2024

Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Dr.  Saito, Associate Professor of  Medicine, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, and Pathology has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nation’s oldest medical honor societies and is among the few organizations focused on the special role of physician-scientists in research. Dr. Saito is the 19th ASCI member in the history of Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.

2023

Featured Article

Our latest research on the impact of bacteria type on the clinical outcomes of SBP has been featured in an editorial article entitled “Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: The Bug Matters”.

2022

Media

Dr. Saito commented on Clinical Care Options (CCO) regarding the importance of increasing HDV awareness among healthcare workers.

Media

Dr. Saito discussed about emerging therapeutic options for HDV infection on Clinical Care Options (CCO).

2021

Media

Our recent work investigating the role of bacteria type on the on the clinical outcomes of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) has been featured in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News!

2018

New Funding for Collaborative Research

The Saito laboratory received a research funding from PhoenixBio Co., Ltd. for the study of the cell biology of hepatocytes using state of the art bio-engineering technology of humanized liver chimeric mouse model system.

New Funding

New funding from NIH-NIAID for the study of Post-DAA-SVR occult HCV infection in the liver tissue of pre- and post-liver transplant populations.

Featured Article

Our manuscript “Hepatic IFN-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats Regulation of HCV Infection” had been chosen to feature a “Graphical Abstract in the front cover of March Issue“.

Featured Article

A recently accepted manuscript from our laboratory in JVI was selected to be “Articles of Significant Interest in This Issue”!!

2017

Media

Dr. Saito commented on LA Times regarding the recent Hepatitis A outbreak in Southern California.

2016

Media

Our recent transnational study addressing the prevalence of occult HCV infection published from our laboratory was featured in Reuters Health News!!

Outstanding Investigator Award

Dr. Saito received WAFMR Outstanding Investigator Award for the recognition of an outstanding career in scientific investigation!

Featured Article

Featured Article

Our study addressing the critical role of vitamin A metabolite, Retinoic Acid, in the regulation of antiviral innate immunity in hepatocytes is now accepted in Hepatology.

This work will be featured in a tweet from Hepatology editor-in-chief Dr. Michael Nathanson (@MichaelNathanso).

2013