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Bubu Banini, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Translational Research Director of the Metabolic Health and Weight Loss Program, Digestive Diseases

Contact Information

Bubu Banini, MD, PhD

Patient Care Locations

Mailing Address

  • Yale School of Medicine

    Department of Medicine (Digestive Diseases), P.O. Box 208019

    New Haven, CT 06520-8019

    United States

Appointments

Education & Training

  • Fellowship
    Virginia Commonwealth University (2020)
  • Clinical Fellowship
    Virginia Commonwealth University (2019)
  • Research Fellowship
    Virginia Commonwealth University (2017)
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
    Mayo Clinic (2015)
  • Chief Residency
    Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital (Sound Shore Medical Center), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2013)
  • Residency
    Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital (Sound Shore Medical Center), Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2012)
  • Internship
    Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2010)
  • MD
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Jefferson Medical College), Thomas Jefferson University (2009)
  • PhD
    College of Graduate Studies, Thomas Jefferson University, Genetics and Molecular Biology (2009)
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Jefferson Medical College), Thomas Jefferson University (2009)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
    College of Graduate Studies, Thomas Jefferson University (2009)
  • BA
    Swarthmore College, Biology Major; Chemistry Minor (2002)

Activities

  • Overview of interim findings from a Survey on Patient Attitudes Toward Clinical Trial Processes In Chronic Liver Diseases
    Boston, MA, United States 2023
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
  • Glp1-agonist reduces alcohol intake and liver inflammation in a mouse model of alcohol-induced acute hepatitis.
    Boston, MA, United States 2023
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • Sex-based Disparities in Baseline Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis and Hepatic Hydrothorax
    Boston, MA, United States 2023
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among adults with normal weight, overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999-2018.
    San Diego, CA, United States 2023
    Obesity Week
  • A Case of Late-Onset Hepatic Sinusoidal Obstructive Syndrome/ Veno-occlusive Disease 1 Year Post Transplant.
    Vancouver, BC, Canada 2023
    American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting
  • Regional Variation in Baseline Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Decompensated Cirrhosis with Hepatic Hydrothorax
    Vancouver, BC, Canada 2023
    American College of Gastroenterology.
  • Alcohol and Liver Health
    Hamden, CT, United States 2023
    American Liver Foundation Youth Education Series
  • Hepatic hydrothorax portends worse inpatient outcomes in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
    Chicago, IL, United States 2023
    Digestive Diseases Week
  • Pathways to GI Panel
    Virtual panel 2023
    Morehouse School of Medicine GI Speaker Series
  • Teens to Twenties Liver Wellness Guide
    Durham, CT, United States 2023
    American Liver Foundation Youth Education Series
  • Metabolic features associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among Asian-Americans, 2012-2018
    Washington, DC, United States 2022
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • Insulin resistance trends among lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the United States
    Washington, DC, United States 2022
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • Prognostic mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPS30 expression in liver cancer: toward new biomarkers in metabolic liver disease
    Hartford, CT, United States 2022
    American College of Physicians Connecticut Chapter Annual Meeting
  • Pharmacotherapy for Weight loss in cirrhosis: A case series of GLP-1 agonist-associated weight loss
    Virtual Presentation 2021
    Obesity Week
  • New Frontiers for Fatty Liver Disease: Updates on Clinical Trials and Drug Approval Status
    Virtual Talk 2021
    American Liver Foundation Speaker Series
  • STEM Professionals Speaker Series
    Virtual panel 2021
    Cullen Lab and UNCF
  • Transient Elastography and FIB-4 Identify Portal Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
    Boston, MA, United States 2019
    American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • Haptoglobin 2 allele is associated with increased risk and severity of alcoholic hepatitis
    San Diego, CA, United States 2019
    Digestive Diseases Week
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with QTc lengthening in the general population
    Vienna, Vienna, Austria 2019
    European Association for the Study of the Liver Conference
  • Enlarging Ectopic Thyroid in the Porta Hepatis
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2018
    American College of Gastroenterology Annual Conference
  • Acceleration of NASH in a mouse model provides novel insights on the mechanisms by which I148M PNPLA3 drives steatohepatitis
    Paris, IDF, France 2018
    European Association for Study of the Liver
  • The Physiological, Pathological and Molecular Basis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Associated Cardiomyopathy
    Washington, DC, United States 2017
    American Association for Study of Liver Diseases
  • Key molecular signatures of disease development and progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in humans.
    Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands 2017
    European Association for Study of Liver Diseases
  • Collagen formation and degradation biomarkers identify advanced fibrosis in NASH patients
    Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands 2017
    European Association for the Study of the Liver Conference
  • Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) has surpassed Hepatitis C as the leading etiology for listing for liver transplant: implications for NASH in children and young adults
    Las Vegas, NV, United States 2016
    American College of Gastroenterology Annual meeting
  • Omega-3 Carboxylic Acids, Epanova®, and the Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitor, Dapagliflozin®, improve steatohepatitis and fibrosis scoring in a mouse model of NASH
    Barcelona, CT, Spain 2016
    European Association for the Study of the Liver Conference
  • Characterization of sulfatase 2 domains regulating Wnt pathway activity in hepatocellular cancer
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2014
    Network of Minority Health Research Investigators Annual Meeting
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Outpatients at a Community-Based Teaching Hospital
    Wilmington, DE, United States 2012
    Mid-Atlantic Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine
  • Increasing Fetal Hemoglobin as Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
    Harrisburg, PA, United States 2006
    Joint Conference of the Pennsylvania Public Health Association and the Public Health Institute
  • Early Sodium Butyrate Treatment Maximally Increases Fetal Hemoglobin in Differentiating Adult Erythroid Cells
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2006
    Translational Medicine Symposium
  • Effect of Thyroid Hormone on Erythroid Maturation of Human Hematopoietic Progenitors
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2006
    Sigma Xi Student Research Day
  • Studies of Globin-Gene Regulation through Examination of Gene Expression Profiling and Chromatin Occupancy.
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2005
    Translational Medicine Symposium
  • Identification of Regulators of Globin-Gene Expression through Studies of Chromatin Occupancy.
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2005
    Sigma Xi Student Research Day
  • Disruption of Gαs Signaling Alters Courtship Memory in Drosophila
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2001
    Kimmel Cancer Center Annual Conference

