Michelle Willicombe

3rd doses versus booster has caused much confusion. This is why immunosuppressed people needed a 3rd (catch up) dose urgently 👇 (with a mRNA vaccine). Only 55% of tx patients had detectable Abs 1/2 @kidneydoc101 @Maria_Prend @tina3011 @clclarke227 thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Meet our Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I) lab team — experts in antibody screening, crossmatching and HLA typing. 🥼 From organ to stem cell transplants, they blend science, skill and compassion to give patients the best match possible. #PathologyWeek | @NwlPathology

20yrs today @ImperialTxGroup performed our 1st tx. We have since transplanted >3500 organs due to the generosity of donors, transforming the lives of recipients. Some of our wonderful expert team r still here - continuing to deliver excellence in care for all our patients. 🙌

We were delighted to hand in our joint open letter yesterday to No. 10 Downing Street, urgently calling for a national kidney disease strategy. After the hand in, we heard from patients, clinicians, @SmeetaSinha, Katie Vinen, and Jo White MP at the All Party Parliamentary Kidney Group about why the government needs to prioritise kidney disease now through a national strategy. The letter, which was launched back in July, received over 13,000 signatures from the kidney community. Thank you to all of the organisations involved in this joint campaign - @kidneycareuk, @NKF_UK, @PKDCharity and @UKKidney.

❓ Received a kidney transplant in the last 12 months? Researchers at NHS Blood and Transplant and Newcastle University have designed a new healthcare experience survey to help improve kidney transplantation. Find out more here 👉 sites.google.com/view/kidneytxe…

Today we are celebrating the first International Patient Engagement Day, launched by ISPEP. This year's theme is #CarryTheChange as we acknowledge the impact that good quality patient engagement has on research and outcomes for patients. #InternationalPatientEngagementDay2025

The INTEGRITY Project: Consultation on the draft guidelines. Provide your feedback on draft ethical guidelines for research involving deceased donors. Find out more: redcap.link/integrity

Session Spotlight – Living Donation in Europe 🌍 How does the practice of living donor kidney transplantation vary across Europe? What barriers remain and what strategies can overcome them? At the 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 in Prague (7–8 November 2025), Session 1 will bring together leading voices from across the continent to explore these crucial questions. Explore the programme esot-apps.m-anage.com/ekita2025/en-G… #EKITALivingDonation

UCL Transplant 2025. Everyone welcome and plenty of time to still sign up. Covering all aspects of kidney transplantation. Great line up this year. ucl.ac.uk/short-courses/… @Kidney_Research @ESOTtransplant @ISNkidneycare @UKKidney @NHSBT

Frailty Impact on Kidney Transplantation in Older People (KTOP) - Kidney International Reports kireports.org/article/S2468-… Good to see this published. Thanks to colleagues and funding @Kidney_Research @amarpreet_thind @mkwillicombe @UKKidney

Our Trust renal team have partnered with North-west London primary care providers for the Cultural Health Expo 2025 – a free community event focusing on kidney health and other vital health issues impacting Black communities. ➡️ intranet.imperial.nhs.uk/page/18680?Sea…

@clclarke227 @CandiceRoufosse @imperialcollege @ImperialMed @ImperialImmuno I bet - always brilliantly clear! 🤩🤩

Wonderful talk by @CandiceRoufosse presenting Transplant Renal Pathology Updates from the Banff 2024 meeting #ERA2025

All the best with this Joe and team @ImperialTxGroup 👇

@AdnanSharif1979 @UKODTRN @unibirmingham @NHSBT_Stats @BTStransplant Have a great day!

Excited for our @UKODTRN UK Transplant Registry day at The Exchange @unibirmingham. A brill program with ⭐ speakers to celebrate the #UKTR & challenge ourselves to improve delivery of 🇬🇧 registry-based/linked research & become 🌍 leaders. @NHSBT_Stats @BTStransplant

Well done! 👏👏

Just getting ready for our spring webinar this evening. ✔️ Update on @STRAVINSKYstudy ✔️Beyond Covid - other infection risks ✔️From research to impact

@TransplantMaple @NIHRresearch @JoeChilcot @Giveakidney @amjtransplant @GSTTnhs Congratulations!

Out today!!! The world’s largest study on unspecified (non-directed altruistic) kidney donation. Donors are not more likely to withdraw and have comparable outcomes. Read all about it here 👇🏼 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @NIHRresearch @JoeChilcot @Giveakidney @amjtransplant @GSTTnhs

@BTStransplant Who won the debate?

H&I session generated lot of learning through showcase of MDT working and how technology helps for most but not all! Nurturing interdependency in each team is the key. Thank you to panel - Rob Liwski (Canada), Nick Torpey (Cambridge), Deborah Pritchard (Cardiff) & Adrienne Seitz (Leeds) and chaired by Arti Anand (Hammersmith London) and Sunil Daga (Leeds)

If you are interested in taking part in this fantastic PhD project please contact @Gegesunnyye! Your help would be greatly appreciated 🙏

Details of the QUOD Innovation Competition will be published next week. This exciting partnership with @LLTGL, @AlexionPharma and @ESOTtransplant offers researchers the chance to win up to £5,000 (GBP) worth of QUOD biobank samples. #OrganDonation #TransplantResearch #biobank

Huge congrats Liz! 🙌🙌 Will be wonderful to see your dedication to mentorship and commitment to high quality, patient centred care (for all) on a global scale! 😊 @ImperialNHS @ImperialCollege @ImperialImmuno