Dr. Allen J. Norin Elected to Represent New York State Transplant Laboratories on the Histocompatibility Committee of UNOS
Nov 30, 2016
Brooklyn, NY – Allen J. Norin, PhD, D (ABHI), professor of medicine and of cell biology and director of transplant immunology and immunogenetics at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, was elected to represent the New York State Transplant Laboratories on the Histocompatibility Committee of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). UNOS oversees the organ transplant waiting list in the United States.
Dr. Norin has served for many years on the Medical Board of the greater New York metropolitan area organ procurement organization, LiveOnNY, as the representative of the six Histocompatibility Laboratories in New York City.
Dr. Norin’s research interests include transplant immunology, tumor immunology, and the molecular basis of cancer. He has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1977.
A contributor of numerous scholarly articles to professional journals, he joined SUNY Downstate in 1988. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Immunologists, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. He received his PhD from the University of Houston in 1972.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.