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Public Voices FellowYale University2023
Early Investigator Career Enhancement Program AwardNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Office of Research on Women’s Health 2022
Best Poster Award American College of Physicians2022
AGA FORWARD ScholarAmerican Gastroenterology Association2022
ACG Young Physician Leadership ProgramAmerican College of Gastroenterology2021
Fellow Travel award for AASLDVirginia Commonwealth University2019
Fellow Travel Award for DDWVirginia Commonwealth University2019
Fellow Travel Award for ACGVirginia Commonwealth University2018
Young Scientist Travel AwardEuropean Association for the Study of the Liver2018
Fellow Travel AwardAmerican College of Gastroenterology2016
First prize, Post-doctoral Basic Science Research oral presentationVirginia Commonwealth University2016
Scholarship for Applied Statistical Independence in Biological Systems (ASIBS)National Institute of Health/ National Institute of General Medical Sciences2016
Fellow Travel Award to EASLVirginia Commonwealth University2015
Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related ResearchNIH/NIDDK2015
Trainee Travel AwardNetwork of Minority Health Research Investigators2014
Medical Student Travel AwardThomas Jefferson University2009
Travel AwardAmerican Federation for Medical Research (Midwestern Section)2006
Best Graduate Student Research Poster AwardPennsylvania Department of Health2006
Rieders Renaissance Foundation Outstanding Graduate Student AwardThomas Jefferson University2006
Best Poster Award, Translational Medicine SymposiumThomas Jefferson University2005
College of Graduate Studies Alumni Travel FellowshipThomas Jefferson University2005
Kimmel Cancer Center Best Undergraduate Poster Award,Swarthmore College2001
Undergraduate Research FellowshipHoward Hughes Medical Institute2001

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
American Association for the Study of Liver DiseaseMembership and Mentorship Committee2023 - 2026
American Gastroenterological Association AGA Nominating Committee2023 - 2024
Novo Nordisk NASH Advisory Board, Novo NordisckBoard Member2023 - 2024
Research Society on Alcohol Abstract Reviewer2023
American College of GastroenterologyGrant Reviewer2023
Women's Health Education Champion (Digestive Diseases) Lead2023 - Present
American Association for Study of the Liver Committee Member2023 - Present
Clinical Liver Disease Editorial Board Member2023 - Present
American College of GastroenterologyAbstract Reviewer2022 - 2023
American Association for the Study of Liver DiseaseEmerging Liver Scholar Program2022 - 2023
American College of Gastroenterology Abstract and Grant Review Committees2022 - 2023
GastroenterologyReviewer2022 - 2023
Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyReviewer2022 - 2023
ElifeReviewer2022 - 2023
Gastro Hep AdvancesEditorial Board Member2022 - 2023
Yale Physician Assistants Program Committee Member2022
American College of GastroenterologyYoung Physician Leadership Program2022
Research Operations Committee, Digestive Health North Haven FacilityChair2022 - Present
American College of Gastroenterology Abstract Reviewer2022 - Present
Connecticut State Medical Society Committee on Advancement of Women in MedicineCo-Chair2022 - Present
American Gastroenterological Association Fostering Opportunities Resulting in Workforce and Research Diversity (FORWARD) Program2021 - 2023
Scientific ReportsReviewer2021 - 2023
American Liver FoundationMember2020 - 2023
Alimentary Pharmacology and TherapeuticsReviewer2020 - 2023
Digestive Disease and Sciences Reviewer2020 - 2023
Hepatology Communications Reviewer2020 - 2023
Boehringer Ingelheim US NASH Advisory Board, Boehringer IngelheimBoard Member2020 - 2021
Frontiers in OncologyGuest Editor2019 - 2022
American Association for the Study of Liver DiseaseMember2016 - 2023
European Association for Study of the LiverMember2016 - 2023
American College of GastroenterologyMember2015 - 2023
Network of Minority Health Research Investigators Member2014 - 2023
American Gastroenterological Association Member2012 - 2023
American Medical AssociationMember2006 - 2023

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