Collaboration for
Organ
Perfusion,
Protection,
Engineering &
Regeneration
The COPPER lab is a multidisciplinary collaboration consisting of investigators in thoracic and abdominal transplantation, biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, molecular biology, pharmacology and physiology. The COPPER Laboratory is dedicated to the development of extended ex-vivo donor organ perfusion that will serve as a platform for organ assessment, repair and modification to further improve transplant outcomes and donor organ utilization.