Principal Investigators:
Marlon F. Levy
Marlon F. Levy, MD, FACS, is surgical director of transplantation for Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth. He also serves as medical director of the Islet Cell Transplant Program for Baylor Health Care System and medical director for the Southwestern Transplant Alliance in Dallas.
Dr. Levy has been the primary investigator for 16 clinical research protocols, including the ongoing study, “Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation.” He also has been a co-investigator for 28 clinical research protocols. In addition to being an editorial board member and a journal reviewer, Dr. Levy has authored more than 229 articles in peer-reviewed publications.
Bashoo Naziruddin
Bashoo Naziruddin, PhD, has been the Director of the cGMP islet cell processing laboratory at Baylor University Medical Center since April 2003. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Institute of Biomedical Studies at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Dr. Naziruddin’s current research is focused on the immunobiology of human islet cell transplantation. Specific research topics include assessment of immune response in islet transplant recipients, development of an optimal immunosuppressive regimen for islet transplantation, strategies to induce tolerance toward donor islets, identification of novel drugs to prevent islet rejection, and potential use of islets from pigs for transplantation in humans. He has published more than 87 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored chapters in two books on Organ Transplantation and Type 1 Diabetes. He has also given more than 126 presentations at International and National Scientific Meetings and has delivered invited talks at reputed institutions.
Other Staff:
- Morihito Takita, M.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
- Mazhar Kanak, Graduate Student
- Yoshiko Tamura, Islet Cell Specialist
- Ana M. Rahman, Islet Cell Specialist