College of Medicine
Duarte Lab
Led by Sergio Duarte · Surgery
What we study
The Duarte Lab studies how to protect human organs like liver and kidney during transplants using mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles. They focus on machine perfusion techniques to improve graft survival.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Rapid Ex Vivo Gene Mediated Preconditioning of Human Liver and Kidney Grafts Using Lipid Nanoparticle Delivered mRNA During…
Using mRNA and lipid nanoparticles to protect human liver and kidney grafts during machine perfusion.
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Recent papers, explained
- Independent Multi-Cohort RNA-Seq Analysis Does Not Support Recurrent DNAJB1::PRKACA Fusion in Hepatoblastoma or Biliary Atresia. Comment on Fleifil et al. DNAJB1-PKAc Kinase Is Expressed in Young Patients with Pediatric Liver Cancers and Enhances Carcinogenic Pathways. Cancers 2025, 17, 83
2026 · Cancers
- β-Catenin Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanisms of Therapeutic Resistance and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies
2026 · Current Oncology
Reviews how β-catenin signaling contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma progression and resistance to treatment.
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- Achieving Excellence in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: A Single-Center Analysis
2025 · American Journal of Transplantation
- Successful Liver Transplantation and Long-Term Survival in Patients with Perioperative Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thromboembolic Complications
2025 · American Journal of Transplantation
- Recipient Versus Donor CYP3A4/5 Genotypes in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients to Achieve Therapeutic Tacrolimus Concentrations Early Post‐Transplant
2025 · Clinical and Translational Science
Examines how donor and recipient CYP3A5 genotypes affect tacrolimus dosing in liver transplant patients.
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