Department of Nephrology and Transplantation
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Based on both the Guy’s and Denmark Hill Campuses the Department of Nephrology and Transplantation is headed by Professor Steven Sacks. Staff contribute to the research programmes of the Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammatory Disease and the Division of Gene and Cell Based Therapy.
Key research interests include determining how the innate immune system influences the development of adaptive immune responses, using models of renal transplantation, infection and autoimmunity. The Department also supports a keen interest in disease prevention and the development of novel surgical techniques.
In 2007, a major, collaborative initiative launched by DIIID led to the award by the Medical Research Council of the Nation’s first MRC Centre for Translational Research in Transplantation. This Centre promises to deliver added value by harnessing Divisional strengths in clinical and basic research to the volume and quality of clinical delivery, and to King’s College expertise in ethics and law pertaining to organ transplantation.
Key research interests include determining how the innate immune system influences the development of adaptive immune responses, using models of renal transplantation, infection and autoimmunity. The Department also supports a keen interest in disease prevention and the development of novel surgical techniques.
In 2007, a major, collaborative initiative launched by DIIID led to the award by the Medical Research Council of the Nation’s first MRC Centre for Translational Research in Transplantation. This Centre promises to deliver added value by harnessing Divisional strengths in clinical and basic research to the volume and quality of clinical delivery, and to King’s College expertise in ethics and law pertaining to organ transplantation.
