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From rejection to renewal: the future of organ transplant

12 mins | Aug 30, 2019

For transplant patients, the body’s own defences can be fatal. Writing in the Financial Times, immunology expert Robert Lechler explains how his breakthrough research offers new hope for the future of organ transplants.

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