The research we perform at the Ohio State Comprehensive Transplant Center covers basic, translational and clinical, with the goal of developing the next generation of surgical innovation. What we learn at the bench we apply to the bedside.
Current Research Studies
Heart Transplant Research
Lung Transplant Research
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
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Donor Quality Study
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Novel Markers of Human Lung Disease
Kidney Transplant Research
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Apellis
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FREEDOM-1 (Talaris)
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IMAGINE Study
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Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation (SLK)
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AlloSure: KOAR
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APOL1: Kidney
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
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Letermovir vs. Valganciclovir for Prevention of CMV in Kidney Transplant Recipients
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Long Term Outcomes of Living Donation or ALTOLD
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Cinryze® for the Treatment of Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection
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Sirolimus and Everolimus in Combination with Low Dose Cyclosporine
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Comparing Everolimus and Sirolimus in Renal Transplant Recipients
Liver Transplant Research
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Hemostatic Abnormalities
Islet Transplant Research
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Islet Allotransplantation in Type 1 Diabetes
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Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry
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Advancing Treatment for Pancreatitis
Active Research Grants
Active and pending grants
- Ginny Bumgardner MD, PhD – NIH T32 grant advancing research training in immunology for surgery trainees (ARTIST), National Institutes of Health (NIH, NIAID), 8/1/2019–7/31/2024, $1,600,000
- Ginny Bumgardner MD, PhD – NIH R01 grant investigating a novel cellular therapy to prevent and treat acute antibody mediated kidney transplant rejection, 7/1/2019–6/30/2024, $2,686,090
- Ginny Bumgardner MD, PhD – TL1 NIH grant advancing today's discoveries to improve health, 6/29/2019–5/30/2023, $258,712
- Ginny Bumgardner MD, PhD – Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grant, 10/15/2021–10/14/2023, $550,000
- Ginny Bumgardner MD, PhD – NIH T32 grant - Medical Scientist Training Program, The Ohio State University, 7/1/2021–6/30/2026, $4,189,808
- Ginny Bumgardner MD, PhD – NIH R38 grant - The Ohio State University Research in Residency Physician Scientist Initiative, 12/1/2022–11/30/2027, PENDING
- Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD – NIH R01 grant investigating preservation and rescue of the lung donor allograft for transplantation, 7/1/2018–6/30/2023, $3,472,273
- Sylvester Black, MD, PhD – NIH R01 NIDDK, Muscle-liver crosstalk via the myokine MG53 plays a critical role in hepatocellular protection, 3/1/2020–3/1/2025, $3,200,000 - read more
- Austin Schenk, MD, PhD – American Heart Association Career Development Award, TCR repertoire, specificity, and the endothelial barrier in allograft rejection and tolerance, 4/1/2019–3/31/2022, $231,000
- Austin Schenk, MD, PhD – The Ohio Solid Organ Transplantation Consortium grant, Over- or Underutilization of simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation, 1/1/2021–12/31/2022, $50,000