Laura Molina, MD, PhD

Resident, PGY1

Fellowship Interests: Pediatric Pathology, Molecular Pathology

Hobbies: Browsing art markets, playing board games with friends, watching game and improv shows

Education & Training
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Interests

Developmental disorders of the biliary tract and regenerative medicine techniques for treatment.

Representative Publications
  • Molina L, Salgado C, Reyes-Múgica M. Potter deformation sequence caused by 17q12 deletion: a lethal constellation. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 2023; 26(2):144-148. PMID: 36513606
  • Molina L, Zhu J, Trepo E, Bayard Q, Amaddeo G, the GENTHEP Consortium, Blanc JF, Calderaro J, Ma X, Zucman-Rossi J*, Letouzé E*. Biallelic HMBS Inactivation Defines a Homogenous Clinico-Molecular Subtype of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Hepatology, 2022, May 27. *co-corresponding authors. PMID: 35636578
  • Molina L, Zhu J, Li Q, Pradhan-Sundd T, Krutsenko Y, Sayed K, Jenkins N, Vats R, Bhushan B, Ko S, Hu S, Poddar M, Singh S, Tao J, Sundd P, Singhi A, Watkins S, Ma X, Benos PV, Feranchak A, Michalopoulos G, Nejak-Bowen K, Watson A, Bell A, Monga SP. Compensatory hepatic adaptation accompanies permanent absence of intrahepatic biliary network due to YAP1 loss in liver progenitors. Cell Reports, 2021, Jul; 36(1):109310. PMID: 34233187. PMCID: PMC8280534