Transplant Research
At Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, we see the potential in every child. That’s why we believe that research is a wise investment in the future. Children’s embarks on leading-edge transplant research and works hard to advance today’s standards. Our research efforts are reinforced through:
- National and international scientific presentations
- National journal publication/editorial boards
In close affiliation with Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s demonstrates commitment to excellence and groundbreaking clinical and laboratory research. Current research themes include:
Pediatric Liver Transplant Research
- Laparoscopic liver re-section for living donor donation
- Growth and development
- The Living Donor Education and Access Program (Project LEAP)
- Protein genomic research
- Member, Study of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT)
- Daclizumab drug trial to decrease re-admission for rejection or infection
- Molecular lab advances to determine viral resistance in transplant patients
- Participant in phase II trial of a once-a-day dose of immunosuppressants
Pediatric Heart Transplant Research
- Surgical techniques
- Noninvasive rejection identification (instead of biopsy)
- Immunosuppression
- Growth and development
- Heart failure management
- Member, Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Group (PHTS)
- Biventricular pacing
- Tissue doppler imaging
Pediatric Kidney Transplant Research
- Longitudinal studies of long-term health and behavioral consequences of solid organ transplantation
- Immunosuppressive strategies
- Islet cell research in renal transplantation at Emory University School of Medicine
- Member, North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS)
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
- Blood and marrow transplant therapy for inherited diseases
- Alternate donor blood and marrow transplantation (cord blood, unrelated, mismatched, haploidentical)
- Mechanisms of stem cell engraftment and creation of tolerance
- Gene insertion therapy
- Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease
- The role and regulations of endothelial chemokines in pathologic conditions
- Immunotherapy and experimental therapies