Profile
Dr. Kisseleva received her MD in Moscow and continued her graduate studies in biochemistry and immunology at Christian-Albrecht University in Germany. Dr. Kisseleva joined UCSD as a faculty member. Kisseleva’s research focuses on characterizing the gene expression profiles and epigenetic landscapes of mouse and human hepatic myofibroblasts to understand the mechanism behind the development and regression of liver fibrosis. Her primary research interest is the identification of new targets to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and metabolic dysfunction-associated and alcohol-related liver disease (MetALD) liver fibrosis and cholestatic fibrosis. Dr. Kisseleva is a Professor of Surgery at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Director of the Sanford Stem Cell Fitness and Space Medicine Center at the University’s Sanford Stem Cell Institute, and the Sanford Stem Cell Institute Endowed Chair.
