About QUOD

QUOD is a uniquely powerful biobank that provides high-quality human samples paired with rich clinical data from appropriately consented / authorised organ donors. Samples are available to research projects based on scientific merit.

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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 gives researchers worldwide the depth, quality, and flexibility they need to accelerate discoveries, enabling patient-benefitting research in transplantation, chronic disease, genetics, and beyond.

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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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Recent News

EPITA Symposium 2026

The future of NURTuRE workshop

Mohamed Elzawahry shortlisted for BTS Medawar Medal

Prof Rutger Ploeg receives BTS Lifetime Achievement Award

UK Kidney Week 2026

NHSBT Clinical and R&D Conference 2026

Oxford Brookes Science Bazaar 2026

Innovation Competition Final!

Research highlight: Circulating tumor necrosis factor α in deceased donors promotes kidney injury and associates with inferior short- and long-term graft function and survival

QUOD Spotlight Interview: Amanda Gibson-Mills

BTS Innovation Competition 2026

KRUK Driving Discoveries

Spotlight Interview with Prof Sarah Richardson 

Research highlight: Inflammation in deceased kidney donors and the implications for transplant outcomes

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New QUOD colleague questionnaire: Sam Richards

ESOT Congress 2025

Prof Rutger Ploeg’s Festschrift

Karen Rockell wins gold at the British and World Transplant Games

QUOD at the British Transplant Games 2025

World Transplant Congress 2025

QUOD Innovation Competition: The Final!

QUOD at ESOT Congress 2025

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Research highlight: Assessment of biological organ age using molecular pathology in pre-transplant kidney biopsies

UKODTRN Transplant Registry Day

Spotlight on a QUOD Colleague: Prof James Shaw

QUOD Symposium 2025

QUOD Survey 2025

Joint BTS NHSBT Congress, March 2025

Spotlight on a QUOD colleague – Dr Sarah Cross

QUOD Innovation Competition 2025

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QUOD at the BTS Monothematic Meeting 2024

Driving Discoveries – Accelerating Research blog by Maria Kaisar, Associate Professor of Transplantation Science, University of Oxford and QUOD Basic Science Coordinator

Research Highlight: SIGNET

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Oxford Open Doors 2024

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Spotlight on a QUOD colleague – Karen Rockell

New QUOD Colleague Questionnaire – Michael Nation

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Spotlight on a QUOD Colleague – Prof Colin Wilson

New QUOD Colleague Questionnaire – Dr Jenny Collins

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New QUOD Colleague Questionnaire – Kerry Clare

Spotlight on a QUOD Colleague – Dan Eggleston

European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Congress September 2023

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British Transplantation Society 2023

New QUOD Colleague Questionnaire – Dr Ana Gil-Bernabe

QUOD & Evotec: an academia–industry partnership built on complementary strengths

Spotlight on a QUOD Colleague – William Murray

Announcing the 7th National QUOD Symposium

New QUOD Colleague Questionnaire – Thomas Vermeire

Spotlight on a QUOD Colleague – Prof Lorna Marson

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Great to see Maria Kaisar's research, which used samples from QUOD Biobank, featured in the @kidneyresearchuk.org newsletter. Read all about it here: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/2026/04/01/r...

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— QUOD Biobank (@quod-biobank.bsky.social) Apr 30, 2026 at 8:23