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David A. Shafritz is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on hepatology, molecular biology, and surgery.

Their scientific work addresses key topics such as:

  • Liver physiology and pathology
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Organ transplantation techniques and outcomes

One of their recent published papers is titled "Therapeutic Cell Repopulation of the Liver: From Fetal Rat Cells to Synthetic Human Tissues", published in 2023 in the journal Cells. This paper has been cited six times, reflecting some engagement with the work within the academic community.

David A. Shafritz has collaborated frequently with researchers including:

  • Mo R. Ebrahimkhani
  • Michael Oertel

Their work has appeared in the journal Cells, among other potential venues, contributing to ongoing discussions and developments in their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Integration of hepatitis B virus DNA into the genome of liver cells in chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. Studies in percutaneous liver biopsies and post-mortem tissue specimens.

    David A. Shafritz;Daniel Shouval;Howard I. Sherman;Stefanos J. Hadziyannis

  • HGF, SDF-1, and MMP-9 are involved in stress-induced human CD34+ stem cell recruitment to the liver.

    Orit Kollet;Shoham Shivtiel;Yuan Qing Chen;Jenny Suriawinata

  • Receptor-mediated gene delivery in vivo. Partial correction of genetic analbuminemia in Nagase rats.

    G Y Wu;J M Wilson;F Shalaby;M Grossman

  • Long-Term, Near-Total Liver Replacement by Transplantation of Isolated Hepatocytes in Rats Treated with Retrorsine

    Ezio Laconi;Ran Oren;Deb K. Mukhopadhyay;Ethel Hurston

  • BMP-4 is required for hepatic specification of mouse embryonic stem cell–derived definitive endoderm

    Valerie Gouon-Evans;Lise Boussemart;Paul Gadue;Dirk Nierhoff;Dirk Nierhoff

  • Analysis of Liver Disease, Nuclear HBcAg, Viral Replication, and Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Liver and Serum of HBcAg Vs. Anti‐HBe Positive Carriers of Hepatitis B Virus

    Stephanos J. Hadziyannis;Harvey M. Lieberman;Gerassimos G. Karvountzis;David A. Shafritz

  • Identification of integrated hepatitis B virus DNA and expression of viral RNA in an HBsAg-producing human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line

    Prasanta R. Chakraborty;Nelson Ruiz-Opazo;Daniel Shouval;David A. Shafritz

  • Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA directly in human serum by a simplified molecular hybridization test: comparison to HBeAg/anti-HBe status in HBsAg carriers.

    Harvey M. Lieberman;Douglas R. Labrecque;Michael C. Kew;Stefanos J. Hadziyannis

  • Cell competition leads to a high level of normal liver reconstitution by transplanted fetal liver stem/progenitor cells.

    Michael Oertel;Anuradha Menthena;Mariana D. Dabeva;David A. Shafritz

  • Proliferation and differentiation of fetal liver epithelial progenitor cells after transplantation into adult rat liver.

    Mariana D. Dabeva;Petko M. Petkov;Jaswinder Sandhu;Ran Oren

  • Deletion in chromosome 11p associated with a hepatitis B integration site in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    CE Rogler;M Sherman;CY Su;DA Shafritz

  • Factors for the Initiation of Haemoglobin Synthesis by Rabbit Reticulocyte Ribosomes

    P M Prichard;J M Gilbert;D A Shafritz;W F Anderson

  • Stem cells, cell transplantation and liver repopulation.

    Michael Oertel;David A. Shafritz

  • The glucocorticoid receptor recognizes a specific nucleotide sequence in hepatitis B virus DNA causing increased activity of the HBV enhancer.

    Ran Tur-Kaspa;Yosef Shaul;David D. Moore;Robert D. Burk

  • Stem Cell Properties and Repopulation of the Rat Liver by Fetal Liver Epithelial Progenitor Cells

    Jaswinderpal S. Sandhu;Petko M. Petkov;Mariana D. Dabeva;David A. Shafritz

  • Deletion of Smad2 in mouse liver reveals novel functions in hepatocyte growth and differentiation.

    Wenjun Ju;Atsushi Ogawa;Joerg Heyer;Dirk Nierhof

  • Thymosin treatment of chronic hepatitis B: a placebo-controlled pilot trial.

    Milton G. Mutchnick;Henry D. Appelman;H. T. Chung;Emma Aragona

  • Evidence for role of m7G5'-phosphate group in recognition of eukaryotic mRNA by initiation factor IF-M3.

    David A. Shafritz;Joel A. Weinstein;Brian Safer;William C. Merrick

  • Bone Marrow Progenitors Are Not the Source of Expanding Oval Cells in Injured Liver

    Anuradha Menthena;Niloyjyoti Deb;Michael Oertel;Petar N. Grozdanov

  • Liver stem cells and prospects for liver reconstitution by transplanted cells

    David A. Shafritz;Michael Oertel;Anuradha Menthena;Dirk Nierhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Shouval
Daniel Shouval Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jack R. Wands
Jack R. Wands Brown University
Kurt J. Isselbacher
Kurt J. Isselbacher Harvard University
Gianfranco Alpini
Gianfranco Alpini Indiana University
Robert D. Burk
Robert D. Burk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lola M. Reid
Lola M. Reid University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joseph Locker
Joseph Locker University of Pittsburgh
Wayne F. Anderson
Wayne F. Anderson Northwestern University
Jiri Zavadil
Jiri Zavadil International Agency For Research On Cancer
Paolo Pani
Paolo Pani Sapienza University of Rome

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