Ke-Feng Dou

Ke-Feng Dou is a prominent researcher in the field of xenotransplantation, leading a team that successfully performed the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a brain-dead human patient. This groundbreaking procedure, conducted at the Military Hospital Xinjin in China, aims to explore the viability of animal organs for human transplantation, particularly as a potential temporary solution for patients awaiting human organ transplants.