Jennifer Lau is the mom of two children. Jen’s professional background is in Human Resources. Her oldest son, Nate, was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia (BA). At 9 months old he received a liver transplant from a living donor in 2012, at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Illinois.
Jen joined PFEP in 2018 to help in advocacy and bring the patient and family voice to transplant. She served as Chair from 2019-2021. During that time, she also served on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Pediatric Committee, championing causes such as the liver geographic redistribution policies giving children priority on the transplant list.
Jen is the Co-Founder and President of a national organization called BARE (Biliary Atresia Research and Education), formed in 2022 to help facilitate connections and empower physicians and scientists to find answers for children and families affected by BA. She sits on the OPTN Board of Directors, and Expeditious Task Force, as well as the Siragusa Transplant Center Board at Lurie Children’s. Jen also collaborates with organizations such as the Starzl Network For Excellence, and the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), to work on quality improvement projects that help amplify the parent voice to help shape the future of medical care.
Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation
c/o The Transplantation Society
740 Notre-Dame Ouest
Suite 1245
Montréal, QC, H3C 3X6
Canada