Prof. Jürg Steiger, MD
Position(s)
Head of Department Transplantation Immunology Nephrology
Chief Medical Officer
Institution
University Hospital Basel
Phone +41 61 328 64 06
PD Michael
Koller, MD
Position(s)
Head of Swiss Transplant Cohort Study Data Center
Institution
University Hospital Basel
Phone +41 61 328 67 37
Research Group Jürg Steiger & Michael Koller
Research Focus
Immunology & Infectious Diseases
Area of Research
Transplant immunology, especially risk assessment before transplantation, genetics, infections, as well as various other aspects after transplantation
Approved Research Projects
The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS)
The STCS, continuously funded by the SNF since 2007, is pleased to be supported also for the next SNSF funding period (2021 to 2024) for the development towards a so-called research-oriented data infrastructure and service (DIS) of national importance. For 13 years, the STCS has been successfully collecting high-quality data and conducting close follow-up of all patients who receive an organ transplant in Switzerland.
Collaborations
National Collaborations
Zürich, Bern, Genf, Lausanne, St. Gallen
International Collaborations
Peter Nickerson, Winnipeg, CA
Ongoing Research Projects
Swiss Transplant cohort study (PI)
Various projects of our clinic, where I am involved, but headed by my team members: risk
assessment for kidney transplantation, outcome of kidney transplantation