Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare bile duct disease which may have an autoimmune component. PSC is often associated with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and related gastrointestinal and autoimmune diseases. Some PSC patients eventually require a liver transplant.
The Ninth Annual PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Conference will take place in Pittsburgh on April 26-28, 2013, in association with UPMC. Kapil Chopra, MD, of UPMC’s Center for Liver Diseases, was instrumental in the selection of UPMC as the 2013 host member, along with the City of Pittsburgh. Ricky Safer and Joanne Grieme will be the 2013 Conference Co-Chairs.
PSC Partners Seeking a Cure is a growing, unique, volunteer organization including laypeople, medical professionals, and researchers with a strong emphasis in finding better treatment and a cure for primary sclerosing cholangitis.
The PSC Partners Seeking a Cure foundation is particularly interested in funding research projects that have the potential to discover a cure for this disease, and/or identify novel therapies that may significantly delay time to liver transplantation, and/or prevent disease recurrence following lover transplantation. The Foundation recognizes that much fundamental research is necessary to discover the environmental factors which may trigger this disease. Thus, the Foundation would like to encourage research proposals aimed at identifying the gene-environment interactions contributing to disease initiation and progression. The next research grant application deadline is Monday, September 3, 2012.