Immunogenetics (UIC)
About Us
The UCLA Immunogenetics Center (UIC) provides state-of-the-art Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics testing for solid organ and stem cell transplantation, pre- and post-transplant immune assessment and testing for diagnosis of diseases with associations to the Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA). As one of the first established laboratories in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, we continue to advance the field through research, clinical innovation, proficiency testing and educational training. UIC provides customized testing and support services for clinical trials and clinical research to monitor response to experimental therapy.
The UIC is a nationally recognized reference laboratory for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics testing and is licensed by the States of California, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, and is CMS certified and accredited by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI).
Goals and Mission
- Leading Through Quality: Provide the highest standard of Immunogenetics, Histocompatibility and Transplantation Immunology testing and interpretation to the patients we serve.
- Leading Through Research: Advance the understanding of Immunogenetics and Transplantation Immunology through innovative basic and clinical research.
- Leading Through Development: Be the forefront of development of new technologies and reference materials to improve the quality of patient care.
- Leading Through Training: Training the next generation of leaders in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics to navigate the complexities of testing and research in Transplantation Immunology.
Current Events
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Research Spotlight
Dr. Elaine Reed
Pretransplant circulating cTfh17 and donor-reactive T follicular helper responses distinguish liver transplant recipients who develop ischemia-reperfusion injury and donor-specific antibody
American Journal of Transplantation, 2026
Bhat A, Sosa RA, Terry AQ, Zheng Y, Gjertson DW, Soltero S, Maeda K, Ha M, Alfaro J, Zhai Y, Naini B, Busuttil RW, Kaldas FM, Kupiec-Weglinski J, Reed EF
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Dr. Jennifer Zhang
Prevalence and Dynamics of HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation
Human Immunology, 2026
Zhang Q, Pulido MA, Soltero S, Butler C, Lum E, Abdalla B, Kendrick E, Yabu JM, Pham PT, Bunnapradist S, Veale J, Gritsch AH, Danovitch GM, Venick RS, Pickering H, Farmer DG, Reed EF
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Dr. Michelle Hickey
Reuse of a Living Donor Kidney: A Case Study
Human Immunology, 2026
Yin Y, Prewitt F, Nguyen J, Tao J, Pham PT, Kendrick E, Nassiri N, Veale JL, Reed EF, Hickey MJ
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Dr. Olga Timofeeva
Analytical Variability in Chimerism Testing may Influence Longitudinal Clinical Interpretation after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Bone Marrow Transplantation, 2026
Dvorai RH, Sanfilippo AM, Greenshields AL, Mostafa A, Hoffman W, Parmar R, Yu N, Gendzekhadze K, Baxter-Lowe LA, Timofeeva OA
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Dr. Carrie Butler
Discovery of endothelial cell antibodies associated with pediatric and adult kidney allograft rejection and assessment of a non-human leukocyte antigen antibody assay
American Journal of Transplantation, 2026
Butler CL, Hickey MJ, Pearl MH, Zheng Y, Gjertson D, Sunga G, Chen L, Vangala S, Elashoff D, Weng P, Lum E, Bunnapradist S, Abdalla B, Pham PT, Yabu JM, Sethi S, Kendrick E, Danovitch G, Nassiri N, Veale J, Gritsch HA, Bratton T, Ray B, Reed EF
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Dr. Rebecca Sosa
Prolonged wait times among highly sensitized HLA-B46 homozygous kidney transplant candidates
Human Immunology, 2026
Butler CL, Gragert L, Du A, Yin Y, Pulido MA, Elsheikh NE, Choi SM, Hickey MJ, Zhang QJ, Timofeeva O, Reed EF, Shaikh SJ, Gandhi M, Chen LX, Goussous N, Alexopoulos S, Perez R, Sageshima J, Huang Y, Sosa RA
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Dr. Sun Mi Choi
Breaking barriers to transplantation: Desensitization with daratumumab in peripartum cardiomyopathy
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2026
Okwuosa I, Kumar A, Choi SM, Kamath M, Vellanki S
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Dr. David Gjertson
Early outcomes of lung transplantation under the composite allocation score system
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2025
Cho PD, White JP, Kim ST, Zappacosta H, McKay S, Kim HJ, Abramov A, Daniel M, Biniwale R, Sayah D, Gjertson D, Ardehali A
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