The goal of the ERA Chair project is to set up a multi-disciplinary research group on Transplant Immunology focusing on novel laboratory and clinical approaches to benefit patients with organ failure. The Transplant Immunology Research Centre of Excellence and its Transplant Immunology Lab will be working on the following research topics:

• Pre-treatment and improvement of preservation of the donor organ: Development of novel techniques and treatments to restore organ function and to improve its resistance to cell death and immune attack before transplantation
• Post-transplant care: Personalised immunosuppression to the individual patients to improve the results of transplantation
• Prevention and treatment of sensitisation in patients with a failing transplant: Improvement of these patients’ chances for another successful transplant