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Opportunities in transplantation: shaping the next 20 years

Professor Fadi Issa, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford

Wednesday, 08 January 2025, 11.15am to 12.15pm

Richard Doll Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, OX3 7DQ, and also online via Microsoft Teams

We are pleased to announce that Professor Fadi Issa, Professor of Translational Immunology at the University of Oxford and Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns Surgeon, has been shortlisted for the position of Chair of Transplantation in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences. Professor Issa will be giving a lecture on Wednesday 8 January at 11:15am in the Richard Doll Lecture Theatre. All are welcome to attend and the meeting will also be run as a hybrid.

Biography

Fadi leads the Translational Research Immunology Group (TRIG), where his research focuses onDPhil FRCS(Plast) Fadi Issa - Professor of Translational Immunology developing cell therapies to improve outcomes in transplantation, with the aim of reducing reliance on long-term immunosuppression. He has worked on major clinical trials, including the largest regulatory T cell therapy study in transplantation, and is working on next-generation therapies such as antigen-specific Tregs and universal Tregs.

Fadi’s work spans transplantation immunology, immunotherapy development, biomarker discovery, and advanced tissue analysis. He collaborates widely with colleagues across disciplines to advance transplantation science. He also serves as Executive Editor of Transplantation and is a Steering Committee member of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies.

 

All members of the University and NHS clinical staff are welcome.

Please email Louise King if you would like to attend online.