Lee Ann Baxter-Lowe, PhD

Professor of Surgery in Residence

Director, Immunogenetics & Transplantation Laboratory

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Lee Ann Baxter-Lowe
Professor of Surgery in Residence

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leeann.baxterlowe@ucsfmedctr.org

 

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:

  • 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
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