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Dr Luisa Saraiva

Daphne Jackson Fellow at the University of Edinburgh in the Centre for Regenerative Medicine

Field: Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Host: University of Edinburgh

Funder: Medical Research Scotland

Fellowship Title: Understanding damage to the biliary and vascular network during liver procurement and cold storage

Dr Saraiva started her career studying the behaviour of immune cells and the host response to tuberculosis. After her PhD, she joined the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control working in their core activities that ensure the safety of biological medicines and promote the international harmonisation of analytical testing. She is feeling fortunate to be able to return to research after a six-year gap looking after her young family. Her work focuses on improving our understanding of the changes in the liver microarchitecture that are relevant to the success of liver transplantation.

Host

The University of Edinburgh

Funders

Medical Research Scotland

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