Research Summary:

Improving access to organ transplantation in disadvantaged populations; Improving HIV infected candidate access to kidney transplantation; Defining cardiovascular risk factors in the transplant population and reducing events.

Link to PubMed Citations

Selected Publications:

F Luan, F Trillsch, A Henger, F Eichinger, S Norman, H Appelman and M Kretzler. A Pilot Study of Gene Expression Based Categorization of Pancreas Transplant Biopsies. Transplantation. 2009 Jan 27;87(2):222-6. Erratum in: Transplantation. 2009 Mar 27;87(6):945.

FL Luan, DE Steffick, C Gadegbeku, SP Norman, R Wolfe, A Ojo. Graft and Patient Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients Selected for de novo Steroid-Free Maintenance Immunosuppression. American Journal of Transplantation. Published Online: October 24, 2008

FL Luan, H Zhang, DE Schaubel, CD Miles, D Cibrik, S Norman, A Ojo. Comparative Risk of Impared Glucose Metabolism Associated with Cyclosporine Versus Tacrolimus in the Late Posttransplant Period. American Joural of Transplantation, 2008, September;8 (9): 1871-1877

FL Luan, P Chopra, J Park, S Norman, D Cibrik, A Ojo. Efficacy of Valganciclovir in the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Disease in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proceedings, 2006, December; 38 (10): 3673-3675