MRC Centre for Transplantation

The MRC Centre for Transplantation aims to translate basic discovery into new therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic applications. The MRC Centre spans several programmes of research, including innate immunity (Hayday), complement (Sacks), coagulation (Dorling), immune biology (Noelle) immune regulation (Lechler; Lombardi; Lord), humanised models (Nestle), stem cell biology (Sharpe), genetics (Solomon) and imaging (Razavi). Its science base cuts across liver, kidney, pancreas, bone marrow, islets, hepatocyte and stem cell transplantation, in what is one of the largest patient groups in Europe.

The Centre incorporates a training theme in research ethics and legislation via links with the Centre for Medical Law and Ethics at KCL. The MRC Centre is closely linked with the Transplant theme of the NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre at Guy\'s and St Thomas\' NHS Foundation Trust.

Our mission

• Improve the health of transplant recipients by high quality research on the inflammatory and immune responses.
• Facilitate the application of biological technologies - genetics, therapeutics, imaging and stem cells.
• Sustain progress though recruitment and training.
• Promote dialogue with the public about transplant research