Joseph Park, 2013, Molecular Biology

Joseph Park ’13

I interned at the Liver Center of the University of Kansas Medical Center. This leading transplantation center performed the first domino liver transplant in 2008. Hepatitis C is one of the most frequent indications for liver transplantation in the United States, and my project was on recurrent Hepatitis in post-transplant patients. I contributed to a working research paper by performing biostatistical analysis, sorting through patient records and gathering data in spreadsheets. The paper looked at bilirubin, a organic compound found in the blood, as a marker for progression of fibrosis following transplantation.