Austin Schenk, MD, PHD

Associate Professor

Surgery

Austin Schenk

Academic contact

395 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1267

Phone: 614-366-3884
Fax: 614-293-6720

Austin.Schenk@osumc.edu

Academic information

  • Department: Surgery
  • Division: Transplant

Leadership title

  • Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Comprehensive Transplant Center

Research interests

  • vT-Cell / Endothelial Cell Interactions
  • TCR Repertoire Diversity
  • Adoptive Immunotherapy
  • Measures of Human Immune Competence and Frailty

About

Biography

I am an abdominal transplant surgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Division of Transplantation, actively practicing liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. My research background includes work in biophysical chemistry, transplantation immunology, and cancer immunotherapy. I also direct a transplant immunology research laboratory dedicated to improving clinical outcomes in solid organ transplantation.

Credentials

Education

Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
7/1/2016 - 6/30/2018
Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, United States
7/1/2010 - 6/30/2016
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United States
7/1/2002 - 5/1/2010

Certification

  • American Board of Surgery
    3/29/2017

Research

Research interests

  • vT-Cell / Endothelial Cell Interactions
  • TCR Repertoire Diversity
  • Adoptive Immunotherapy
  • Measures of Human Immune Competence and Frailty

Research Lab Goals

The goal of our research is to improve long-term outcomes in solid organ transplantation through 1)enhanced understanding of the basic immunologic mechanisms that cause allograft rejection,2)development of novel immunosuppressive strategies,and 3)validation of clinical assays designed to measure human immune frailty.

Research Techniques

  • Murine heterotopic cardiac transplantation
  • Murine skin transplantation
  • TCR repertoire analyses
  • Flow cytometry
  • Cell culture and molecular analytics

Research Funding

  • R01,Impact of ableism and state laws designated to mitigate ableism on organ transplant equity for kidney transplant candidates with intellectual or development disabilities,8/1/2024–6/30/2029,$2,535,815

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