2016 American Transplant Congress

June 11-15, 2016 in Boston, MA

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

6:00pm-7:00pm: In Vivo and In Vitro Characterization of 1.5 mm Ba²⁺-Alginate Macro-Encapsulated Cynomolgus Monkey Islets.

M. Bochenek,¹ J. McGarrigle,¹ J. Mendoza-Elias,¹ E. Marchese,¹ M. Nourmohammadzadeh,¹ Y. Wang,¹ A. Khan,¹ M. Omami,¹ C.-C. Yeh,¹ I. Lacik,² B. Strand,³ J. Oberholzer.¹

Poster Session D: Chimerism/Stem Cells, Cellular/Islet Transplantation, Innate Immunity, Chronic Rejection • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: Late and Serious Complication Among Kidney Transplant Recipients.

L. Viana, T. Sandes, M. Cristelli, A. Oliveira, D. Santos, H. Tedesco-Silva, J. Medina-Pestana.

Poster Session D: Poster Session II: Kidney Complications-Other • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Change in Insulin Sensitivity and Lipid Profile in Renal Transplant Recipients Converted from Cyclosporine or Standard Release Tacrolimus to Once-Daily Prolonged Release Tacrolimus.

Y. Jung,¹ Y. Kim,¹ S. Kim,¹ H. Shin,¹ H. Rim,¹ H. Rhew.²

Poster Session D: Kidney Immunosuppression: Novel Agents • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Decade of Donor-Derived Disease: A Report of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC).

D. Kaul,¹ S. Tlusty,² A. Wilk,² C. Wolfe.¹

Poster Session D: Fungi, PJP, Mycobacteria, Infection Risk Factors, Vaccination and Donor Derived Infections • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Model to Explore the Potential Budget Impact of a Novel Screening Tool for the Detection of Subclinical Rejection Among Kidney Transplant Patients.

K. Jaglinski,¹ H. Uchida,¹ T. Inocencio,² K. Hughes.²

Poster Session D: Organizational and Operational Aspects of Transplantation • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Non-Hematopoietic Erythropoietin Analogue, ARA 290, Prolonged Allogeneic Pancreatic Islet Graft Survival in a Mouse Model.

M. Watanabe,¹ M. Yao,¹ D. Andersson,¹ M. Brines,² T. Lundgren,¹ M. Kumagai-Braesch.¹

Poster Session D: Chimerism/Stem Cells, Cellular/Islet Transplantation, Innate Immunity, Chronic Rejection • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Novel Microfluidic Device for Purification of Pancreatic Islet Preparations.

W. Varhue,¹ L. Langman,² D. Bowers,³ S. Peirce-Cottler,³ N. Swami,¹ K. Brayman.²

Poster Session D: Chimerism/Stem Cells, Cellular/Islet Transplantation, Innate Immunity, Chronic Rejection • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Novel, Non-Viral mRNA Delivery System for Targeted Protein Translation in Human Islets.

J. Oberholzer,^1,2 D. Gutierrez,^1,2 E. Marchese,¹ M. Nourmohammadzadeh,^1,2 Y. Wang.^1,2

Poster Session D: Chimerism/Stem Cells, Cellular/Islet Transplantation, Innate Immunity, Chronic Rejection • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Retrospective Analysis of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing, MELD, Race, and Weight on Infection and Rejection Rates in Liver Transplantation.

R. Imai, U. Wang.

Poster Session D: Liver: Immunosuppression and Rejection • Halls C&D

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Visualization Software Platform for Managing a Kidney Paired-Donation Program.

M. Bray,¹ W. Wang,¹ M. Rees,² P. Song,¹ A. Leichtman,³ V. Ashby,¹ J. Kalbfleisch.¹

Poster Session D: Organizational and Operational Aspects of Transplantation • Halls C&D