University of Wisconsin–Madison

Current Studies

Our labs have multiple ongoing studies, covering topics from normorthermic machine perfusion to biases in the transplantation process. Click on each tab to learn more!

Philip Lab Studies

An Observational Study of A Dedicated Preservation and Assessment Service to Optimize Utilization of Hard to Place Kidneys

Hypothermic Machine Perfusion of Donor Kidneys

Thiessen Lab Studies

The Impact of Cognitive Biases on Willingness to Accept Kidneys for Transplantation

A Liver for Kidney Exchange & Bioethics

Barriers to Kidney Paired Donation

Crowdfunding for Organ Transplantation

Pre-procurement Donation Conversations

Living Kidney Donor Decision-Making

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