Collaboration for
Organ
Perfusion,
Protection,
Engineering &
Regeneration
The COPPER Laboratory is a multidisciplinary team consisting of investigators in thoracic and abdominal transplantation. Their collaborators include scholars in 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.