Dr. Gloria Elliott joined the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) as a Program Manager in the Scalable Solutions Office in January 2025 from the Organ Preservation Alliance where she served as president and Chief Science Officer. Prior to that, Elliott was the founding Chief Science Officer of Humanity Bio, a small biotechnology research company focused on human tissue preservation. Dr. Elliott is a professor emerita at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her expertise is in cryobiology and biopreservation technology, especially non- refrigerated methods. She received her doctorate in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and completed post-doctoral work at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine.
Innovations in Advanced Organ Preservation: Next-Gen Kidney Perfusion
This webinar brings together experts in transplantation and organ preservation to examine emerging strategies aimed not only at mitigating ischemic injury but at actively improving organ function during perfusion. In the kidney space, where transplant outcomes are increasingly challenged by an aging donor pool, the rise of DCD cases, and a growing proportion of marginal and extended-criteria organs, these innovations are becoming central to maintaining and expanding transplant activity. The session will explore how evolving approaches to kidney preservation and reconditioning, including NRP and ex vivo machine perfusion, are being used to assess, rehabilitate, and optimize organ quality prior to transplantation.