Chihiro Morishima, MD Research Assistant Professor Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Acting Director Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Laboratory, Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington

Dr. Morishima’s research interests include the role of immune responses in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus infection and hepatitis C clinical virology. Specific areas of research are described below.

• Immune Correlates of Hepatitis C Virological Response to Therapy
• T cell Immunity and Liver Fibrosis in HCV/HIV Coinfection
• CD4+ T cell Immunity in Mother-Child Pairs Infected with Hepatitis C Virus
• HALT-C Clinical Trial-Virology Laboratory