Chihiro Morishima, MD

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

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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