The future of organ transplants | Robert Lechler | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool

Professor Sir Robert Lechler's talk will discuss the challenges of organ transplants and how current research is fighting to combat these issues. Robert Lechler is the current Vice-Principal and Executive Director of King’s College London’s Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre. Robert began his career in academic medicine in the Department of Immunology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and has followed a distinguished career. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@yeout4386]

i have a kidney disease and would love to be healthy so sing me up for for this i am willing to be the first test subject even before micentrials go ahed it is worth it

[@MossyStoneUK]

Have you seen this guy stereo you know he loves his music

[@Moon222]

why did they host you on TEDx instead of TED?

[@Surferant666]

I have a question regarding rejection. Would not doing a bone marrow transplant along with the donor organ, further help with fusing the donor organ to the new compatible recipient? therfore aid in preventing rejection of seid organ further along the line and less need for reliance on anti rejection drugs. Thankyou

[@BT-km7nl]

That was a smart comment 🎉

[@Leo-zi8oc]

Yes because the immune system relies on white blood cells to function, so the marrow (which produces the white blood cells) and organ transplants simultaneously, make the white blood cells recognise the organ as familiar tissue and don't attack it

[@1minutebiology]

But the donor organ can still hold foreign molecules?

[@NorfolkCatKickers]

Interesting and he never talked about growing organs in gm pigs and using them for transplant

[@mrc4542]

I'm a A+ kidney donor. I'm young and healthy. I need help please help me🙏🙏🙏🙏 help me atleast much as possible please help 🙏🙏🙏

[@saraber6312]

J'essaie de comprendre mais je ne peux pas 😂🌚

[@sergiosantos4089]

Moi aussi

[@abdella4]

Yeah I'm sure that Ethiopian just donated his leg...

[@NZCrypT]

hahaha