We are pleased to announce that Professor Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Consultant abdominal Transplant, Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Endocrine Surgeon at Cambridge University, has been shortlisted for the position of Chair of Transplantation in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences. Professor Kosmoliaptsis will be visiting the department on Monday 6 January and will be giving a lecture at 11:15am in the Richard Doll Lecture Theatre. All are welcome to attend and the meeting will also be run as a hybrid.

I am a Consultant abdominal Transplant, Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Endocrine Surgeon at Cambridge University Hospitals and a Principal Investigator at the University of Cambridge. My research group focuses on interdisciplinary and translational research that aims to increase access to transplantation and to improve long-term transplant outcomes. We are particularly interested in the human major histocompatibility complex proteins (called Human Leukocyte Antigens or HLA) and their role in transplant alloimmunity and graft injury. Most of our effort in this area is focused on studying the genetic and structural characteristics of HLA proteins and the functional properties of HLA-specific antibodies to assess transplant immunological risk and to improve donor-recipient tissue matching. We are also interested in big-data analysis for phenotyping and forecasting in transplantation and in applying technological innovations, such as machine perfusion and ex situ organ therapeutics, to assess the quality of donor organs and to improve their function after transplantation.

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

Please email Louise King (louise.king@nds.ox.ac.uk) if you would like to attend online.