TTS 2024 - Program Update - New Speakers
Thematic Session Speakers
Join us for TTS 2024, where innovation meets expertise!
Our inaugural lineup of Thematic Session speakers represents the forefront of transplantation research and practice. Engage with trailblazing minds, gain insights, and explore cutting-edge advancements in the field. Don't miss this unparalleled opportunity at TTS 2024!
Monday - September 23
Monday - September 23
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Genetics in precision medicine |
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Biopsy transcriptomics for diagnosis and research Jasper Callemeyn, Belgium |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Promises of big data and AI - facts or fiction? |
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Machine learning model for outcome prediction Nancy Kwan Man, Hong Kong |
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Developing transplant registries in LMIC and MIC Adisorn Lumpaopong, Thailand |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Uterus-transplantation: Where are we now |
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10 years after the first successful uterus transplant: How will the teenage years look? Mats Brannstrom, Sweden |
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Ethical guardrails in uterus transplantation Anji Wall, United States |
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Uterus-specific aspects of alloimmunity and immunosuppression Paige Porrett, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Clinical trials design and end-points in transplantation |
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Trials in immunosuppression/Long term in kidney transplantation Roslyn B. Mannon, United States |
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The Parsons Model - ethical implications of research involving those determined dead by neurological criteria Jayme Locke, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Organ utilization - do we need to challenge each other to do better? |
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Reducing the risk of donor transmitted disease Beatriz Dominguez-Gil, Spain |
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The promise of equity in a deceased donor allocation system Chris Callaghan, United Kingdom |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Pancreas and islet session |
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Deciphering the immunological enigma of allo-beta cell transplantation: Addressing unresolved questions and embracing the frontiers of knowledge Lorenzo Piemonti, Italy |
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Beta cell replacement (whole pancreas, islet and cell transplantation) within the treatment landscape of type 1 diabetes Braulio A. Marfil-Gaza, Mexico |
Tuesday - September 24
Tuesday September 24
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Advances in antibody assessment |
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ABO antibodies - future perspectives Lori J. West, Canada |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Equity and access to transplantation |
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Sex and gender disparities in transplantation access Bethany Foster, Canada |
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Disparity in access to solid organ transplantation Lungiswa Mtingi-Nkonzombi, South Africa |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Reproductive care - General |
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Reproductive planning - why & how Shilpanjali Jesudason, Australia |
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Impact of pregnancy on graft function in kidney Tx Marleen van Buren, Netherlands |
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Gestational outcomes for transplant recipients: A focus on fetal health Margriet de Jong, Netherlands |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Cellular therapies |
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Adoptive t-cell therapy for infections Patrizia Comoli, Italy |
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CAR-Treg optimization Mohsen Khosravi-Maharlooei, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Organ perfusion and preservation |
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Novel delivery of cellular therapy to reduce ischemia reperfusion injury in kidney transplantation Emily R. Thompson, United Kingdom |
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Ex-situ machine perfusion (heart, liver, kidney) (standard, oxygenated, hypothermic, normothermic) Gabriel Oniscu, Sweden |
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Cryopreservation Erik Finger, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Dealing with post-transplant complications |
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Managing post-transplant metabolic disease Wai Lim, Australia |
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De novo malignancy post-transplant Naoka Murakami, United States |
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What's new in vaccines? Andrew Karaba, United States |
| 15:40 - 16:40 | Theme Session: Kidney transplant surgery |
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The best way to procure live donor kidneys: Robotic vs. laparoscopic donor nephrectomy Chandra Bhati, United States |
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Robotic renal transplantation: State of the art Sangil Min, Korea |
Wednesday, September 25
Wednesday, September 25
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Theme Session: Regenerative medicine |
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Overcoming senescence to improve transplant outcome Anette Melk, Germany |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Theme Session: Normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP and TA-NRP) |
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The surgical approach - the Spanish perspective Alicia Pérez, Spain |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Theme Session: Minimally invasive recipient surgery: The future is here (Liver) |
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Which is better for graft extraction/insertion? Upper midline incision vs, Pfannenstiel incision Mohamed Rela, India |
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Which is better for graft explant and/or graft implantation? Laparoscopic vs. Robot Assisted Kwang-Woong Lee, Korea |
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How far can we expand the indication of Robot-assisted LDLT? Dieter C. Broering, Saudi Arabia |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Theme Session: Green growth and sustainability in transplantation |
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Climate change and Infection - how it affects transplantation Ilan Schwartz, United States |
| 15:25 - 16:25 | Theme Session: Normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP and TA-NRP) |
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The surgical approach - the US perspective Anji Wall, United States |
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Just Released - Transplantation - January Issue
A bumper edition to start the new year with a plethora of important papers and overviews covering everything from tipping the balance of Tregs to analyses of the best way forward for HCC. Donors given pre-donation IV contrast provide reassuring data. There is more on perfusion systems and the basic sciences of preservation and the surgical methods of retrieval for DCDD organs. Non-HLA antibodies. MICA and a variety of indicators of outcome will help refine clinical decision making pretransplant while an explanation of the MMDX system may help post-transplant decision making.
