The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients is an ever-expanding national database of transplantation statistics. Founded in 1987, the registry exists to support the ongoing evaluation of the scientific and clinical status of solid organ transplantation, including kidney, heart, liver, lung, intestine, and pancreas. Data in the registry are collected by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) from hospitals and organ procurement organizations (OPOs) across the country. The SRTR contains current and past information about the full continuum of transplant activity, from organ donation and waiting list candidates to transplant recipients and survival statistics. This information is used to help develop evidence-based policy, to support analysis of transplant programs and OPOs, and to encourage research on issues of importance to the transplant community.

The SRTR is administered by the Arbor Research Collaborative for Health with the University of Michigan. Arbor Research investigators and staff together with their UM colleagues have substantial knowledge and experience working on large epidemiologic projects such as the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Past projects have provided experience in health outcomes and transplantation research, leading to publications in peer-reviewed journals covering such topics as renal patient mortality, morbidity, and quality of life; organ allocation, organ transplant wait lists, organ procurement, and outcomes after transplantation.

• SRTR Technical Advisory Committee (S-TAC) describes the committee that provides technical oversight for the SRTR contract; contains member biographies, the S-TAC Charter and Bylaws, and upcoming meeting dates.
  
  
• SRTR Staff provides a list of current staff with biographies for selected staff members.
  
  
• SRTR Role in Transplant describes how the SRTR’s responsibilities fit into the national transplant system. Also included is a depiction of the flow of information for SRTR analyses.
  
  
• Audiences suggests useful resources for specific groups of SRTR Web users, with links for quick browsing.
  
  
• Arbor Research Home Arbor Research Collaborative for Health - Home page.
  
  
• KECC Home The University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center - Home Page