Fenninger, Franz

Fenninger, Franz

PhD

Academic Rank(s):Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital

Clinical Interests:Transplant immunology, immune profiling, HLA research, and ML-driven diagnostics

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Dr. Franz Fenninger is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia and a Clinical Scientist at Vancouver General Hospital. He completed his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at UBC, with a focus on immunodeficiency linked to calcium channel mutations. His postdoctoral training at the Transplant Immunology Lab under Dr. Paul Keown shaped his expertise in immune profiling and transplant immunology. Dr. Fenninger is an active researcher in precision medicine and organ transplantation, with numerous high-impact publications and leadership in national transplant consortia.

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Academic Background

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Transplant Immunology, Vancouver General Hospital, 2018–2024
  • PhD, Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2018
  • BA, Computational Molecular Biology, Graz University of Technology, 2011

Awards and Recognition

Publications

Publications

Research
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Research Interest

  • Immune profiling in solid organ transplantation
  • Clinical applications of immune repertoire sequencing
  • Machine learning and bioinformatics in immunology
  • HLA antibody research and graft rejection
  • Translational research in transplant diagnostics

Current Projects In My Lab Include

Teaching
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Teaching Interest

Graduate and postgraduate supervision in transplant immunology.