About QUOD

QUOD facilitates research into organ donation and transplantation by providing researchers with samples and clinical data from appropriately consented / authorised organ donors.

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For 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.

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For 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.

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Application for Access to Samples

If you would like to access QUOD samples or data, please get in touch!

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Congratulations to Mohamed ElZawahry (@ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social), who presented on "Metabolomic profiling of pancreas grafts preserved by oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion" in the prestigious Medawar Medal session today at #BTSCongress. We are proud to have supported this project.

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— QUOD biobank (@quod-biobank.bsky.social) Mar 5, 2026 at 11:40