2015 American Transplant Congress

Sunday, May 3, 2015

5:30pm-6:30pm

Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Improve Survival and Function of Pancreatic Islets by Cell-to-Cell Contact

E. Montanari,¹ R. Mahou,^1,2 S. Passemard,² F. Noverraz,² P. Morel,¹ R. Meier,¹ D. Bosco,¹ J. Seebach,³ C. Wandrey,² S. Gerber,² C. Gonelle-Gispert,¹ L. Buhler.¹

Poster Session B: Vascularized Composite Tissue Allografts and Xenotransplantation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Husband to Wife Renal Transplants Are Associated With a Higher Risk of Early Antibody Mediated Rejection and Transplant Glomerulopathy

H. Sawhney, M. Willicombe, P. Brookes, E. Santos, D. Taube.

Poster Session B: Living Donor Issues 1  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Improves the Quality of Marginal Donor Pancreata

M. Leemkuil,¹ M. Engelse,² R. Ploeg,³ E. de Koning,² C. Krikke,¹ H. Leuvenink.¹

Poster Session B: Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapies  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Identification of Genetic Variants Associated With Variation of Tacrolimus Levels in African Americans Using GWAS

W. Oetting,¹ D. Schladt,² W. Guan,¹ A. Israni,² R. Remmel,¹ C. Dorr,² K. Sanghavi,¹ R. Mannon,³ B. Herrera,⁴ A. Matas,¹ D. Salomon,⁵ P. Kwok,⁴ P. Jacobson,¹ for DeKAF Genomics.¹

Poster Session B: Vascularized Composite Tissue Allografts and Xenotransplantation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Identifying Barriers Specific to Xenoislets by Direct Comparison to Alloislets in a Dual Transplant Model

K. Samy,¹ B. Martin,² P. Thompson,² A. Farris,² M. Song,² V. Leopardi,¹ B. Collins,¹ A. Kirk.¹

Poster Session B: Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapies  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Immune Phenotyping of Peripheral Blood Samples from the CTOT-10 Belatacept Study

Y. Suessmuth,¹ L. Stempora,¹ B. Johnson,¹ J. Cheeseman,¹ Y. Morrison,⁴ N. Bridges,⁴ D. Ikle,⁵ S. Tomlanovich,³ P. Stock,³ R. Mannon,² K. Newell,¹ C. Larsen,¹ A. Mehta.¹

Poster Session B: Late Breaking  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Immune Rejection of iPS Cells Is Triggered By Gamete-Associated Proteins (GAPs)

E.-M. Kim, G. Manzar, N. Zavazava.

Poster Session B: Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapies  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Immunologic Long-Term Outcome of Living Kidney Transplantation Depending On the Donor-Recipient Relationship

D. Khadzhynov, F. Halleck, D. Schmidt, S. Kreimer, K. Budde, O. Staeck.

Poster Session B: Living Donor Issues 1  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Immunologic, Proangiogenic and Neurogenic Assessment of Allogenic Epineurium of the Human Peripheral Nerve for Potential Application in Prevention of Neuroma Formation

A. Klimczak,¹ K. Futoma,² A. Jundzill,³ D. Patrzalek,⁴ M. Siemionow.⁵

Poster Session B: Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapies  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Immunological Evaluation of Acellular Extracellular Matrix Upon Transplantation

M. Ketaki,¹ P. Pradeep,¹ N. Nikhil,¹ G. Dellgren,³ H. Suchitra, M. Olausson.²

Poster Session B: Vascularized Composite Tissue Allografts and Xenotransplantation  •  Exhibit Hall E