Hepatitis B cure sought with help of animal research

OHSU has created nonhuman primate model for virus that has infected 2 billion worldwide

By Franny White October 13, 2020 Portland, Oregon

Downloads

Benjamin Burwitz, Ph.D., led the development of a nonhuman primate model of hepatitis B, which has infected 2 billion people worldwide. OHSU is working with companies that are interested in using the model to evaluate potential new treatments for chronic hepatitis B. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Ben Burwitz

Ben Burwitz lab

OHSU has developed a nonhuman primate model of hepatitis B and is working with companies that are interested in using the model to evaluate potential new treatments for chronic hepatitis B. Shown here are: Lauren Rust, Ph.D. (left), Sreya Biswas, Ph.D. (right). (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Ben Burwitz

Ben Burwitz lab

OHSU has developed a nonhuman primate model of hepatitis B and is working with companies that are interested in using the model to evaluate potential new treatments for chronic hepatitis B. Shown here are: Sreya Biswas, Ph.D. (left), Benjamin Burwitz, Ph.D. (center), and Lauren Rust, Ph.D. (right) . (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)