Dr. Ehab Hafez, Researcher at Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Contributes to Global Breakthrough in Supercooling Technology for Liver Preservation and Transplant Extension
Dr. Ehab Hafez, a pathologist at Theodor Bilharz Research Institute and a member of the Emerging Leaders Program of the International Society of Nephrology, participated as part of an international team led by Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital in developing a revolutionary technique for preserving human livers using supercooling at -4°C without freezing. This advancement has extended the viable preservation time of livers outside the body to approximately 44 hours, compared to the traditional limit of no more than 12 hours—marking a significant milestone in the field of organ transplantation. The research has been published in the prestigious journal Nature Biotechnology.
