main interests are portal hypertension and HCC.

Dr. Howard Lee (he/him/his) is a transplant hepatologist/gastroenterologist and assistant professor in medicine and surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He completed his internal medicine residency, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology fellowship at Duke. Dr. Lee's academic interests include viral hepatitis, liver transplant, technologies and applications, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, with a special focus on the LGBTQ+ population. Dr.

Physician-scientist

I am a clinical and research GI/Hepatology fellow at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. I am currently doing my post-doctoral fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Monga. My research focuses on endothelial cells and Wnt/β-catenin signaling regulate liver zonation, regeneration, and disease pathophysiology.

Dr. Yasmeen Attia is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at The British University in Egypt and a Fulbright alumna. Her research focuses on how nuclear receptor modulation orchestrates the metabolic–immune interface in liver disease, particularly in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH), hepatocellular carcinoma, and MASH-driven hepatocarcinogenesis.

My lab studies the signaling processes and pathways in rare liver diseases such as cholestasis and hepatic porphyria, with a focus on cellular reprogramming, autophagy, and cell-cell interactions.