Recent Publications
International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation.
Journal Article Transplantation · April 2025 Porcine kidney xenotransplantation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has reached the stage of clinical testing following major advances in donor pig genetic modifications and effective immunosuppressive strategies through decades of rigorous translational ... Full text CiteInternational Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) Position Paper on Kidney Xenotransplantation.
Journal Article Xenotransplantation · March 2025 Porcine kidney xenotransplantation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has reached the stage of clinical testing following major advances in donor pig genetic modifications and effective immunosuppressive strategies through decades of rigorous translational ... Full text CiteCD154 blockade effectively controls antibody-mediated rejection in highly sensitized nonhuman primate kidney transplant recipients.
Journal Article Sci Transl Med · January 2025 Current desensitization and maintenance immunosuppression regimens for kidney transplantation in sensitized individuals show limited ability to control the posttransplant humoral response, resulting in high rates of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) and g ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Development of a Publicly Available MHC Matchmaker Algorithm
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics · 2024 - 2025Genetic Engineering of the Swine Leukocyte Antigen as a Method to Decrease Human T Cell Reactivity
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2023 - 2025The Effect of a Desensitization Protocol in Highly Sensitized Renal Transplant Recipients on T Follicular Helper Cells
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2024View All Grants