Human Tissue for

IIAM provides non-transplantable organs and tissues to researchers for use in medical discovery and education.

Research

The Precious Gift of

"Their time was short, but their light is still bright. It illuminates our minds and warms our hearts. We carry it with us everywhere we go. We reflect their light so that all will see their beauty and never forget."

Donation

NEONATAL DONATION DONATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

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25,000+ organs and tissues annually referred to IIAM are being used in a variety of research and medical advances. View some of these extraordinary projects.

Purpose

SEE WHAT RESEARCH IS BEING DONE

Creating a Beautiful

We support families of babies with terminal diagnoses in contributing to medical advancement through organ donation.

Legacy

NEONATAL DONORS & FAMILIES

Professional Training and

IIAM’s Research Recovery Workshops are on hold during the pandemic until further notice. Please check back for updates or contact your IIAM Regional Director for further information.

Education

ABOUT OUR WORKSHOPS

International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine

IIAM provides non-transplantable, human organs and tissues authorized for medical research, education and development. We work with organ procurement organizations, tissue banks and donor families in the U.S. to provide these biomaterials to qualified medical and scientific professionals around the world.

Donors

IIAM brings together donor families, medical research facilities and medical schools. We work with prominent research programs and provide a comforting option for donors and families.

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Researchers

Through an extensive national network of 58 organ procurement organizations, IIAM receives over 15,000 referrals of healthy and diseased, human organs and tissues for research annually.

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Professionals

With dedication to education and appreciation for the extraordinary efforts by our recovery partners, IIAM provides bi-annual surgical training workshops for affiliated procurement staff.

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Neonatal

IIAM’s Neonatal Donor Program enables families of neonatal babies with fatal fetal diagnoses to donate to medical research and education. We partner with you in creating a legacy for your baby.

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IIAM Donor Memorial

This memorial was created to honor those who have donated organs and tissues for research and medical education through IIAM. It is with awe, solemnity and gratitude that we view the pictures, read the stories, and pay tribute to these donors. Join us in the memory of them and their gifts of human organs and tissues for research.

HONORING OUR DONORS

Neonatal Donations

Since its inception, IIAM’s Neonatal Donor Program has helped families make donations to researchers, who are gaining insights into how organs and cells develop in ways that were once unthinkable.

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NEONATAL UPDATES

Current Research

The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) brings together experts from around the world to address fundamental questions relating to beta cell development and regeneration, viral infection, autoimmunity, genetics, and more.

At the University of Rochester Medical Center, the NIH-funded Lung Molecular Atlas Program (LungMAP) is seeking ways to trigger lung cell re-growth to ultimately help the lungs develop in premature babies, as well as treat adults suffering from COPD.

ORGAN & TISSUE RESEARCH

IIAM’s flexibility and dedication has allowed us to work on projects investigating the safety and efficacy of over 300 potential new drugs.

We have used the human lung material received from IIAM to aid our drug discovery research by studying the biological role and disease relevance of proteins that may be of therapeutic relevance in lung disease.