2020 American Transplant Congress

May 30-June 1, 2020

ATC Virtual Congress
Live Broadcast Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2020
OnDemand Access: May 30, 2020 - June 4, 2021

Originally scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, this became a Virtual Congress due to COVID-19. For more information, visit The Official ATC Congress site.

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Saturday, May 30, 2020

3:30pm-4:00pm: Metabolism Reprogramming During Conventional versus Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation

Z. Guo¹, Z. Zhang¹, N. Gao¹, H. Zhang², X. He¹

Poster Session B: Ischemia Reperfusion & Organ Rehabilitation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Metformin Improves Biomarkers of Calcineurin Inhibitor Related Nephrotoxicity

M. R. Fernando, K. Taylor, S. Herath, A. Au, J. Erlich, Z. Endre

Poster Session A: Biomarker Discovery and Immune Modulation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Methenamine for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

H. Sweiss¹, S. Bhayana², R. Hall¹, J. Nelson¹, E. Kincaide¹

Poster Session A: Kidney Infectious Excluding Polyoma & Viral Hepatitis • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: MHC II-Decoy Car-T Cells to Induce Long-Term Allotransplant Organ Tolerance

W. McCall¹, T. Baybutt¹, A. Snook¹, A. Shah²

Poster Session A: Tolerance / Immune Deviation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Microarray and RNA-Seq Analysis of Rejection in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Biopsies: Comparing FFPE to Conventionally Stabilized (RNAlater Solution) Biopsies

P. Halloran¹, K. Famulski¹, J. Reeve¹, J. Huang², N. Alexandrov²

Poster Session A: Biomarker Discovery and Immune Modulation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Microbiota Modulates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse Liver Transplantation

S. Kageyama¹, H. Kojima¹, K. Kadono¹, H. Hirao¹, K. J. Dery¹, K. Nakamura², T. Dong³, J. Jacobs³, R. W. Busuttil¹, J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski¹

Poster Session D: Non-Organ Specific: Organ Preservation/Ischemia Reperfusion Injury • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: microRNA-223 in MSCS-Derived Exosomes Protects Against Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Through Inhibiting Pyroptosis Pathway via Directly Targeting NLRP3

C. Ding, W. Xue

Poster Session C: Ischemia Reperfusion & Organ Rehabilitation • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Microvascular Inflammation without DSA or C4d: An Orphan Category in Banff Classification with Intense Capillaritis and Cytotoxic T-Cell Infiltration

A. Buxeda¹, L. Llinàs-Mallol², J. Gimeno³, C. Arias-Cabrales¹, C. Burballa¹, D. Redondo-Pachón¹, D. Raïch-Regué², M. Pérez-Sáez¹, J. Pascual¹, M. Crespo¹

Poster Session D: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Mid-Term Outcomes after Treatment for Antibody-Mediated Rejection by De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibody in Renal Transplant Recipients: Does Early Treatment Lead to Better Outcomes?

M. Okada¹, T. Tomosugi¹, T. Hiramitsu¹, S. Narumi¹, Y. Watarai¹, A. Kanda¹, K. Futamura¹, N. Goto¹, A. Takeda²

Poster Session B: Kidney Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Mindfulness at Methodist – Stress Resiliency Strategies for Patients

E. Vivian¹, H. Oduor², P. Mantry³

Poster Session B: Psychosocial and Treatment Adherence • Virtual