Foundation
for the Advancement of Immunogenetics and Transplantation (FAIT)
Strategic
Plan - February 12, 2001.
Mission
Statement
The
mission
of the
Foundation
is to
actively
support
the
leadership
role of
the
American
Society
of
Histocompatibility
and
Immunogenetics
in
establishing
and
promoting
the
highest
standards
of care
for
patients
and
donors
by
funding
basic
and
applied
scientific
research,
and administrative research/projects,
professional
education,
technical
training,
and
public
education
in all
aspects
of
histocompatibility
and
immunogenetics
transplantation.
Original
Goals
and Purposes
-
To
fund,
plan,
identify,
cultivate,
request,
accept,
acknowledge,
and
recognize philanthropic
contributions
through
a
continuous
process
to
provide
funding
for administrative and
scientific
research
and
educational
programs.
-
To
foster
the
exchange
of ideas
and
information
relating
to
histocompatibility
and
solid
organ
and bone
marrow
transplantation.
-
To
encourage
the
development
of administrative
and
scientific
expertise
in
histocompatibility
and solid
organ
and bone
marrow
transplantation
through
research
and
education.
-
To
encourage
through
research
and
education
the most
appropriate
use of
histocompatibility
testing.
-
To
encourage
the
investigation
of the
most
appropriate
means of
matching
and
monitoring
transplant
recipients.
-
To
improve
the
quality
of
transplantation
by
encouraging
education
and
research
designed
to
ensure
long
term
survival
of
transplanted
tissue
with the
least
deleterious
effect.
-
To
work
with
other
organizations
in areas
of
research
and
education
in all
aspects
of
histocompatibility,
immunogenetics
and
transplantation.
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