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Revolutionising Liver Transplantation: Growing Full-Size Grafts Ex-Situ Using a Novel Regenerative Perfusion Platform

Description: This project aims to grow transplantable human livers in the lab. Using a machine that keeps livers alive outside the body for several weeks, small liver sections—usually only used for children—will be treated to grow them into large enough livers for adult transplantation. This will double the number of usable livers from each donor. This approach could greatly improve access to life-saving liver transplants.

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Amount: A$1,996,000

Funding type: research

Funder scheme: Ideas Grants - Ideas Grants

Start date: 2026-01-01

End date: 2028-12-31

Investigator: Carlo Pulitano

Institution: University of Sydney

Topic: Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Funded outputs count: 0

Funder award ID: 2048122

OpenAlex ID: G6979990433