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Alberto Sanchez-Fueyo

Professor Alberto Sanchez-Fueyo

Professor of Hepatology

  • Academic Director of the Institute of Liver Studies

Research interests

  • Biomedical and life sciences

Biography

Alberto Sánchez-Fueyo, MD PhD, is Professor of Hepatology, Academic Head of the Institute of Liver Studies at King’s College London, and Honorary Transplant Hepatology Consultant at King’s College Hospital.

His research has focused on understanding the mechanisms of immunological tolerance in transplantation and developing novel immunomodulatory therapies, for which he has received funding from MRC, NIHR, NIH and EU, among others. Additional research interests include the generation of genetically engineered regulatory T cells for immunotherapeutic purposes, which is now being pursued in collaboration with Quell Therapeutics, a King’s spin-off biotech which he contributed to found in 2019. 

    Research

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    Liver immunology and transplantation

    A translational research group focused on developing novel immunomodulatory therapies to ameliorate inflammation and induce immunological tolerance in liver diseases and transplantation.

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    Hepatobiliary neoplasms

    King’s College Hospital hosts one of Europe’s largest hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer clinical services.

    News

    King's College London and the Foundation for Liver Research announce new institute dedicated to liver studies

    King’s College London and the Foundation for Liver Research (FLR) are pleased to announce the establishment of the Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies...

    Scientist wearing blue gloves handling test tubes in the laboratory.

      Research

      Transplant surgery thumbnail
      Liver immunology and transplantation

      A translational research group focused on developing novel immunomodulatory therapies to ameliorate inflammation and induce immunological tolerance in liver diseases and transplantation.

      Hepatobiliary thumbnail
      Hepatobiliary neoplasms

      King’s College Hospital hosts one of Europe’s largest hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer clinical services.

      News

      King's College London and the Foundation for Liver Research announce new institute dedicated to liver studies

      King’s College London and the Foundation for Liver Research (FLR) are pleased to announce the establishment of the Roger Williams Institute of Liver Studies...

      Scientist wearing blue gloves handling test tubes in the laboratory.