The Comprehensive Transplant Institute Outcomes Research Center at UAB supports a broad range of health services research projects aimed at improving outcomes for transplant recipients and living donors. Researches focuses on novel risk prediction tools capable of accurately identifying pre-donation risk factors associated with the development of post-donation comorbidities. Additionally, optimizing long-term health outcomes after living kidney donations particularly among African-Americans and optimizing integration of HIV positive kidneys into transplantation are a primary focus.