International Symposium on ALPD and Cirrhosis

Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States and one of the leading risk factors for major health problems in other developed and developing countries. To address this global challenge, the Southern California Research Center for ALPD & Cirrhosis considers the International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis as the most effective means to stimulate new and integrated approaches in scientific research and global outreach.

To this end, the Center has organized the first international symposium on ALPD and cirrhosis in the Southern California, May 2006 and co-organized the 2nd symposium in Kobe, Japan, October, 2007. The first symposium assembled 130 scientists from 10 nations and the second meeting attracted more than 150 from 17 nations, leading to the Center’s successful acquisition of the NIAAA R13 conference grant (R13AA02O619) in 2014. Key governmental and academic organizations of hosting nations have also sponsored meetings, to achieve maximal outcome of the outreach objective in those nations. We are pleased that our Center is part of this global outreach initiative.

The International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis is also important in addressing the significance of synergism between alcohol and other risk factors common in contemporary societies such as obesities and diabetes in producing serious pathologic consequences.

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The 15th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
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Past Symposia

The 14th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
August 13-14, 2020, Virtual

The ISALPD-C was held in conjunction with The Liver Week 2020, an international conference hosted by the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL) and co-hosted by the Korean Association of HBP Surgery (KAHBPS), the Korean Liver Cancer Association (KLCA) and The Korean Liver Transplantation Society (KLTS). Organizers: Drs. Bin Gao, Dong Joon Kim, and Won IL Jeong.

The 13th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis

September 9-10, 2018, Kyoto, Japan
13th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis, held as part of the 2018 ISBRA meeting
Organizers: Yoshiyuki Takei (Mie University Graduate School of Medicine), Michio Imawari (Shin-Yurigaoka General Hospital), Bin Gao (NIAAA/NIH), and Hidekazu Tsukamoto (University of Southern California)

April 19, 2018, Tokyo, Japan
12th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis, held jointly with the 7th International Forum of The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
Organizers: Hidekazu Tsukamoto (University of Southern California), Kazuhiko Koike (University of Tokyo) and Yoshiyuki Takei (Mie University)

September 2-3, 2016, Berlin, Germany
11th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis, held in conjunction with the 2016 ISBRA/ESBRA World Congress
Organizers: Helmut Karl Seitz (University of Heidelberg), Samir Zakhari (DISCUS), Bin Gao (NIAAA/NIH), and Hidekazu Tsukamoto (USC).
Official website: http://isbra-esbra-2016.org

September 30-October 1, 2015, São Paulo, SP Brazil
10th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Edna Strauss, São Paulo, SP Brazil; Edison Parise, São Paulo, SP Brazil; Hidekazu Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA

November 22-23, 2014, Szeged, Hungary
9th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Peter J. Jansen, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Hidekazu Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA; Ana Gukovskaya, Los Angeles, USA; Gyongi Szabo, Worcester, USA; Peter Hegyi, Szeged, Hungary; and Zoltan Rakonczay, Szeged, Hungary

November 16-17, 2013, New Delhi, India
8th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Shiv Kumar Sarin, New Delhi, India; Raj Lakshman, Washington, D.C., USA; and Hide Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA
Proceedings from Hepatology International

September 6-7, 2012, Beijing, China
7th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Fu-Sheng Wang, Beijing, China; Bin Gao, Rockville, USA; Sam Zakhari, Washington, D.C., USA; and Hide Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA

October 20-21, 2011, Fukuoka, Japan
6th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Yutaka Kohgo, Asahikawa, Japan; Michio Imawari, Tokyo, Japan; and Hide Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA

October 5-6, 2010, Frieburg, Germany
5th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Manfred V. Singer, Mannheim, Germany; Steven Dooley, Mannheim, Germany; Craig McClain, Louisville, USA; and Sam Zakhari, Rockville, USA

October 8-9, 2009, Hurghada, Egypt
4th International Symposium on ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Gamal Esmat, Cairo, Egypt; Scott L. Friedman, New York, USA; Hide Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA; and Sam Zakhari, Rockville, USA

July 17-18, 2008, Bilbao, Spain
3rd International Symposium for ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: José M. Mato, Bilbao, Spain; José C. Fernandez-Checa, Barcelona, Spain; Shelly C. Lu, Los Angeles, USA; Stephen J. Pandol, Los Angeles, USA; and Sam Zakhari, Rockville, USA

October 18-19, 2007, Kobe, Japan
2nd International Symposium for ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Kenji Fujiwara, Yokohama, Japan; Michio Imawari, Tokyo, Japan; Stephen J. Pandol, Los Angeles, USA; Hide Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA; and Sam Zakhari, Rockville, USA

May 18-19, 2006, Marina del Rey, USA
1st International Symposium for ALPD & Cirrhosis
Organizers: Vijay K. Kalra, Los Angeles, USA; Shelly C. Lu, Los Angeles, USA; Stephen J. Pandol, Los Angeles, USA; Hide Tsukamoto, Los Angeles, USA; and Sam Zakhari, Rockville, USA