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Data Driven Kidney Transplant Phenotyping as a Histology-independent Framework for Biomarker Discovery

In transplant medicine, clinical decision-making largely relies on histology of biopsies. However, histology suffers from low specificity, sensitivity, and reproducibility, leading to suboptimal stratification of patients....

source: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Evolving Trends in Risk Profiles and Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Kidney Re-Transplantation

In older adults (≥65) access to and outcomes following kidney transplantation (KT) have improved over the past three decades. It is unknown if there were parallel trends in re-KT. We characterized the trends, changing...

source: Transplantation

Initial Experience of Bamlanivimab Monotherapy Use in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

The widespread transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to propagate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients being an exceptionally...

source: Transplant Infectious Disease

Long-Term Outcomes of Sensitized Lung Transplant Recipients After Peri-Operative Desensitization

The Toronto Lung Transplant Program has been using a peri-operative desensitization regimen of plasma exchange, intravenous immune globulin, and anti-thymocyte globulin in order to accept donor specific antibody (DSA)-positive...

source: American Journal of Transplantation

Immune Responses Following Tocilizumab Therapy To Desensitize HLA-Sensitized Kidney-Transplant Candidate

Kidney-transplant candidates (KTCs) who are HLA highly-sensitized (calculated panel-reactive alloantibodies>95%) have poor access to deceased-kidney transplantation. In this single-center prospective study, 13 highly-sensitized...

source: American Journal of Transplantation

NIDDK Meeting: Technologies to Optimize Kidneys for Transplant

The number of donor kidneys available for people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is currently insufficient. This workshop will focus on the scientific and technical barriers to enhanced evaluation, preservation, repair, and optimization...

source: NIDDK

Deadline Extended: Mid-Career Transition Grants

The purpose of these grants is to promote the careers of mid-career independent investigators whose research relates to the field of solid organ transplantation (and/or immunology relating to solid organ transplant). The grants support the investigator's transition to an...

source: AST

The AST Announces 2021 Achievement Awards, Grant Recipients, and FAST Members

AST Achievement Awards The AST announced the recipients of its 2021 Achievement Award recipients at the American Transplant Congress (ATC). The recipients were awarded for their achievements and contributions to the AST and the...

source: AST

AST Board of Elections Election Results

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced its newly elected 2021-2022 Board Members, including its new President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Councilors-at-Large. The results were announced during the 2021 AST Town Hall, held virtually at the American Transplant...

source: AST

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"Large Single Center Results of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes"

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COVID-19 Resources

Check out the AST's list of COVID-19 resources for the transplant community – created for you and your patients. These resources are updated regularly to reflect our current knowledge of COVID-19 and the vaccines.

source: AST

NIH is Seeking Study Section/Scientific Review Group Members

The NIH Center for Scientific Review offers a Reviewer Recommendations Portal for Scientific Societies like the AST to recommend reviewers. The AST is seeking members who may be interested in serving as reviewers. To learn more about reviewer recruitment, click here. To...

source: AST

AST and CareDx Research Grant

CareDx, Inc., in collaboration with the AST Research Network, is seeking proposals that test the utility of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) surveillance in several areas of transplantation. This grant opportunity is open exclusively to AST members. The deadline to...

source: AST

TIGIT Regulates Apoptosis of Risky Memory T Cell Subsets Implicated in Belatacept-Resistant Rejection

Belatacept confers increased patient and graft survival in renal transplant recipients relative to calcineurin inhibitors, but is associated with an increased rate of acute rejection.

source: American Journal of Transplantation

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Increased use of split-liver transplants can trim waiting lists

Data Driven Kidney Transplant Phenotyping as a Histology-independent Framework for Biomarker Discovery

Evolving Trends in Risk Profiles and Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Kidney Re-Transplantation

Initial Experience of Bamlanivimab Monotherapy Use in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Long-Term Outcomes of Sensitized Lung Transplant Recipients After Peri-Operative Desensitization

Immune Responses Following Tocilizumab Therapy To Desensitize HLA-Sensitized Kidney-Transplant Candidate

NIDDK Meeting: Technologies to Optimize Kidneys for Transplant

Deadline Extended: Mid-Career Transition Grants

The AST Announces 2021 Achievement Awards, Grant Recipients, and FAST Members

AST Board of Elections Election Results

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"Large Single Center Results of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes"

COVID-19 Resources

NIH is Seeking Study Section/Scientific Review Group Members

AST and CareDx Research Grant

TIGIT Regulates Apoptosis of Risky Memory T Cell Subsets Implicated in Belatacept-Resistant Rejection

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