Dr. Benita McVicker

Dr. Benita McVicker is an Associate Professor at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center. She received a BS in Chemistry from the College of St. Mary, Omaha, Nebraska, a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and a Postdoctoral Training of Research Scientist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The research in Dr. McVicker’s lab involves the study of altered protein trafficking and hepatocellular injury in animal models of alcohol-associated liver disease; the role of alcohol in the potentiation of colorectal liver metastases; the study of hepatic stellate cell transformation and models of liver fibrosis; targeting profibrotic mechanisms using anti-miRNA nanoparticles; and pre-clinical assessments using human precision-cut liver slices.