Spotlight on our partners

Every day, IIAM plays a vital role in advancing medical research by connecting scientists with the incredible gift of donated human organs. These metabolically active organs and tissues provide researchers with a powerful tool: the ability to study real, functioning human systems—offering insights far beyond what’s possible with animal models or isolated cells. This not only accelerates discovery and innovation but also honors the selfless generosity of donors and their families.

Here are just a few inspiring examples of how these gifts are making a lasting impact through the work IIAM supports:

1. Researcher working with asthmatic lungs – “It is always such a pleasure to work with your team. I could not be more grateful for their professionalism and time. If I remember correctly, they have many years of experience in the OR. It serves them extremely well at IIAM. Hats off to them!”
2. From a Research team working on brain disease – “From our preliminary results so far, this brain has been awesome. We were able to isolate a lot of very high quality live cells from the tissue for our studies. I think the INOP OPO sample quality is great because of the very short warm PMI time. Despite the overnight shipping, we got more and better quality cells from this brain than we usually get even from brain samples from Stanford hospital.”
3. From researchers working on male infertility issues – “The tissue has been performing excellently so far—all parameters, including cell viability and yields, are within the normal range. This is really encouraging news for us. We will continue to monitor the growth of testicular cells to ensure that the prolonged PMI does not adversely affect the sample in the long-term. The referral process went smoothly. Much appreciated!”