Italian Liver Foundation Npo / Fondazione Italiana Fegato ONLUS

Founded in 2008 from an enlightened idea of Prof. Claudio Tiribelli, professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Trieste and luminary in the field of hepatology, the Italian Liver Foundation (FIF) is a research institution recognized by MIUR specialized in the study of diseases liver and related diseases.

In its research lines, the Foundation ranges from steatosis to the genetic mechanisms involved in liver cancer, to stem cells and is currently mainly aimed at finding non-invasive methods that allow an early diagnosis of liver steatosis and liver cancer and at testing new approaches therapeutics to cure them. The FIF is also involved in studying the neurotoxic effects of severe hyperbilirubinemia in newborns and the protective effects of mild hyperbilirubinemia in adults, and is committed to transferring the results of pure basic research to the bedside, in an approach that it is called translational medicine.

In its scientific activity, the FIF collaborates with various international organizations, from Mexico to Indonesia, from Argentina to the United States. With these countries, the FIF maintains an active collaboration and a continuous exchange of young researchers, scientists, doctoral students who come to the Foundation to increase their experience and share their skills with us. Over the years the FIF has hosted over 100 international scientists from over 20 countries: international cooperationit is one of the levers of the Foundation's success, as it constitutes an indispensable tool for encouraging the mobility of researchers, the educational activity for young graduates and the joint realization of scientific projects. The dense network with scientific institutions and international universities, built over the years, underlines the international value that FIF has in the educational and scientific fields and allows the Foundation to spread the values that inspire it throughout the world.

In Trieste, the operational headquarters for laboratory research is within the AREA Science Park of Basovizza, while the clinical part is carried out in various healthcare facilities in the region and throughout the country.

In 2018 the FIF celebrated its first decennial. It is now a consolidated reality of excellence in the vast fabric of Trieste's scientific institutions. The relationship between the city and FIF has been intense in these 10 years and will likely be even more so in future years.

The Italian Liver Foundation currently has the following lines of research active:

Bilirubin
Cancer stem cells
Neuro-studies line
Liver cancer drug resistance
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
The Foundation, as a non-profit organization, finances its research activity thanks to institutional resources, contributions deriving from national and international research projects, as well as from 5×1000 and minimally from donations from private individuals.