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Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7TY
John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU
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Fadi Issa
DPhil FRCS(Plast)
Professor of Transplantation
- Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns Surgeon
- Senior Fellow, Green Templeton College
- Academic Lead for Research Funding, Medical Sciences Division
Fadi is Professor of Transplantation and jointly leads the Transplantation Research Immunology Group with Prof Joanna Hester. His work centres on translation with a particular focus on cell therapies that modulate the immune system to prevent transplant rejection and treat immune mediated disease.
TRIG is a dynamic community of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and clinical academics with a shared interest in immune regulation. The group integrates discovery science with carefully designed early phase clinical studies, keeping a clear line of sight to patient benefit. A major theme is the manipulation and characterisation of regulatory T cells.
Fadi is Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Immunology, Executive Editor of Transplantation, and Associate Editor of the European Burns Journal. He serves on the Steering Committee of FOCIS, and previously chaired The TTS Transplantation Science Committee.
Clinically and academically, Fadi aims to accelerate safe and effective immune interventions into practice by building the evidence base and the partnerships needed for adoption. He is committed to supporting early career researchers across scientific and clinical pathways. Prospective students and fellows are encouraged to get in touch.
Recent publications
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Racing in Rising Global Temperatures: A Scoping Review of Heat-related Illnesses in Endurance Running.
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Görgens S. et al, (2025), Disaster Med Public Health Prep, 19
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Selective remodelling of the adipose niche in obesity and weight loss.
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Miranda AMA. et al, (2025), Nature
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Acetylcholine from B lymphocytes orchestrates liver regeneration.
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Bricogne C. and Issa F., (2025), Am J Transplant
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Regulatory T cell therapy is associated with distinct immune regulatory lymphocytic infiltrates in kidney transplants.
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McCallion O. et al, (2025), Med, 6
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BEST PRACTICES OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN MICE
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Alegre M-L. et al, (2025), American Journal of Transplantation
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Meeting Report: The Sixth International Sam Strober Workshop on Clinical Immune Tolerance.
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Stark H. et al, (2025), Transplantation, 109, 569 - 579
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Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Scoring Improves Progression Risk Prediction in Stage II Melanoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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Adigbli G. et al, (2025), J Am Acad Dermatol
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Gene editing of CD3 epsilon to redirect regulatory T cells for adoptive T cell transfer.
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Du W. et al, (2025), Mol Ther, 33, 997 - 1013
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Evaluating the Precision of Computer Adaptive Testing in Longitudinal Hand Surgery Analyses: A Psychometric Approach
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Teunissen J. et al, (2025), Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
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Late Treatment With Autologous Expanded Regulatory T-cell Therapy After Alemtuzumab Induction Is Safe and Facilitates Immunosuppression Minimization in Living Donor Renal Transplantation.
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Brook MO. et al, (2024), Transplantation, 108, 2278 - 2286