2015 American Transplant Congress

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

8:30am-8:45am

Th17-Mediated Alloimmune Responses Play a Key Role in Intestinal Allograft Rejection in Humans

A. Kroemer, S. Wanta, J. Diaz, R. Girlanda, J. Hawksworth, C. Matsumoto, M. Zasloff, T. Fishbein.

Plenary Session IV  •  Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

8:45am-9:00am

Human iPS Cell-Derived Pancreatic β-Cells Correct Hyperglycemia in Diabetic Mice

G. Manzar,^1,2,3 E.-M. Kim,^1,2 P. Rotti,³ N. Zavazava.^1,2,3

Plenary Session IV  •  Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

9:00am-9:15am

Notch-1 Inhibition Promotes Immune Regulation in Solid Organ Transplantation

C. Magee,¹ M. Ohari,¹ T. Shimizu,¹ S. Ohori,¹ N. Najafian,² L. Riella.¹

Plenary Session IV  •  Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

9:15am-9:30am

Diminished Survival After Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant With Increasing Kidney Donor Profile Index Score

C. Jay, G. Halff, G. Abrahamian, K. Washburn.

Plenary Session IV  •  Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

9:30am-9:45am

MicroRNA (miR) 144 Dysregulates TGFβ Signaling Cascade and Contributes to Development of BOS Following Human Lung Transplantation

Z. Xu,¹ S. Ramachandran,¹ D. Nayak,¹ M. Gunasekaran,¹ E. Trulock,¹ R. Hachem,¹ D. Kreisel,¹ T. Mohanakumar.¹

Plenary Session IV  •  Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

9:45am-10:00am

Belatacept-Treated Patients Had Better Graft Survival at 7-Years Post-Transplant Compared With Cyclosporine-Treated Patients: Final Results from BENEFIT

F. Vincenti,¹ J. Grinyó,² L. Rostaing,³ K. Rice,⁴ S. Steinberg,⁵ M. Moal,⁶ M. Polinsky,⁷ U. Meier-Kriesche,⁷ C. Larsen.⁸

Plenary Session IV  •  Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3