The Quality in Organ Donation (QUOD) initiative is a national consortium to promote research and to facilitate service development in organ donation and transplantation.
About QUOD
QUOD facilitates research into organ donation and transplantation by providing researchers with samples and clinical data from appropriately consented / authorised organ donors.
Read moreFor Relatives
If you agree for your loved one’s organs to be donated for transplantation, the Specialist Nurse in Organ Donation will ask for your consent / authorisation for participation in the QUOD programme.
Read moreFor Researchers
QUOD is user friendly, with a low threshold to promote research activity. We encourage researchers from all over the world to apply to access our samples.
Read moreApplication for Access to Samples
If you would like to access QUOD samples or data, please get in touch!
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📢 Are you an early career researcher interested in winning one of two £3,500 awards, including one for QUOD samples? "If you have a proposal in mind, I would highly recommend applying!" @davidbaird86.bsky.social, Innovation Competition 2025 winner. Full details: quod.org.uk/bts-innovati...
— QUOD biobank (@quod-biobank.bsky.social) January 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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