Dr. Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze
Associate聽Professor - Department of Medicine
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My current research program is translational in nature and seeks to identify genetic determinants of donor and recipient compatibility to inform strategies to prevent kidney transplant rejection. I am also interested in contributing to the appreciation of each patient鈥檚 status across a continuum of risk, which extends from rejection, on one side, and adverse effects of immunosuppressants (including: infection, malignancy, metabolic聽syndrome, and cardiovascular disease), on the other. Such initiatives are geared towards optimizing organ allocation schemes, developing clinically applicable instruments, guiding personalized surveillance schedules, and informing individually tailored therapies.
Precision Medicine CanPREVENT AMR: Applying Precision Medicine Technologies in Canada to Prevent Antibody Mediated Rejection and Premature Kidney Transplant Loss.