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Markus Selzner

ResearcherInstitute of Biomaterials and Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Toronto

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Markus Selzner

Researcher

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
68 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 15 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2015.

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229

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Research

Liver Cancer Modeling Nanotechnology Surgery

Latest papers

Comparing outcomes of deceased-donor and living-donor liver transplants in patients with PVT.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2026
Open, prospective, randomised, multicentre trial on quality assessment of declined liver grafts by normothermic ex situ machine perfusion for decreasing time to transplantation (ExTra trial): a study protocol.
BMJ open · 2026
10 °C Storage for the Preservation of Pig Kidney Grafts: A Porcine Autotransplant Model.
Transplantation direct · 2026 · senior author

All 177 publications

Latest funding

Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,998,157
MitoRevolution: Mitochondrial Transplantation Transforming Regenerative Medicine - from research to patient care to global impact.
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$3,934,956
Manipulating the cellular microenvironment to bioengineer bile ducts
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,067,175

All 7 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 177 publications.

Comparing outcomes of deceased-donor and living-donor liver transplants in patients with PVT.

Li Z, Jones O, Rajendran L, Sierra LA, Magyar CTJ, Jaeckel E, Bhat M, Tsien C, Lilly L, Ghanekar A, Sayed BA, Selzner M, McGilvray I, Shwaartz C, Reichman T, Selzner N, Cattral M, Sapisochin G

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2026

DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000656 PMID: 40607911

Open, prospective, randomised, multicentre trial on quality assessment of declined liver grafts by normothermic ex situ machine perfusion for decreasing time to transplantation (ExTra trial): a study protocol.

Moosburner S, Gassner JMGV, Sauer IM, Mandac M, Modest DP, Zocholl D, Stegherr R, Patel MS, Wendon J, Roderburg C, Selzner M, Pascher A, Fehrenbach U, Pratschke J, Raschzok N

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-114833 PMID: 42595371

10 °C Storage for the Preservation of Pig Kidney Grafts: A Porcine Autotransplant Model.

Calderon Novoa F, Nakamura K, Wang K, Ganesh S, Lees K, Qu QR, Mizdrak E, Parmentier C, Hobeika C, Ray S, Sariye Pollman N, John R, Reichman T, Robinson L, Selzner M

Transplantation direct2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001993 PMID: 42639596

Sequential dual-organ living donation: selection, operative approach, and early donor outcomes at a Canadian center.

Goh SK, Selzner N, Singh SK, McGilvray ID, Shwaartz C, Reichman TW, Goldaracena N, Lee JY, Selzner M, Sapisochin G, Sayed BA, Cattral MS, Ghanekar A

Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2026

DOI: 10.3389/ti.2026.16970 PMID: 42769277

Subnormothermic Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of Donation After Circulatory Death Porcine Kidney Grafts: Optimizing Organ Demand and Function.

Mazilescu LI, Kawamura M, Parmentier C, Ganesh S, Noguchi Y, Gao FY, Novoa FC, Nakamura K, Reichman TW, John R, Selzner N, Robinson LA, Selzner M

Transplantation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000005869 PMID: 42585669

Long-term considerations following living liver donation-Guidelines from the 2025 ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference on living liver donor safety.

Rammohan A, Shankar S, Syn N, Mathew JS, Bhangui P, Sayed BA, Jung DH, Watt KD, Pomfret EA, Roberts JP, Selzner M, Chan A, Maluf D, Zhu ZJ, Eghtesad B, Minnee RC, Chaudhary A, Eguchi S, James P, Goldaracena N, Kodali S, Kim J, Man NK, Liapakis AM, Fipps DC, Taner T, Wiggins C, Ascher N, Mas VR, Chen CL, Terrault NA, Burra P, Vyas MP, Suk-Suh K, Hirschfield G, Broering D, Lerut JP, Heimbach J, Olthoff KM, Selzner N, Rela M

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2026

DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000790 PMID: 41410423

Graft quality assessment during machine perfusion in liver transplantation: a review of current evidence and emerging strategies.

Calderon Novoa F, Gorospe F, Selzner N, Selzner M

Frontiers in transplantation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2026.1892796 PMID: 42582410

Reevaluating Donor-recipient Sex Mismatch and Survival After Liver Transplantation: A Contemporary Cohort Study.

Pollmann NS, Parmentier C, Rauchfuß F, Settmacher U, Pollmann L, Selzner M

Transplantation direct2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001968 PMID: 42325821

An international survey of liver transplant business practices: Identifying best practices and areas for improvement.

Patel MS, Matevish LE, Broering D, Chan ACY, Dib MJ, Dillon AA, Heimbach JK, Khalaileh A, Kumar S, Mehta GK, Mathur AK, Pomposelli J, Watt K, Xu X, Maluf D, Selzner M, International Liver Transplant Society Business Practice Committee

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/lvt.0000000000000812 PMID: 41632944

Real-World Analysis of Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion and Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: An International Cohort Study.

