TBRC Organizational Structure and Staff

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The TBRC is comprised of seven laboratories, each directed by a Senior Staff Scientist. An administrative and clerical staff support the director and senior scientists. Two network specialists manage the center's computer system and provide expertise in data management. The center has two full-time Laboratory Managers to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and compliance with required safety procedures, as well as equipment maintenance and instruction in procedures.

Senior Investigators

David H. Sachs, M.D. (bio, publications)
Director, Transplantation Biology Research Center
Chief, Large Animal Transplantation Section
Head, Miniature Swine Transplantation Laboratory
Immunologist (Surgery) and Director, Transplantation Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul S. Russell/Warner-Lambert Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

James S. Allan, M.D. (bio, publications)
Co-director, Cardiothoracic Transplantation Laboratory
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Associate Chief, Thoracic Surgery, NSMC
Director, Surgical Intensive Care, NSMC
Member, Lung Transplantation Team, Massachusetts General Hospital
Protocol Review Chair, Subcommittee for Research Animal Care, Massachusetts General Hospital

Christene A. Huang, Ph.D. (bio, publications)
Senior Investigator, Miniature Swine Transplantation Laboratory
Assistant Immunologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Christian LeGuern, Ph.D. (publications)
Head, Molecular Biology Laboratory
Associate Immunologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery (Immunology), Harvard Medical School

Joren C. Madsen, M.D., D.Phil. (bio, publications)
Consultant, Cardiothoracic Transplantation Laboratory
Director, MGH Transplant Center
Section Chief, Cardiac Surgery, MGH
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
W. Gerald and Patricia R. Austen Distinguished Scholar in Cardiac Surgery

Bruce R. Rosengard, MD, FRCS (publications)
Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School 

Megan Sykes, M.D. (bio, publications)
Associate Director, Transplantation Biology Research Center
Chief, Bone Marrow Transplantation Section
Head, Cellular Immunology Laboratory
Immunologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Surgery and Medicine (Immunology), Harvard Medical School

Kazuhiko Yamada, M.D., Ph.D. (bio, publications)
Head, Organ Transplantation Tolerance and Xenotransplantation Laboratory
Associate Immunologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Yong-Guang Yang, M.D., Ph.D. (bio, publications)
Head, Stem Cell Transplantation Immunology Laboratory
Senior Investigator, Bone Marrow Transplantation Section
Associate Immunologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Emmanuel Zorn, Ph.D. (bio, publications)
Head, Clinical Transplantation Immunology Laboratory
Director, Transplant Center Sample Repository
Senior Investigator, Bone Marrow Transplantation Section
Assistant Immunologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Lab Manager:
Pat Kiszkiss

Administrative Manager:
Donna L. Sargeson