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Alan C. Mullen, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Medicine/Division of Gastroenterology; Mary C. DeFeudis Chair in Biomedical Research

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Alan C. Mullen, MD, PhD

Research Focus - Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Setting of Liver Fibrosis

Developing liver organoid models of hepatocellular carcinoma
Studying how coding and long noncoding RNA regulate cancer survival and growth

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Li W, Chen JY, Sun C et al. Nanchangmycin regulates FYN, PTK2, and MAPK1/3 to control the fibrotic activity of human hepatic stellate cells. Elife. 2022; 11(e74513).

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Eric Baehrecke, Jeanne Lawrence and Alan Mullen appointed to endowed chairs

Chancellor Michael F. Collins announced that the University’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of three of faculty members to endowed chairs. They join more than 60 named chairs at UMass Chan.

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Alan C. Mullen, MD, PhD

Alan C. Mullen, MD, PhD

Research Focus - Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Setting of Liver Fibrosis

Representative Publication

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Eric Baehrecke, Jeanne Lawrence and Alan Mullen appointed to endowed chairs