Table of Contents
Around the World
Research Highlights
Game Changer
People in Transplantation
Expert Insight
Commentaries
- IL-35 Therapy Boosts Treg in Transplantation
- Context to the Analysis of High Risk of Microvascular Invasion on Liver MRI When Considering Resection or Transplantation as Treatment Options for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Minimization of Transplant Immunosuppression: An Elusive Goal
- The Devil Is in the Details: The Effect of Contrast Medium Administered Before Organ Procurement on Kidney Transplant Outcomes
- Immunosuppression in Pediatric Heart Transplantation—The Leaner the Better?
Reviews
- Normothermic Machine Perfusion Systems: Where Do We Go From Here?
- The Molecular Phenotype of Kidney Transplants: Insights From the MMDx Project
- Clinical Decision Support Systems Used in Transplantation: Are They Tools for Success or an Unnecessary Gadget? A Systematic Review
- Mitigating Health Disparities in Transplantation Requires Equity, Not Equality
- The Significance of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Chain-related Molecule A in Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Comprehensive Overview
- Viral Hepatitis Necessitating Liver Transplantation in Children
- The Entangled World of Memory T Cells and Implications in Transplantation
- Cellular Immunobiology and Molecular Mechanisms in Alloimmunity—Pathways of Immunosuppression
Original Basic Science
- IL-35 Stabilizes Treg Phenotype to Protect Cardiac Allografts in Mice
- A Single Preservation Solution for Static Cold Storage and Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion of Marginal Liver Grafts: A Preclinical Study
- Combining Oxygenated Cold Perfusion With Normothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion Improves the Outcome of Donation After Circulatory Death Porcine Kidney Transplantation
Original Clinical Science—Liver
- Simultaneous Lung-abdominal Organ Procurement From Donation After Circulatory Death Donors Reduces Donor Hepatectomy Time
- Microbial Contamination During Long-term Ex Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Human Livers
- Impact of Median MELD at Transplant Minus 3 National Policy on Quality of Transplanted Livers for Patients With and Without Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Recurrence-free Survival After Liver Transplantation Versus Surgical Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Role of High-risk MRI Features
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-associated Liver Diseases in the United States
- Impact of Liver Transplantation on Adipose Tissue Compartments and Its Association With Metabolic Sequela
Original Clinical Science—General
- From 6-wk Lungs to 6 y: Increasing the Donor Pool for Pediatric Lung Transplantation
- Medium-term Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Managed Using a Steroid Avoidance Immune Suppression Protocol
- Tacrolimus After rATG and Infliximab Induction Immunosuppression—RIMINI Trial
- Transplant Outcomes After Exposure of Deceased Kidney Donors to Contrast Medium
- A Head-to-head Comparison of De Novo Sirolimus or Everolimus Plus Reduced-dose Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prospective and Randomized Trial
- Non-HLA Antibodies to G Protein–coupled Receptors in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: Short- and Long-term Clinical Outcomes
- Development and Internal Validation of a Questionnaire Assessing Predisposition to Nonadherence to Immunosuppressive Medication in Kidney Pretransplant Patients
- Effectiveness of a Fourth COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Dose Against the Omicron Variant in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Letter to the Editor
Upcoming Webinars
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Women in Transplantation 2024 Research Grants
WIT is delighted to announce that requests for applications are now open for the 2024-2026 Research Fellowship Grants for Research in Gender and Sex in Transplantation.
This will be the fourth year that we are offering research fellowships in sex and gender in solid organ transplantation. These fellowships will support the next generation of scientists, furthering our understanding of the importance of sex and gender in transplantation. This is a growing field of interest and the more we learn the closer we are to applying these findings to clinical care to benefit patients and donors.
Transplantation Journal Highlights
Transplantation - Social Media Content
Impact of Deceased-donor Acute Kidney Injury on Kidney Transplantation
Even as record numbers of deceased donors are undergoing organ recovery, the global transplant community continues to struggle with a shortage of donor organs and a high organ discard rate. Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in many hospitalized patients, including up to 25% of patients in critical condition. Registry studies have shown a significant increase in nonrecovery or organ discard rates in AKI donors, despite most studies reporting similar clinical outcomes compared with non-AKI donors.
Urine CXCL10 to Assess BK Polyomavirus Replication After Kidney Transplantation
Urine CXCL10 is a biomarker for renal allograft inflammation induced by rejection, urinary tract infection, or BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) replication. This study aimed to compare urine CXCL10 levels in different stages of BKPyV reactivation and to investigate urine CXCL10 as a biomarker for BKPyV replication.
Transplantation Direct - Social Media Content
Sodium Hydrosulfide Treatment During Porcine Kidney Ex Vivo Perfusion and Transplantation
In rodents, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury and improves renal graft function after transplantation. Here, we hypothesized that the benefits of H2S are conserved in pigs, a more clinically relevant model.
Last Call - New Editor-in-Chief for Transplantation and Transplantation Direct
Jeremy Chapman
Editor-in-Chief
Transplantation Journals
Transplantation Journals
Professor Jeremy R. Chapman, a dedicated leader at the helm of Transplantation and Transplantation Direct, has announced his intention to retire from the role of Editor-in-Chief of The Transplantation Society’s journals at the close of 2024.
International Symposium on Pediatric Organ Donation & Transplantation
Abstract Submission Deadline - January 15, 2024
TTS Call for Nominations
We are now accepting nominations for three (3) Officer positions and nine (9) Councilors-at-large positions representing the Regions.
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