This page contains links to some useful sites of interest in the field of histocompatibility and Immunology. If you have any suggestions for other sites please contact secretary@bshi.org.uk
BSHI Guidelines (open access):
UK Guideline on Imlifidase Enabled Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
HLA matching and donor selection for haematopoietic progenitor call transplantation
BSHI and BTS guideline on the detection of alloantibodies in solid organ (and islet) transplantation - updated 03/11/2023 - PDF
BSHI/BTS guidance on crossmatching before deceased donor kidney transplantation.
The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) advises UK ministers and health departments on the most appropriate ways to ensure the safety of blood, cells, tissues and organs for transfusion/transplantation.
The Academy is the single overarching body for the entire Healthcare Science workforce in the UK and works alongside the specialist professional bodies to speak with one clear voice for Healthcare Science.
The Allele Frequency Net Database (AFND) provides a central source, freely available to all, for the storage of allele frequencies from different polymorphic areas in the Human Genome.
ASHI is an international society of professionals dedicated to advancing the science, education, and application of immunogenetics and transplant immunology.
Professional body dedicated to the practice and promotion of clinical science
The prime role of the ACS is to assess trainees as a preliminary to registration as a Clinical Scientist with the HCPC.
To promote, encourage and assist the study of Tissue Typing, Immunogenetics and Transplantation Immunology.
What you can accomplish when great minds work together and technological developments take flight.Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the international stem cell donor register.
The BSACI is the national, professional and academic society which represents the specialty of allergy at all levels.
We promote excellence in research, scholarship and clinical practice in immunology in order to improve human and animal health.
Professional voice of transplantation in the UK, representing all the varied disciplines in transplantation including clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, scientists involved both in basic research and in histocompatibility laboratories, ethicists and other professions allied to medicine.
To support the development of Immunogenetics in Europe as a discipline of medicine and promote research and training in this field
To promote, encourage and assist the study of Tissue Typing, Immunogenetics and Transplantation Immunology.
The IPD-IMGT/HLA Database provides a specialist database for sequences of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and includes the official sequences named by the WHO Nomenclature Committee For Factors of the HLA System.
The IPD-MHC Database provides a centralised repository for sequences of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) from a number of different species. Through a number of international collaborations IPD is able to provide the MHC sequences of different species. The sequences provided by each group are curated by experts in the field and then submitted to the central database.
Dedicated to the promotion, development and delivery of excellence in biomedical science
Dedicated to improving the care of patients with advanced heart or lung disease through transplantation, mechanical support and innovative therapies via research, education and advocacy.
Supporting the implementation and delivery of the new healthcare science education and training programmes and to comply with the structures within 'Liberating the NHS: Developing Healthcare Workforce - Policy 16977 (January 2012)' acting on behalf of the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) for England. It also provides some elements of support for the three other UK health departments.
We provide a blood and transplantation service to the NHS, looking after blood donation services in England and transplant services across the UK. This includes managing the donation, storage and transplantation of blood, organs, tissues, bone marrow and stem cells, and researching new treatments and processes.
The College is a professional membership organisation with charitable status, concerned with all matters relating to the science and practice of pathology.
We provide a blood and transplantation service to the NHS, looking after blood donation services in England and transplant services across the UK. This includes managing the donation, storage and transplantation of blood, organs, tissues, bone marrow and stem cells, and researching new treatments and processes.
The UK National External Quality Assessment Service for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (UK NEQAS for H&I) provides a comprehensive range of External Quality Assessment (EQA) Schemes for laboratories operating clinical histocompatibility and immunogenetics (H&I) services.
The Wellcome Sanger Institute is one of the premier centres of genomic discovery and understanding in the world. It leads ambitious collaborations across the globe to provide the foundations for further research and transformative healthcare innovations.