Maria Kaisar and Sarah Cross from the QUOD Executive attended the KRUK “Future of NURTuRE” workshop on 4 February, an engaging and thought-provoking event focused on the future of kidney research infrastructure. The day was packed with presentations and lively discussion, exploring how the NURTuRE platform could continue to evolve to support research across the full spectrum of kidney disease.
During the ‘NURTuRE and Transplantation’ session, Maria introduced the QUOD Biobank as a valuable donor bioresource for the research community. Sarah then highlighted opportunities for future collaboration, outlining the potential for a new national transplant recipient bioresource. This initiative could form the foundation of a shared NURTuRE–QUOD cohort of kidney transplant recipients, creating exciting possibilities for advancing transplant research
David Baird shared a personal perspective on some of the research questions and opportunities that a transplant recipient biobank could help unlock. It was also exciting to hear from Stephen Marks on the paediatric transplant recipient bioresource already established at GOSH.
The workshop sparked many promising conversations, and we look forward to continuing discussions with NURTuRE and other partners as we work towards developing a nationwide transplant recipient bioresource, providing researchers with rich samples and data spanning the entire transplant journey.