Research Projects & Grants

For Profit Organization

• A Multicenter, Prospective, Open label, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Effectiveness of the VitaSmart™ Liver Machine Perfusion System with Static Cold Storage for Organ Preservation Prior to Liver Transplantation BTL-2020-01 vs - Version 4.0 dated Sept. 23, 2021, Role: Investigator, Bridge to Life, Ltd, (12/2023 - 08/2024) Status: Completed
• Post-marketing requirement study to evaluate the safety of Octaplas™ versus plasma in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation with special emphasis on hyperfibrinolysis, Role: Investigator, Octapharma, (06/2018 - 06/2019) Status: Completed

Internal

• Pilot investigation using HCV positive liver grafts in HCV negative or previously successfully treated recipients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (02/2022 - 02/2023) Status: Completed
• Hematologic and Immune Cell Ratios in the Prediction of Outcomes After Solid Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2021) Status: Approved
• Highly Suppressive Regulatory T Cell as a Biomarker for Immunologically Relevant Delayed/Slow Graft Function after Kidney Transplantation, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (10/2020) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

• Integration of donor-derived cell-free DNA with HLA-DR+TNFR2+ regulatory T cell in the prediction of acute rejection and graft function after kidney transplantation, Role: Investigator, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, (08/2024 - 08/2025) Status: Approved