Friends of the Saint Louis University Liver Center

The Friends of the Saint Louis University Liver Center is a non profit organization, raising money to support the research efforts of the Saint Louis University Liver Center Reasons to support the friends of the Saint Louis University Liver Center:

* The Saint Louis University Liver Center enjoys worldwide recognition as a center
of excellence.
* Hepatitis C affects 5 million people in the

United States. One in 50 people have
Hepatitis C and nearly two-thirds of those people do not know they have it.
* Hepatitis C can be diagnosed with a simple blood test and is curable in about
60% of patients.
* In addition to Hepatitis C, there are over 30 other liver diseases which can be
diagnosed and for which there are treatments.
* The Friends have raised and donated more than $1.9 million for the SLULC since
its inception. The funds help support the critical infrastructure of the Liver
Center from faculty salaries to visiting professorships and patient-oriented
seminars and research. By leveraging the donations of the Friends, the Liver
Center is able to use the "seed money" as a match for larger grants from
outside sources that generate $18 new dollars from outside the region for
every $1 raised locally.
* All money raised by the Friends of the Saint Louis University Liver Center stays
in the St.