Pfister M, Eden J, Rasel H, Abbassi F, Störzer S, Botea F, Buchholz BM, Novoa FC, Camagni S, Chapman WC, Cillo U, Cimeno A, Compagnon P, Cortes-Cerisuelo M, Cortez AR, Croome KP, De Carlis R, Diogo D, Di Benedetto F, Dondossola D, Fung J, Fronek J, Garcia C, Györi G, Hamilton M, Heimbach JK, Houben P, Koliogiannis D, Kubal CA, Lam HD, Lunow-Luke T, Lurje G, Mahenthiran A, Monbaliu D, Nassar H, Pascher A, Patel MS, Patrono D, Porte RJ, Prommegger L, Punjala R, Ravaioli M, Rayar M, Roberts JP, Roll GR, Satish S, Schlegel A, Schmelzle M, Schneeberger S, Selzner M, Shapiro J, Sörensen G, Vachharajani N, Vagefi P, Washburn WK, Pinna A, Dutkowski P, de Meijer VE, Clavien PA, Real-World Liver Perfusion Consortium

Annals of surgery2026

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000007195 PMID: 42684111

Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embr. Diversity to Achieve Precision/Health Equity-Infection/Immunity

Principal investigators: Bhat, Mamatha; Flemming, Jennifer A; Gongal, Patricia; Gopalkrishnan, Rahul; Sharma, Divya

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Cirrhosis; Equity; Ethics; Liver Transplantation; Organ Allocation

$1,998,157

MitoRevolution: Mitochondrial Transplantation Transforming Regenerative Medicine - from research to patient care to global impact.

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Andreazza, Ana

$3,934,956

Manipulating the cellular microenvironment to bioengineer bile ducts

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mcgilvray, Ian D

Keywords: Bile Duct; Bioengineering; Fibrosis; Immunology; Liver; Macrophage Phenotype; Microsurgery; Single Cell Transcriptomics; Single Nucleus Transcriptomics; Transplantation

$1,067,175

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Keshavjee, Shaf

Keywords: Immunology; Immunotolerance; Organ transplantation; Ex vivo organ perfusion; Gene modification; Cell therapy; Translational research; Organ repair; Medical ethics; Biomedical engineering; Patient-centred approach; Precision medicine

$8,000,000

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Keshavjee, Shaf

Keywords: Immunology Immunotolerance Organ transplantation Ex vivo organ perfusion Gene modification Cell therapy Translational research Organ repair Medical ethics Biomedical engineering Patient-centred approach Precision medicine

$8,000,000

A combined nanotechnology and surgical strategy to treating liver cancer

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Chan, Warren C; Mcgilvray, Ian D; Selzner, Markus; Zilman, Anton

Keywords: Liver Cancer; Modeling; Nanotechnology; Surgery

$464,934

Nanoparticle targeting of the liver

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Mcgilvray, Ian D

Keywords: Cancer; Hepatic Uptake; Hepatocytes; Inflammation; Macrophages; Nanoparticles; Reticuloendothelial System

$483,813

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Markus Selzner

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Comparing outcomes of deceased-donor and living-donor liver transplants in patients with PVT.

Open, prospective, randomised, multicentre trial on quality assessment of declined liver grafts by normothermic ex situ machine perfusion for decreasing time to transplantation (ExTra trial): a study protocol.

10 &#xb0;C Storage for the Preservation of Pig Kidney Grafts: A Porcine Autotransplant Model.

Sequential dual-organ living donation: selection, operative approach, and early donor outcomes at a Canadian center.

Subnormothermic Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of Donation After Circulatory Death Porcine Kidney Grafts: Optimizing Organ Demand and Function.

Long-term considerations following living liver donation-Guidelines from the 2025 ILTS-iLDLT consensus conference on living liver donor safety.

Graft quality assessment during machine perfusion in liver transplantation: a review of current evidence and emerging strategies.

Reevaluating Donor-recipient Sex Mismatch and Survival After Liver Transplantation: A Contemporary Cohort Study.

An international survey of liver transplant business practices: Identifying best practices and areas for improvement.

Real-World Analysis of Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion and Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: An International Cohort Study.

Team Liver AI - Building the Framework to Tackle the Inequities of Access to and Outcomes for People Needing Liver Transplant in Canada

MitoRevolution: Mitochondrial Transplantation Transforming Regenerative Medicine - from research to patient care to global impact.

Manipulating the cellular microenvironment to bioengineer bile ducts

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

The Next Frontier in Transplantation: Ex vivo Strategies to Repair and Rebuild Organs

A combined nanotechnology and surgical strategy to treating liver cancer

Nanoparticle targeting of the liver

Frequent collaborators

Nazia Selzner

Anand Ghanekar

Gonzalo Sapisochin

Mamatha Bhat

Ian Mcgilvray

Mark Cattral

Istvan Mucsi

Ana Konvalinka

Cynthia Tsien

Paul Yip

Darius Bagli

Maureen Meade

Marat Slessarev

Karen Burns

Janusz Pawliszyn

Sonny Dhanani

Istvan Mucsi

Gideon Hirschfield

Ana Konvalinka

Wei Xu

Darin Treleaven

Marcelo Cypel

Bram Rochwerg

Deepali Kumar

Frederick D'Aragon

Steven Gallinger

Steven Paraskevas

Atul Humar

Alp Sener

Steven Hanna

Simon Oczkowski

Sergi Clotet-Freixas

Shaf Keshavjee

Eric Boilard

Lisa Robinson

Eno Hysi

Charles Weijer

François Lauzier

Gregory Knoll

Mitchell Sabloff

10 °C Storage for the Preservation of Pig Kidney Grafts: A Porcine Autotransplant Model.