Director
Dr. Baxter-Lowe has served as the Director of the UCSF Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory since 1998. She has 20 years experience in histocompatibility testing and transplantation research. Her research in characterization of HLA polymorphism and investigation of the relationship between HLA matching and transplant outcomes has been translated into state-of-the-art services in the Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory.
Dr. Baxter-Lowe's accomplishments include:
- More than 100 scientific publications
- The first report describing use of high resolution molecular HLA typing for the selection of an unrelated bone marrow donor
- Methods for molecular HLA typing
- Characterization of HLA polymorphism, including discovery of many HLA alleles
- Delineating the relationship between HLA matching and transplant outcomes
- Patents for HLA typing
- Leadership in the development of standards for histocompatibility testing
- Principal investigator or co-investigator for numerous basic and translational research projects
- Collaborator in clinical trials
 Lee Ann Baxter-Lowe Professor of Surgery in Residence
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Dr. Baxter-Lowe has served as the Director of the UCSF Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory since 1998. She has 20 years experience in histocompatibility testing and transplantation research. Her research in characterization of HLA polymorphism and investigation of the relationship between HLA matching and transplant outcomes has been translated into state-of-the-art services in the Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory. Her accomplishments include:
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