Sandra K. Erickson, Ph.D., is professor, Medicine/Endocrinology and Metabolism, VAMC, University of California, San Francisco.

Her research focuses specifically on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). As with most common diseases, both genetic predisposition and environmental factors play a role in NAFLD. Dr. Erickson's group is studying both aspects by making use of mouse strain differences in susceptibility and identifying genes involved in the development and progression of NAFLD.

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